85862 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 236 / Monday, December 11, 2023 / Proposed Rules 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments on the 

proposed rule, identified by Docket No. 

CPSC–2011–0074, by any of the 

following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

CPSC typically does not accept 

comments submitted by electronic mail 

(email), except as described below. 

CPSC encourages you to submit 

electronic comments by using the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written 

Submissions: Submit comments by 

mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of 

the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 

504–7479. If you wish to submit 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public, you 

may submit such comments by mail, 

hand delivery, or courier, or you may 

email them to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. CPSC may post all comments 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to: 

www.regulations.gov. Do not submit 

through this website: confidential 

business information, trade secret 

information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public. If you 

wish to submit such information, please 

submit it according to the instructions 

for mail/hand delivery/courier written 

submissions. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to: 

www.regulations.gov, and insert the 

docket number, CPSC–2011–0074, into 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the 

prompts. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 18, 2023, the Commission voted 

to publish an SNPR in the Federal 

Register, to promulgate a consumer 

product safety standard for bladecontact injury hazards associated with 

table saws. The SNPR published on 

November 1, 2023, with a 60-day 

comment period that closes on January 

2, 2024. 88 FR 74909. 

On November 22, 2023, Susan 

Orenga, Executive Manager, Power Tool 

Institute, Inc. (PTI), submitted a request 

to the Commission to extend the 

comment period by 60 days. The 

Commission has considered this request 

to extend the comment period. To 

provide additional time for stakeholders 

to prepare comments for the 

rulemaking, the Commission will grant 

an extension of the comment period to 

February 1, 2024. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27133 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1408 

[CPSC Docket No. 2019–0020] 

Safety Standard for Residential Gas 

Furnaces and Boilers; Notice of 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (Commission or CPSC) 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to 

promulgate a consumer product safety 

standard to address an unreasonable 

risk of injury and death associated with 

residential gas furnaces and boilers. The 

NPR invited the public to submit 

written comments during a 60-day 

comment period. In response to requests 

for an extension of the comment period, 

the Commission is extending the 

comment period. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published October 25, 

2023, at 88 FR 73272, is extended. 

Submit comments by January 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Written Comments: Comments related 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects 

of the proposed rule should be directed 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: 

CPSC Desk Officer, FAX: 202–395–6974, 

or emailed to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. 

Other written comments in response 

to the proposed rule, identified by 

Docket No. CPSC–2019–0020, may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

CPSC typically does not accept 

comments submitted by email, except as 

described below. CPSC encourages you 

to submit electronic comments by using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as 

described above. 

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Written 

Submissions: Submit comments by 

mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of 

the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 

504–7479. If you wish to submit 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public, you 

may submit such comments by mail, 

hand delivery, courier, or you may 

email them to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. CPSC may post all comments 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided to: 

www.regulations.gov. Do not submit 

through this website: confidential 

business information, trade secret 

information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public. If you 

wish to submit such information, please 

submit it according to the instructions 

for mail/hand delivery/courier/written 

submissions. 

Docket for NPR: For access to the 

docket to read background documents 

or comments received, go to: 

www.regulations.gov, insert the docket 

number CPSC–2019–0020 into the 

‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the prompts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald A. Jordan, Directorate for 

Engineering Sciences, Mechanical 

Engineering, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, National Product Testing 

and Evaluation Center, 5 Research 

Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 

301–987–2219; rjordan@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 11, 2023, the Commission voted 

to publish an NPR in the Federal 

Register, to promulgate a consumer 

product safety standard for carbon 

monoxide hazards associated with gas 

furnaces and boilers. The NPR 

published on October 25, 2023, with a 

60-day comment period that closes on 

December 26, 2023 (88 FR 73272). 

The Commission has received two 

requests to extend the comment period. 

On November 3, 2023, the AirConditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration 

Institute (AHRI) requested the public 

comment period be extended for an 

additional 60 days to February 26, 2024. 

On November 17, 2023, the American 

Gas Association (AGA), American 

Public Gas Association (APGA), and 

National Propane Gas Association 


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1The Commission voted 4–0 to approve 

publication of this notice of extension of comment 

period. 

1 38 U.S.C. 3710(b)(4); see also 38 U.S.C. 3711. 2 38 U.S.C. 3704(a). 

3 38 U.S.C. 3762(c)(2). 

4Lenders Handbook, VA Pamphlet 26–7, https:// 

www.benefits.va.gov/warms/pam26_7.asp. 

