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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6229–N–01]
Manufactured Housing Consensus
Committee (MHCC): Notice Inviting
Nominations of Individuals To Serve
on the Committee
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations to serve on the
Manufactured Housing Consensus
Committee.
AGENCY:
TSA through a notice published in the Federal
Register. TSA considered tying the duration of the
exemption to the duration of a public health
emergency declaration, but believes that the option
for further modification as noted above provides
clearer notice to and better certainty for states
administering the program.
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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 make
appointments from nominations
submitted in response to this Notice.
However, individuals that applied last
year do not need to re-apply; pursuant
to this notice those applications are on
file and may be considered for future
appointments. Current MHCC members
whose first term ends on December 31,
2020 and are eligible for reappointment
need to resubmit their nomination
application.
DATES: The Department will accept
nominations until August 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be
submitted through the following
website: https://
mhcc.homeinnovation.com/
Application.aspx. The submitted
nominations are addressed to Teresa B.
Payne, 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, Administrator, Office
of Manufactured Housing Programs,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
9166, Washington, DC 20410–8000;
telephone number 202–708–5365 (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:
SUMMARY:
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
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manufactured housing regulations. 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
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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-ofinterest 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 to advise 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 reappointing 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
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.
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Additional Information
The Department will make
appointments from nominations
submitted in response to this Notice.
However, individuals that applied last
year do not need to re-apply; pursuant
to this notice those applications are on
file and may be considered for future
appointments.
To be considered for appointment to
a position of an MHCC member whose
term expires in December of 2019, the
nomination should be submitted by
August 31, 2020.
Appointments will be made at the
discretion of the Secretary.
Len Wolfson,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing—
Federal Housing Commissioner.
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[Docket No. FR–7024–N–30]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Project Approval for SingleFamily Condominiums; OMB Control
Number: 2502–0610
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
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 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 31,
2020.
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:
Colette Pollard, US Department of
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6229-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 the Manufactured
Housing Consensus Committee.
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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
make appointments from nominations submitted in response to this
Notice. However, individuals that applied last year do not need to re-
apply; pursuant to this notice those applications are on file and may
be considered for future appointments. Current MHCC members whose first
term ends on December 31, 2020 and are eligible for reappointment need
to resubmit their nomination application.
DATES: The Department will accept nominations until August 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted through the following website:
https://mhcc.homeinnovation.com/Application.aspx. The submitted
nominations are addressed to Teresa B. Payne, 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, Administrator, Office
of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9166, Washington, DC 20410-8000;
telephone number 202-708-5365 (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
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manufactured housing regulations. 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 to advise 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 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 make appointments from nominations submitted in
response to this Notice. However, individuals that applied last year do
not need to re-apply; pursuant to this notice those applications are on
file and may be considered for future appointments.
To be considered for appointment to a position of an MHCC member
whose term expires in December of 2019, the nomination should be
submitted by August 31, 2020.
Appointments will be made at the discretion of the Secretary.
Len Wolfson,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
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