This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 75, No. 34 

Monday, February 22, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 460 

[Docket No. EERE–2009–BT–BC–0021] 

RIN 1904–AC11 

Energy Efficiency Standards for 

Manufactured Housing 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking (ANOPR); request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) has initiated the process 

to develop and publish energy standards 

for manufactured housing as directed by 

the Energy Independence and Security 

Act (EISA) of 2007. To facilitate this 

process, enhance the quality of the 

standards and supporting 

documentation, and to allow interested 

parties to provide suggestions, 

comments and information, DOE is 

publishing this advance notice of 

proposed rulemaking. As the energy 

efficiency standards would cover new 

manufactured housing, DOE is 

interested in information that relates to 

the design, construction, financing, 

operating costs, and other areas of 

relevance to establishing and 

implementing such standards. This 

notice identifies several areas on which 

DOE is particularly interested in 

receiving information; however, any 

input and suggestions considered 

relevant to the topic are welcome. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested on or before 

March 24, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2009–BT–BC–0021, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: 

Manufactured.Housing@ee.doe.gov. 

Include EERE–2009–BT–BC–0021 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Energy Efficiency Standards for 

Manufactured Housing, EERE–2009– 

BT–BC–0021, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Phone: (202) 586–2945. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

586–2945. Please submit one signed 

paper original. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the agency name 

and docket number or RIN for this 

rulemaking. 

• Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, or 

comments received, go to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 

20024, (202) 586–2945, between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Building Technologies 

Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information to Messer’s Ronald B. 

Majette or Harry Indig, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, Mr. 

Majette (202) 586–7935, e-mail: 

ronald.majette@ee.doe.gov or Mr. Indig 

(202) 287–1585, e-mail: 

harry.indig@ee.doe.gov. In the Office of 

the General Counsel, contact Mr. 

Michael Jensen, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Forrestal Building, GC–71, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 586–5829. E-mail: 

Michael.Jensen@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority and Background: Section 

413 of the Energy Independence and 

Security Act of 2007 (EISA), 42 U.S.C. 

17071 requires that DOE: 

• Establish by rule standards for energy 

efficiency in manufactured housing 

within four (4) years of the date of 

enactment of EISA. 

• Provide a notice and an opportunity 

for comment on the proposed 

standards by all interested parties. 

• Consult with the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD), who can seek 

further counsel from the HUD 

Manufactured Housing Consensus 

Committee. 

• Base the energy efficiency standards 

on the most recent version of the 

International Energy Conservation 

Code (IECC), except where DOE finds 

that the IECC is not cost effective, or 

a more stringent standard would be 

more cost effective, based on the 

impact of the IECC on the purchase 

price of manufactured housing and on 

total life-cycle construction and 

operating costs. 

• In establishing the energy efficiency 

standards, DOE is directed to 

consider: 

Æ The design and factory construction 

techniques of manufactured 

housing, 

Æ The climate zones established in 

HUD’s current manufactured 

housing energy efficiency standards 

rather than the climate zones in the 

IECC, and 

Æ Alternative practices that result in 

net estimated energy consumption 

equal to or less than the specific 

IECC standards. 

• Provide a system for enforcement in 

which ‘‘[a]ny manufacturer of 

manufactured housing that violates a 

provision of the regulations under 

subsection (a) is liable to the United 

States for a civil penalty in an amount 

not exceeding 1 percent of the 

manufacturer’s retail list price of the 

manufactured housing.’’ 

In view of the above, DOE believes it 

is important to allow interested parties 

an opportunity to provide information 

they feel will assist DOE in developing 

the proposed standards. This initial 

request for input will be followed by a 

notice of proposed rulemaking, based on 

the information received as a result of 

this notice and other data and 

information gathered by DOE. 

Public Participation 

A. Submission of Information 

DOE will accept comments in 

response to this notice under the 

timeline provided in the DATES section 


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above. Comments submitted to the 

Department by e-mail should be 

provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft 

Word, PDF, or text file format. Those 

responding should avoid the use of 

special characters or any form of 

encryption, and wherever possible, 

comments should include the electronic 

signature of the author. Comments 

submitted to the Department by mail or 

hand delivery/courier should include 

one signed original paper copy. No 

telefacsimiles will be accepted. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will become a matter of 

public record and will be made publicly 

available. 