5 Id. 

(NPGA) submitted a similar request to 

extend the public comment period for 

the NPR by 60 days. The Commission 

has considered these requests to extend 

the comment period. To provide 

additional time for stakeholders to 

prepare comments for the rulemaking, 

the Commission will grant an extension 

of the comment period to January 25, 

2024.1

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27128 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

38 CFR Part 36 

RIN 2900–AS02 

Loan Guaranty: Minimum Property 

Requirements for VA-Guaranteed and 

Direct Loans 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is requesting public 

comment on the minimum property 

requirements (MPRs) for VA-guaranteed 

and direct loans. VA will consider 

information received in response to this 

advance notice of proposed rulemaking 

(ANPRM) in implementing the 

Improving Access to the VA Home Loan 

Benefit Act of 2022 (the Act). The Act 

requires VA to consider making changes 

to MPRs in prescribing updated 

regulatory requirements regarding 

appraisals. This ANPRM seeks public 

input to better understand areas for 

improvement in MPRs, including 

whether VA should consider adopting 

an approach that aligns with other 

industry-wide property standards 

already in existence. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

Except as provided below, comments 

received before the close of the 

comment period will be available at 

www.regulations.gov for public viewing, 

inspection, or copying, including any 

personally identifiable or confidential 

business information that is included in 

a comment. We post the comments 

received before the close of the 

comment period on the following 

website as soon as possible after they 

have been received: https://

www.regulations.gov. VA will not post 

on www.regulations.gov public 

comments that make threats to 

individuals or institutions or suggest 

that the commenter will take actions to 

harm an individual. VA encourages 

individuals not to submit duplicative 

comments. We will post acceptable 

comments from multiple unique 

commenters even if the content is 

identical or nearly identical to other 

comments. Any public comment 

received after the comment period’s 

closing date is considered late and will 

not be considered in the final 

rulemaking. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Li, Assistant Director for 

Regulations, Legislation, Engagement 

and Training, and Terry Rouch, 

Assistant Director for Loan Policy and 

Valuation, Loan Guaranty Service (26), 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420, 202–632–8862. (This is not a 

toll-free telephone number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA must 

ensure that any property financed 

through a VA-guaranteed or direct loan 

is suitable for dwelling purposes.1

Additionally, any loan for either the 

purchase or construction of a residential 

property, in which construction was 

completed within one year of the loan, 

must meet or exceed minimum 

requirements for planning, construction, 

and general acceptability, as prescribed 

by VA.2 Also, any direct housing loan 

made by VA under the Native American 

Direct Loan (NADL) program must meet 

minimum requirements for planning, 

construction, improvement, and general 

acceptability, as prescribed by VA.3

In 38 CFR 36.4351 and 36.4527(c)(4), 

VA implemented the above noted 

statutory requirements, and in the 

Lenders Handbook, VA maintains a list 

of MPRs.4 The following table reflects 

that list.5

TABLE 1—VA PAMPHLET 26–7, LENDERS HANDBOOK, CHAPTER 12—MINIMUM PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS

Topic Topic name Topic Topic name 

1 ........... Minimum Property Requirement Procedures. 23 ......... Heating. 

2 ........... Marketable Real Estate Entity. 24 ......... Leased Mechanical Systems and Equipment. 

3 ........... Space Requirements. 25 ......... Alternative Energy Equipment. 

4 ........... Access. 26 ......... Roof Covering. 

5 ........... Encroachments. 27 ......... Attics. 

6 ........... Drainage and Topography. 28 ......... Crawl Spaces. 

7 ........... Geological or Soil Instability, Subsidence, and Sinkholes. 29 ......... Basements. 

8 ........... Special Flood Hazard Area. 30 ......... Swimming Pools. 

9 ........... Coastal Barrier Resources System. 31 ......... Burglar Bars. 

10 ......... Lava Flow Hazard Areas. 32 ......... Lead-Based Paint. 

11 ......... Non-Residential Use. 33 ......... Wood Destroying Insects/Fungus/Dry Rot. 

12 ......... Zoning. 34 ......... Radon Gas. 

13 ......... Local Housing/Planning Authority Code Enforcement. 35 ......... Potential Environmental Problem. 

14 ......... Utilities. 36 ......... Stationary Storage Tanks. 

15 ......... Water Supply and Sanitary Facilities. 37 ......... Mineral, Oil and Gas Reservations or Leases. 

16 ......... Individual Water Supply. 38 ......... High Voltage Electric Transmission Lines. 

17 ......... Individual Sewage Disposal. 39 ......... High Pressure Gas and Liquid Petroleum Pipelines. 

18 ......... Shared Wells. 40 ......... Properties Near Airports. 

19 ......... Community Water Supply/Sewage Disposal Requirements. 41 ......... Manufactured Home Classified as Real Estate. 

20 ......... Hazards. 42 ......... Modular Homes. 

21 ......... Defective Conditions. 43 ......... Energy Conservation and Sustainability. 

22 ......... Mechanical Systems. 44 ......... Requests for Waiver of MPR Repairs. 


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