Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards; Request for Recommended Changes, 76705-76706 [2015-31202]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 237 / Thursday, December 10, 2015 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: February 8, 2016. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Garcia, Branch Chief, Subsidy Oversight Branch, Assisted Housing Oversight Division, Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Danielle.D.Garcia@hud.gov or telephone 202–402–2768. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Multifamily Family Self-Sufficiency Program Escrow Credit Data. OMB Approval Number: Pending. Type of Request: This is a new collection. Form Number: Sample attached: Sample MF FSS Reporting Tool Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Multifamily Family Self-Sufficiency (MF FSS) is a HUD program that enables families living in multifamily assisted housing to increase their earned income and reduce their dependence on public assistance programs. MF FSS promotes the development of local strategies to VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Dec 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 coordinate the use of HUD rental assistance programs with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. HUD’s Appropriations Act of 2015 allows owners of privately owned multifamily properties with a Section 8 contract to voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to assisted tenants in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, including those procedures permitting tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. Owners of privately-owned HUD assisted multifamily housing can voluntarily establish and operate a MF FSS program at their housing sites. Participation in the MF FSS program is voluntary for families living in these properties. FSS families are referred to services and educational opportunities that can lead to improved employment and earned income. Such services might include child care, transportation, education, job training, employment counseling, financial literacy, and homeownership counseling. Families entering the FSS program work with a case manager to develop goals that will lead to self-sufficiency within a 5-year period. These goals may include education, specialized training, and job readiness, placement, and career advancement activities. Families sign a five year contract of participation (CoP) with the owner. Goals for each participating family member are set out in Individual Training and Services plans (ITSP) that are part of the CoP. When the family meets its goals and completes its FSS contract, the family becomes eligible to receive funds deposited in an escrow account. The owner establishes an interestbearing escrow account for each participating family. If a family’s earned income and rental payments increase as a result of participation in the FSS, the owner will credit the incremental earned income amount to the family’s escrow account. Once a family successfully graduates from the program, they may access the escrow funds and use them for any purpose. Respondents Owners of privately-owned HUD assisted multifamily housing who voluntarily establish and operate a MF FSS program at their housing sites. Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000. Estimated Number of Responses: 8,000. Frequency of Response: Quarterly. Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76705 Total Estimated Burdens: 8,000. B. Solicitation of Public Comment This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the following: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Dated: December 2, 2015. Janet M. Golrick, Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing—Associate Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. 2015–31201 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5906–N–01] Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards; Request for Recommended Changes Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Consistent with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended, this notice invites interested persons to submit proposed changes to update and revise HUD’s Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. These proposed changes will be submitted to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) for review and consideration as part of its responsibility to provide periodic recommendations to HUD to adopt, revise, and interpret the HUD standards. DATES: To ensure consideration, the deadline for submitting proposed SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 76706 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 237 / Thursday, December 10, 2015 / Notices changes from the public for the 2016– 2017 review is March 31, 2016. Any Proposals received after March 31, 2016 will be held until the 2018–2019 review period. ADDRESSES: Proposed changes to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards are to be submitted to the following URL address: mhcc.homeinnovation.com. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator and Designated Federal Official (DFO), Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 9168, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202–708–6423 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 604(a) of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) (the Act) establishes the MHCC. Among other things, the MHCC is responsible for providing periodic recommendations to HUD to adopt, revise, and interpret the manufactured housing construction and safety standards. HUD’s Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards are codified at 24 CFR part 3280. According to Section 604(a)(4) of the Act, the MHCC is required to consider revisions not less than once during each 2-year period. Today’s notice requests that interested persons provide proposed changes for revising or updating HUD’s Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. Consistent with the Act, recommendations are requested that further HUD’s efforts to increase the quality, durability, safety and affordability of manufactured homes; facilitate the availability of affordable manufactured homes and increase homeownership for all Americans; and encourage cost-effective and innovative construction techniques for manufactured homes. To permit the MHCC to fully consider the proposed changes, commenters are encouraged to provide at least the following information: • The specific section of the current Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards that require revision or update; or whether the recommendation would require a new standard; • Specific detail regarding the recommendation including a statement VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Dec 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 of the problem intended to be corrected or addressed by the recommendation, how the recommendation would resolve or address the problem, and the basis of the recommendation; and • Information regarding whether the recommendation would result in increased costs to manufacturers or consumers and the value of the benefits derived from HUD’s implementation of the recommendation, should be provided and discussed to the extent feasible. The Act requires that an administering organization administer the process for the MHCC’s development and interpretation of the Federal Standards and Procedural and Enforcement Regulations. The administering organization that has been selected by HUD to administer this process is Home Innovation Research Labs, Inc. This Notice requests that proposed revisions to the Federal standards be submitted to the MHCC for consideration through the administering organization, Home Innovation Research Labs, Inc. at the following URL address: mhcc.homeinnovation.com. This organization will be responsible for ensuring delivery of all appropriately prepared proposed changes to the MHCC for its review and consideration. Paperwork Reduction Act The information collection requirements contained in this notice have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and assigned OMB Control Number 2535–0116. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. Dated: December 4, 2015. Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–CRPS–NHL–16529; PPWOCRADP2, PCU00RP14.R50000 (166)] Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Nomination of Properties for Designation as National Historic Landmarks National Park Service, Interior. Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: We (National Park Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: You must submit comments on or before January 11, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB– OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_ Submission@omb.eop.gov (email). Please provide a copy of your comments to Madonna L. Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 2C114, Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or madonna_ baucum@nps.gov (email). Please include ‘‘1024–NHL’’ in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Patricia Henry, Historian, National Historic Landmark Program, at patty_henry@nps.gov (email); (202) 354–2216 (telephone); or (202) 371–2229 (fax). You may review the ICR online at https:// www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB. SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2015–31202 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 4210–67–P I. Abstract PO 00000 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are nationally significant historic places (buildings, sites, structures, objects, or districts) designated by the Secretary of the Interior, because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Today, just over 2,500 historic places bear this national Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76705-76706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31202]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5906-N-01]


Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards; Request for 
Recommended Changes

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the National Manufactured Housing Construction 
and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended, this notice invites 
interested persons to submit proposed changes to update and revise 
HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. These 
proposed changes will be submitted to the Manufactured Housing 
Consensus Committee (MHCC) for review and consideration as part of its 
responsibility to provide periodic recommendations to HUD to adopt, 
revise, and interpret the HUD standards.

DATES: To ensure consideration, the deadline for submitting proposed

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changes from the public for the 2016-2017 review is March 31, 2016. Any 
Proposals received after March 31, 2016 will be held until the 2018-
2019 review period.

ADDRESSES: Proposed changes to the Manufactured Home Construction and 
Safety Standards are to be submitted to the following URL address: 
mhcc.homeinnovation.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator and 
Designated Federal Official (DFO), Office of Manufactured Housing 
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW., Room 9168, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202-708-6423 
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing 
or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 604(a) of the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by 
the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et 
seq.) (the Act) establishes the MHCC. Among other things, the MHCC is 
responsible for providing periodic recommendations to HUD to adopt, 
revise, and interpret the manufactured housing construction and safety 
standards. HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards 
are codified at 24 CFR part 3280. According to Section 604(a)(4) of the 
Act, the MHCC is required to consider revisions not less than once 
during each 2-year period.
    Today's notice requests that interested persons provide proposed 
changes for revising or updating HUD's Manufactured Home Construction 
and Safety Standards. Consistent with the Act, recommendations are 
requested that further HUD's efforts to increase the quality, 
durability, safety and affordability of manufactured homes; facilitate 
the availability of affordable manufactured homes and increase 
homeownership for all Americans; and encourage cost-effective and 
innovative construction techniques for manufactured homes. To permit 
the MHCC to fully consider the proposed changes, commenters are 
encouraged to provide at least the following information:
     The specific section of the current Manufactured Home 
Construction and Safety Standards that require revision or update; or 
whether the recommendation would require a new standard;
     Specific detail regarding the recommendation including a 
statement of the problem intended to be corrected or addressed by the 
recommendation, how the recommendation would resolve or address the 
problem, and the basis of the recommendation; and
     Information regarding whether the recommendation would 
result in increased costs to manufacturers or consumers and the value 
of the benefits derived from HUD's implementation of the 
recommendation, should be provided and discussed to the extent 
feasible.
    The Act requires that an administering organization administer the 
process for the MHCC's development and interpretation of the Federal 
Standards and Procedural and Enforcement Regulations. The administering 
organization that has been selected by HUD to administer this process 
is Home Innovation Research Labs, Inc. This Notice requests that 
proposed revisions to the Federal standards be submitted to the MHCC 
for consideration through the administering organization, Home 
Innovation Research Labs, Inc. at the following URL address: 
mhcc.homeinnovation.com. This organization will be responsible for 
ensuring delivery of all appropriately prepared proposed changes to the 
MHCC for its review and consideration.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The information collection requirements contained in this notice 
have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and assigned 
OMB Control Number 2535-0116. In accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is 
not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless the 
collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.

    Dated: December 4, 2015.
Pamela Beck Danner,
Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-31202 Filed 12-9-15; 8:45 am]
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