B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks 

Information 

DOE is particularly interested in 

receiving information on the following 

issues: 

(1) Differences between site-built and 

factory-built construction techniques 

that may justify creating unique energy 

efficiency requirements for 

manufactured housing that are different 

from the requirements in the 2009 IECC. 

(2) Specific construction cost data on 

manufactured home measures affecting 

energy efficiency such as insulation 

levels including associated construction 

impacts, fenestration (windows, 

skylights and doors), duct design and 

insulation, and permanent lighting; 

specifically any information on an 

increase or decrease in first cost to the 

home purchaser of designing and 

constructing manufactured homes 

consistent with the current IECC. 

(3) Other economic parameters such 

as lending scenarios, interest rates, loan 

duration, energy costs, and 

recommended values and approaches 

for addressing financial considerations 

and life cycle costs. 

(4) Statistics associated with HVAC 

system and equipment type, window 

type, and insulation levels, provided in 

recently built new manufactured homes 

by state or region. 

(5) Energy and/or operational cost 

savings estimates and/or metered data 

associated with different energy options 

for manufactured housing design and 

construction. 

(6) The range of design specifications 

available for products, systems, 

equipment, and materials used in the 

construction of manufactured homes, 

and statistics on their frequency of use 

in manufactured homes. 

(7) The manner in which applicable 

climatic differences should be 

addressed through a singular energy 

standard addressing manufactured 

homes. 

(8) Areas in the current HUD code 

that are directly or indirectly related to 

energy or affect energy use of which 

DOE should be aware in establishing 

energy standards for manufactured 

housing (e.g., structural requirements 

that could affect the ability of a wall 

assembly to meet certain energy 

efficiency criteria or the relationship of 

wind loads and fenestration design). 

(9) Relationship, if any, DOE energy 

standards for manufactured housing 

should have with other existing energy 

programs for manufactured housing 

(e.g., ENERGY STAR) and/or the 

analysis that DOE should conduct in 

assessing such programs. 

(10) Relationship, if any, that DOE 

energy conservation standards for 

manufactured housing should have with 

HUD’s manufactured home construction 

and safety standards. 

(11) Whether DOE’s system of 

enforcement should compliment and/or 

be compatible with HUD’s existing 

system of enforcement of the HUD Code 

for manufactured homes. 

(12) What characteristics should 

DOE’s system of enforcement have. 

(13) Suggested sources, studies, and 

research results of other information 

considered relevant to DOE’s effort to 

establish energy standards for 

manufactured housing. 

Docket: For direct access to the 

docket, go to the U.S. Department of 

Energy, 950 L’Enfant Plaza (Resource 

Room of the Building Technologies 

Program, Sixth Floor), Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 

586–2945 for additional information 

regarding the Resource Room. 

Procedural Requirements: Today’s 

regulatory action has been determined 

to be a significant regulatory action 

under section 3(f)(1) of Executive Order 

12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and 

Review’’, 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). 

Accordingly, section 6(a)(3) of the 

Executive Order requires a review of 

this advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking by the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

OIRA has concluded its review. 

DOE intends to develop a regulatory 

impact analysis (RIA), also identified by 

section 6(a)(3), as this rulemaking 

process proceeds. As part of the notice 

of proposed rulemaking the draft RIA 

would be presented to OIRA for review 

and would be included in the 

rulemaking record for public review. 

Statutory Authority: Section 413 of the 

Energy Independence and Security Act of 

2007 (EISA), 42 U.S.C. 17071. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0127; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NM–242–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Model 767 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Model 767–200, –300, –300F, and 

–400ER series airplanes. This proposed 

AD would require a detailed inspection 

of the entryway door movable ceiling 

panel for pin migration at either end of 

the hinge assembly and damage to the 

pin; a detailed inspection for correct 

crimp at both ends and damage to hinge 

stock; a detailed inspection of the 

ceiling area for any visible cosmetic 

and/or tie-rod chafing that could be 

caused by a migrated hinge pin; and a 

detailed inspection for wire damage 

and/or breakage; and other specified 

and corrective actions if necessary. This 

proposed AD results from reports of 

fault messages caused by improperly 

crimped hinge pins coming into contact 

with wires and causing damage. We are 

proposing this AD to detect and correct 

improperly crimped hinge pins, which 

could damage tie rods and wire bundles, 

causing shorts in many systems, 

including the spar fuel shut off valve, 

oxygen mask deployment, and burned 

wires, which could be an ignition 

source in a hidden area of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 8, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 


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