83 FR 12200 - Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC): Notice Inviting Nominations of Individuals To Serve on the Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 54 (March 20, 2018)

Page Range		12200-12201
FR Document		2018-05596

The Department of Housing and Urban Development invites the public to nominate individuals for appointment, with the approval of the Secretary, to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), a federal advisory committee established by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000. The Department will only make appointments from nominations submitted in response to this Notice. Individuals that may have applied in response to prior requests for nominations and who are still interested in being appointed must re-apply pursuant to this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6083-N-01]


Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC): Notice Inviting 
Nominations of Individuals To Serve on the Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations to serve on MHCC.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development invites the 
public to nominate individuals for appointment, with the approval of 
the Secretary, to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), 
a federal advisory committee established by the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by 
the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000. The Department will 
only make appointments from nominations submitted in response to this 
Notice. Individuals that may have applied in response to prior requests 
for nominations and who are still interested in being appointed must 
re-apply pursuant to this notice.

DATES: The Department will accept nominations until April 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Nominations must submitted through the following website: 
http://mhcc.homeinnovation.com/Application.aspx. The submitted 
nominations are addressed to: Teresa B. Payne, Acting Administrator, 
Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, c/o Home Innovation Research Labs; Attention: Kevin 
Kauffman, 400 Prince Georges Blvd., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa B. Payne, Acting Deputy 
Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9164, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000; telephone number 202-708-6423 (this is not a 
toll-free number). For hearing and speech-impaired persons, this number 
may be accessed via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Section 604 of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 
(Pub. L. 106-569) amended the National Manufactured Housing 
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401-5426) 
(Act) to require the establishment of the MHCC, a federal advisory 
committee, to: (1) Provide periodic recommendations to the Secretary to 
adopt, revise, and interpret the manufactured housing construction and 
safety standards; and (2) to provide periodic recommendations to the 
Secretary to adopt, revise, and interpret the procedural and 
enforcement manufactured housing regulations, including regulations 
specifying the permissible scope and conduct of monitoring. The Act 
authorizes the Secretary to appoint a total of twenty-two members to 
the MHCC. Twenty-one members have voting rights; the twenty-second 
member represents the Secretary and is a non-voting position. Service 
on the MHCC is voluntary. Travel and per diem for meetings is provided 
in accordance with federal travel policy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5703.
    HUD seeks highly qualified and motivated individuals who meet the 
requirements set forth in the Act to serve as voting members of the 
MHCC for up to two terms of three years. The MHCC expects to meet at 
least one to two times annually. Meetings may take place by conference 
call or in person. Members of the MHCC undertake additional work 
commitments on subcommittees and task forces regarding issues under 
deliberation.

Nominee Selection and Appointment

    Members of the Consensus Committee are appointed to serve in one of 
three member categories. Nominees will be appointed to fill voting 
member vacancies in the following categories:
    1. Producers--Seven producers or retailers of manufactured housing.
    2. Users--Seven persons representing consumer interests, such as 
consumer organizations, recognized consumer leaders, and owners who are 
residents of manufactured homes.
    3. General Interest and Public Officials--Seven general interest 
and public official members.
    The Act provides that the Secretary shall ensure that all interests 
directly and materially affected by the work of the MHCC have the 
opportunity for fair and equitable participation without dominance by 
any single interest; and may reject the appointment of any one or more 
individuals in order to ensure that there is not dominance by any 
single interest. For purposes of this determination, dominance is 
defined as a position or exercise of dominant authority, leadership, or 
influence by reason of superior leverage, strength, or representation.
    Additional requirements governing appointment and member service 
include:
    (1) Nominees appointed to the User category, and three of the 
individuals appointed to the General Interest and Public Official 
category shall not have a significant financial interest in any segment 
of the manufactured housing industry; or a significant relationship to 
any person engaged in the manufactured housing industry.
    (2) Each member serving in the User category shall be subject to a 
ban disallowing compensation from the manufactured housing industry 
during the period of, and during the one year following, his or her 
membership on the MHCC.
    (3) Nominees selected for appointment to the MHCC shall be required 
to provide disclosures and certifications regarding conflict-of-
interest and eligibility for membership prior to finalizing an 
appointment.
    All selected nominees will be required to submit certifications of 
eligibility under the foregoing criteria as a prerequisite to final 
appointment.

