G/TBT/N/USA/560/Rev.1  
20 July 2022  
(22-5514) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or auth ority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Manufactured homes; Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Fire -resistance of building 
materials and elements (ICS code(s): 13.220.50); Electrical wires and cables (ICS 
code(s): 29.060); Wood technology processes (ICS code(s): 79.020); Construction 
industry (ICS code(s): 91.0 10); Elements of buildings (ICS code(s): 91.060); Protection 
of and in buildings (ICS code(s): 91.120); Ventilation and air -conditioning systems (ICS 
code(s): 91.140.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Manufactured 
Home  Construction and Safety Standards; (53 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - This proposed rule would amend the Federal 
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (the Construction and Safety 
Standards) by adopting the fourth and fifth group of recommendations made to HUD by 
the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC). This rule would also amend the 
Manufactured Home Procedural and Enforcement Regulations, the Model Manufactured 
Home Installation Standards and th e Manufactured Home Installation Program 
regulations. The National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act 
of 1974 (the Act), as amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, 
requires HUD to publish in the Federal Register  any proposed revised Construction and 
Safety Standard submitted by the MHCC. The MHCC has prepared and submitted to HUD 
its fourth and fifth groups of recommendations to improve various aspects of the 
Construction and Safety Standards. HUD has reviewed th ose proposals and has made a 
number of editorial revisions to them. These recommendations are being published to 
provide notice of the proposed revisions and an opportunity for public comment.  G/TBT/N/USA/560/Rev.1  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent pro blems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety   
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 43114, 19 July 2022; Title 24 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 3280, 3282, 3285, and 3286:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-19/html/2022 -14701.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-19/pdf/2022 -14701.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number FR -6233-P-01. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/HUD -2010-
0060/document  and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. 
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit petitions for reconsideration to 
the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 19 September 2022. 
Petitions for reconsideration received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members 
and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be  submitted to the 
Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/560  are identified by Docket 
Numbers FR -5221-P-01 and FR -5787-F-01. The Docket Folders are available on 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/HUD -2010-0060/document  and 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/HUD -2014-0045/document  and provide access to 
primary and supporting docum ents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
G/TBT/N/ USA/1570 and subsequent addenda and corrigenda  - Manufactured Home 
Construction and Safety Standards identified by Docket Number FR-6149-P-01. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be de termined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  19 September 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_4799_00_e.pdf