### Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee Manufactured Housing Working Group
Term Sheet
October 2 , 2014

Background

On June 13, 2014, DOE issued a Notice of Intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking working group under the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Negotiated Rule making Act (NRA) to negotiate proposed Federal standards for the energy efficiency of manufactured homes. The purpose of the working group will be to discuss and, if possible, reach consensus on a proposed rule for the energy efficiency of manufactured hom es, as authorized by section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The working group will consist of representatives of parties having a defined stake in the outcome of the proposed standards, and will consult as appropriate with a range of experts on technical issues. 79 FR 33873.

The working group consisted of 22 members, including one member from ASRAC and one DOE representative (see Appendix A).The working group met in

- person during 5 sets of meetings held August 4

- 5, 2014, Au gust 21

- 22, September 9

- 10, September 22

- 23 and October 1

- 2 . The working group successfully reached consensus on proposed energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. This document includes the working group’s recommendations to
ASRAC on new energy efficiency stand ards for manufactured housing.



### Scope The purpose of the working group will be to discuss and, if possible, reach consensus on a proposed rule for the energy efficiency of manufactured homes, as authorized by section 413 of

the Ener gy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The working group shall complete work on the term sheet for a proposed rule by September 30, 2014, or either cease activities of the working group or request an extension, with date certain, from ASRAC.



### Def inition s
(

... if needed, such as what terms are needed to stay consistent with HUD that the WG needs to maintain through this term sheet, what terms are need to explain the difference in IECC usage vs MH usage, and what other terms are unique to this term s heet)

Recommendation

Vote results



### Climate Zones ( e.g. use HUD or IECC or other)

Recommendation

Vote results

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### Thermal Requirements (Performance, Uo

- value , UA, etc )

Recommendation

Vote results



### Thermal Requirements (Prescriptive, minimum performance levels for ceilings, walls,
floors, windows, envelope air

- leakage)

Recommendation

Vote results



### Performance Requirements (non

- thermal, water heating pipe insulation, duct leakage)

Recommendation

Vo te results



### Other Requirements

Recommendation

Vote results

This term sheet has been approved by the ASRAC manufactured housing working group by consensus (votes results on date XX).

2Appendix A : Members U.S. Department of Energy

— ASRAC
Manufactured Housing Negotiated Rulemaking Working Group

DOE and ASRAC Representatives Joseph Hagerman

– Department of Energy John Caskey

- ASRAC, National Elect rical Manufacturers Association

Other Selected Members
Bert Kessler

- Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.
David Tompos

- NTA, Inc. Emanuel Levy

- Systems Building Research Alliance Eric Lacey

- Responsible Energy Codes Alliance
Ishbel Dickens

- National Manufactured Home Owners Association (NMHOA)
Keith Dennis

- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Lois S tarkey

- Manufactured Housing Institute Lowell Ungar

- American Council for an Energy

- Efficient Economy
Manuel Santana

- Cavco Industries
Mark Ezzo

- Clayton Homes, Inc.
Mark Weiss

- Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform
Michael Lubliner

- Washington State University Extension Energy Program
Michael Wade

- Cavalier Home Builders
Peter Schneider

- Efficiency Vermont Richard Hanger

- Housing Technology and Standards
Richard Potts

- V irginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Rob Luter

- Lippert Components, Inc. Robin Roy

- Natural Resources Defense Council
Scott Drake

- East Kentucky Power Cooperative Stacey Epperson

- Next Step Network

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