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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95804-95806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28235]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6501-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 (HUD or the 
Department) invites the public to nominate individuals for appointment, 
with the approval of the Secretary, to the Manufactured Housing 
Consensus Committee (MHCC), a Federal advisory

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committee established by the National Manufactured Housing Construction 
and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by the Manufactured 
Housing Improvement Act of 2000. HUD will make appointments from 
nominations submitted in response to this Notice. Also, individuals 
that applied earlier this calendar year do not need to reapply; 
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, 2024, are eligible for reappointment, but 
will need to submit their nomination to be considered.

DATES: The Department will accept nominations until January 2, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted through the following website: 
https://mhcc.homeinnovation.com/Application.aspx. Submitted nominations 
must be addressed to: Teresa B. Payne, Deputy Assistant Secretary--
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, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary--Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
9166, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-2698 (this is not a toll-
free number), email [email protected]. Individuals can dial 7-1-1 to access 
the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS), which permits users to make 
text-based calls, including Text Telephone (TTY) and Speech to Speech 
(STS) calls. Individuals who require an alternative aid or service to 
communicate effectively with HUD should email the point of contact 
listed above and provide a brief description of their preferred method 
of communication.

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) 
(the Act) to require the establishment of the Manufactured Housing 
Consensus Committee (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) provide periodic recommendations to the Secretary to adopt, 
revise, and interpret the procedural and enforcement 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 encourages nominations from highly qualified and motivated 
individuals of diverse backgrounds, interests, and experience, 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 each. The MHCC expects to meet 
at least one to two times annually. Meetings may take place by 
conference call, virtually, 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 MHCC 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 individuals from producers or retailers of 
manufactured housing.
    2. Users--Seven individuals 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. The Secretary may reject the appointment of any 
one or more individuals 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 solely 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. ch. 10), 41 CFR part 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, OMB issued guidance (79 FR 47482) 
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 (79 
FR 47482).

Term of Office

    MHCC members serve at the discretion of the Secretary or for a 
three-year term, up to two terms.

Nominee Information

    Individuals seeking nomination to the MHCC should submit detailed

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information documenting their qualifications as addressed in the Act 
and this notice. In furtherance of Executive Order 14035, Executive 
Order on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Accessibility in the 
Federal Workforce (E.O. 14035, 86 FR 34593), HUD seeks for the MHCC to 
reflect the diversity of stakeholders in the housing market. The 
nomination website listed above, therefore, contains questions to 
elicit demographic information. Nominees may briefly summarize why they 
want to be a member of the MHCC and include unique skills, knowledge, 
and experiences that they would bring to inform the work of the 
committee. Individuals may nominate themselves. HUD recommends that the 
application for nomination be accompanied by a resume.

Additional Information

    The Department will make appointments and reappointments from 
nominations submitted in response to this Notice. Also, individuals 
that applied earlier this calendar year do not need to reapply; 
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, 2024, are eligible for reappointment, but 
will need to submit their nomination to be considered.
    To be considered for appointment to a position of an MHCC member 
whose term will expire in December of 2024 or to fill any MHCC vacancy 
that currently exists, the application must be submitted by January 2, 
2025. Appointments will be made at the discretion of the Secretary.

Julia R. Gordon,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
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