Consensus Committee--Advisory Role

    The MHCC's role is solely advisory to the Secretary on the subject 
matter described above.

Federal Advisory Committee Act

    The MHCC is subject to the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix), 41 CFR parts 101-6 and 102-3 (the 
FACA Final Rule), and to the Presidential Memorandum, dated June 18, 
2010, directing all heads of executive departments and agencies not to 
make any new appointments or reappointments of federally registered 
lobbyists to advisory committees and other boards and commissions. The 
June 18, 2010, Presidential Memorandum authorized the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to implement 
this policy. On August 13, 2014 (79 FR 47482), OMB issued guidance 
regarding the prohibition against appointing or re-appointing federally 
registered lobbyists to clarify that the ban applies to persons serving 
on advisory committees, boards, and commissions in their individual 
capacity and does not apply if they are specifically appointed to 
represent the

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interests of a nongovernmental entity, a recognizable group of persons 
or nongovernmental entities (an industry sector, labor unions, 
environmental groups, etc.), or state or local governments.

Term of Office

    Consensus Committee members serve at the discretion of the 
Secretary or for a three-year term and for up to two terms.

Nominee Information

    Individuals seeking nomination to the MHCC should submit detailed 
information documenting their qualifications as addressed in the Act 
and this Notice. Individuals may nominate themselves. HUD recommends 
that the application form be accompanied by a resume.

Additional Information

    The Department will only make appointments from nominations 
submitted in response to this Notice. Individuals that may have applied 
replied in response to prior requests for nominations and who are still 
interested in being appointed must re-apply pursuant to this notice. To 
be considered for appointment to a position of an MHCC member whose 
term expired in December of 2017, the nomination should be submitted by 
April 19, 2018.
    Appointments will be made at the discretion of the Secretary.

    Dated: March 14, 2018.
Dana T. Wade,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Housing.
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Dated: March 12, 2018. accessed via TTY by calling the Federal or more individuals in order to ensure
Byron L. Black, Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. that there is not dominance by any
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Prevention SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: single interest. For purposes of this
Division, First Coast Guard District. determination, dominance is defined as
Background a position or exercise of dominant
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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P Section 604 of the Manufactured authority, leadership, or influence by
Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (Pub. reason of superior leverage, strength, or
L. 106–569) amended the National representation.
Manufactured Housing Construction Additional requirements governing
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 appointment and member service
URBAN DEVELOPMENT U.S.C. 5401–5426) (Act) to require the include:
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establishment of the MHCC, a federal (1) Nominees appointed to the User
advisory committee, to: (1) Provide category, and three of the individuals
Manufactured Housing Consensus periodic recommendations to the appointed to the General Interest and
Committee (MHCC): Notice Inviting Secretary to adopt, revise, and interpret Public Official category shall not have a
Nominations of Individuals To Serve the manufactured housing construction significant financial interest in any
on the Committee and safety standards; and (2) to provide segment of the manufactured housing
periodic recommendations to the industry; or a significant relationship to
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary to adopt, revise, and interpret any person engaged in the manufactured
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing the procedural and enforcement housing industry.
Commissioner, HUD. manufactured housing regulations, (2) Each member serving in the User
ACTION: Notice of request for including regulations specifying the category shall be subject to a ban
nominations to serve on MHCC. permissible scope and conduct of disallowing compensation from the
monitoring. The Act authorizes the manufactured housing industry during
SUMMARY: The Department of Housing Secretary to appoint a total of twenty- the period of, and during the one year
and Urban Development invites the two members to the MHCC. Twenty-one following, his or her membership on the
public to nominate individuals for members have voting rights; the twenty- MHCC.
appointment, with the approval of the second member represents the Secretary (3) Nominees selected for
Secretary, to the Manufactured Housing and is a non-voting position. Service on appointment to the MHCC shall be
Consensus Committee (MHCC), a federal the MHCC is voluntary. Travel and per required to provide disclosures and
advisory committee established by the diem for meetings is provided in certifications regarding conflict-of-
National Manufactured Housing accordance with federal travel policy interest and eligibility for membership
Construction and Safety Standards Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5703. prior to finalizing an appointment.
of 1974, as amended by the HUD seeks highly qualified and All selected nominees will be
Manufactured Housing Improvement motivated individuals who meet the required to submit certifications of
Act of 2000. The Department will only requirements set forth in the Act to eligibility under the foregoing criteria as
make appointments from nominations serve as voting members of the MHCC a prerequisite to final appointment.
submitted in response to this Notice. for up to two terms of three years. The Consensus Committee—Advisory Role
Individuals that may have applied in MHCC expects to meet at least one to
response to prior requests for two times annually. Meetings may take The MHCC’s role is solely advisory to
nominations and who are still interested place by conference call or in person. the Secretary on the subject matter
in being appointed must re-apply Members of the MHCC undertake described above.
pursuant to this notice. additional work commitments on Federal Advisory Committee Act
DATES: The Department will accept subcommittees and task forces regarding
The MHCC is subject to the
nominations until April 19, 2018. issues under deliberation.
requirements of the Federal Advisory
ADDRESSES: Nominations must Nominee Selection and Appointment Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix), 41
submitted through the following CFR parts 101–6 and 102–3 (the FACA
Members of the Consensus Committee
website: http:// Final Rule), and to the Presidential
are appointed to serve in one of three
mhcc.homeinnovation.com/ Memorandum, dated June 18, 2010,
member categories. Nominees will be
Application.aspx. The submitted directing all heads of executive
appointed to fill voting member
nominations are addressed to: Teresa B. departments and agencies not to make
vacancies in the following categories:
Payne, Acting Administrator, Office of 1. Producers—Seven producers or any new appointments or
Manufactured Housing Programs, retailers of manufactured housing. reappointments of federally registered
Department of Housing and Urban 2. Users—Seven persons representing lobbyists to advisory committees and
Development, c/o Home Innovation consumer interests, such as consumer other boards and commissions. The June
Research Labs; Attention: Kevin organizations, recognized consumer 18, 2010, Presidential Memorandum
Kauffman, 400 Prince Georges Blvd., leaders, and owners who are residents authorized the Director of the Office of
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774. of manufactured homes. Management and Budget (OMB) to issue
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3. General Interest and Public guidance to implement this policy. On
Teresa B. Payne, Acting Deputy Officials—Seven general interest and August 13, 2014 (79 FR 47482), OMB
Administrator, Office of Manufactured public official members. issued guidance regarding the
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Housing Programs, Department of The Act provides that the Secretary prohibition against appointing or re-
Housing and Urban Development, 451 shall ensure that all interests directly appointing federally registered lobbyists
7th Street SW, Room 9164, Washington, and materially affected by the work of to clarify that the ban applies to persons
DC 20410–8000; telephone number 202– the MHCC have the opportunity for fair serving on advisory committees, boards,
708–6423 (this is not a toll-free and equitable participation without and commissions in their individual
number). For hearing and speech- dominance by any single interest; and capacity and does not apply if they are
impaired persons, this number may be may reject the appointment of any one specifically appointed to represent the

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interests of a nongovernmental entity, a survival enhancement permit Generally, we will post any personal
recognizable group of persons or application, under the Endangered information you provide us (see the
nongovernmental entities (an industry Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Public Availability of Comments section
sector, labor unions, environmental The requested permit would authorize for more information).
groups, etc.), or state or local Sonoran desert tortoise incidental take FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
governments. resulting from conservation activities Steven L. Spangle, Field Supervisor,
and ongoing lawful activities, should U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828
Term of Office
the species be listed as endangered or North 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051;
Consensus Committee members serve threatened in the future. The permit (602) 242–0210 (telephone).
at the discretion of the Secretary or for application includes a proposed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Arizona
a three-year term and for up to two candidate conservation agreement with Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO)
terms. assurances (CCAA) between AEPCO and (AEPCO; applicant) applied to the U.S.
Nominee Information the FWS for a 25-year period. In Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for a
accordance with National survival enhancement permit (permit;
Individuals seeking nomination to the Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
MHCC should submit detailed TE 00948C–0) under the Endangered
requirements, we have determined that Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
information documenting their the proposed permit action qualifies
qualifications as addressed in the Act U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), section
under a categorical exclusion. We are 10(a)(1)(A). The requested permit,
and this Notice. Individuals may accepting comments on the permit
nominate themselves. HUD which would be in effect for up to 25
application, proposed CCAA, and draft years, if granted, would authorize
recommends that the application form NEPA screening form supporting using
be accompanied by a resume. Sonoran desert tortoise (Gopherus
a categorical exclusion. morafkai) incidental take.
Additional Information DATES: Submission of Comments: We The candidate conservation
The Department will only make will accept comments received or agreement with assurances (CCAA) and
appointments from nominations postmarked on or before April 19, 2018. associated permit would include
submitted in response to this Notice. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You portions of the following Arizona
Individuals that may have applied may obtain copies of the application, counties where the AEPCO transmission
replied in response to prior requests for the proposed CCAA, the draft NEPA system occurs: Cochise, La Paz, Mohave,
nominations and who are still interested compliance documentation, or other Pima, Pinal, and Yavapai. The CCAA
in being appointed must re-apply related documents by going to the FWS and associated permit would cover
pursuant to this notice. To be website at http://www.fws.gov/ AEPCO’s Sonoran desert tortoise
considered for appointment to a southwest/es/arizona/Sonoran_tort.htm. conservation activities in association
position of an MHCC member whose Alternatively, you may obtain CD– with their ongoing operation, repair,
term expired in December of 2017, the ROMs with electronic copies of these and maintenance activities on
nomination should be submitted by documents by writing to Field transmission structures, transmission
April 19, 2018. Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife lines, substations, and unpaved access
Appointments will be made at the Service, 9828 North 31st Avenue, roads, both within and outside AEPCO
discretion of the Secretary. Phoenix, AZ 85051–2517; calling (602) rights-of-way and easements (covered
Dated: March 14, 2018. 242–0210; or faxing (602) 242–2513. A activities; AEPCO CCAA Figures 1–2).
limited number of printed copies of the These activities include transmission
Dana T. Wade,
documents are also available, by line access road use, maintenance,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for
request, from the Field Supervisor. repair, and reconstruction; manual,
Housing.
Copies of the documents are also mechanical, and herbicide treatment to
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available for public inspection and control vegetation hazards; and
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review at the following locations, by maintaining transmission line
appointment only: structures, conductors, and associated
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 equipment. The survival enhancement
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Gold Avenue SW., Room 6093, permit would provide AEPCO
Albuquerque, NM 87102. assurances that the conservation to
Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which they have committed is all we
[FWS–R2–ES–2017–N169; 9828 North 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ will require of them if the species is
FXES111402C0000–189–FF02ENEH00] 85051. listed, and will provide incidental take
coverage for their conservation activities
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Submitting Comments and ongoing operations and
and Plants; Arizona Electric Power To submit written comments, please maintenance activities, as described
Cooperative; Survival Enhancement use one of the following methods, and above.
Permit Application; Sonoran Desert note that your comment is in reference The FWS also announces the
Tortoise Candidate Conservation to the proposed Sonoran Desert Tortoise availability of a draft determination that
Agreement With Assurances, Arizona AEPCO CCAA, Arizona: the proposed permit action qualifies as
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, • U.S. Mail: Field Supervisor, U.S. a categorical exclusion pursuant to
Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service, 9828 North NEPA. Therefore, we propose that this
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ACTION: Notice of availability request for 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051–2517 project’s survival enhancement permit
comment. (Attn: Brenda Smith). is ‘‘low effect’’ and qualifies for
• Fax: (602) 242–2513. categorical exclusion under the NEPA,
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and • Email: FW2_HCP_Permits@fws.gov as 43 CFR 46.205 and 43 CFR 46.210
Wildlife Service (FWS), announce (subject line: AEPCO CCAA). provide. We are making the permit
receiving Arizona Electric Power We request that you submit comments application package, including the draft
Cooperative’s (AEPCO; applicant) by only the methods described above. NEPA screening form, and draft AEPCO

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for nominations to serve on MHCC.
Dates		The Department will accept nominations until April 19, 2018.
Contact		Teresa B. Payne, Acting Deputy Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9164, Washington, DC 20410-8000; telephone number 202-708-6423 (this is not a toll-free number). For hearing and speech-impaired persons, this number may be accessed via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800- 877-8339.
FR Citation		83 FR 12200