[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21396-21397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08265]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5705-N-01]
Notice of a Federal Advisory Committee Meeting: Manufactured
Housing Consensus Committee Structural and Design Subcommittee
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice of a Federal advisory committee Structural and Design
Subcommittee teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a
teleconference meeting of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee
(MHCC), Structural and Design Subcommittee. The teleconference meeting
is open to the public. The agenda provides an opportunity for citizens
to comment on the business before the Subcommittee.
DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on April 23, 2013, from
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. The teleconference numbers are: US toll-
free: 1-855-747-8824, and US toll: 1-719-325-2630; Participant Code:
547096.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry S. Czauski, Acting Deputy
Administrator and Designated Federal Official (DFO), Office of
Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 9166, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone 202-708-6423 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons who
have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is provided in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
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Act, 5. U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2) through implementing regulations at 41 CFR
102-3.150. The MHCC was established by the National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401
et seq.) as amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000
(Pub. L. 106-569). According to 42 U.S.C. 5403, as amended, the
purposes of the MHCC are to:
Provide periodic recommendations to the Secretary to
adopt, revise, and interpret the Federal manufactured housing
construction and safety standards;
Provide periodic recommendations to the Secretary to
adopt, revise, and interpret the procedural and enforcement
regulations, including regulations specifying the permissible scope and
conduct of monitoring; and
Be organized and carry out its business in a manner that
guarantees a fair opportunity for the expression and consideration of
various positions and for public participation.
The MHCC is deemed an advisory committee not composed of Federal
employees.
Public Comment: Citizens wishing to make oral comments on the
business of the MHCC Structural and Design Subcommittee are encouraged
to register by or before April 17, 2013, by contacting the National
Fire Protection Association, attention: Robert Solomon, by mail to: One
Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, or by
fax to 617-984-7110, or by email to [email protected].
Written comments are encouraged. The MHCC Structural and Design
Subcommittee strives to accommodate citizen comments to the extent
possible within the time constraints of the meeting agenda. Advance
registration is strongly encouraged. The MHCC will also provide an
opportunity for public comment on specific matters before the
Structural and Design Subcommittee.
Tentative Agenda
April 23, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
I. Welcome & Opening Remarks: Chair & DFO
II. Review and Approve Subcommittee Meeting Minutes--Dated 10-23-12 to
10-25-12
III. Review Log of Proposal:
Log 1 24 CFR 3285--Alternative Foundation System Testing.
Log 80 24 CFR 3280.406--Formaldehyde Testing; Video
explaining ASTM E1333: http://www.ntainc.com/video-fhydelarge.html;
Video explaining ASTM D6007: http://www.ntainc.com/video-fhyde.html.
Log 81 24 CFR 3280.403--Update reference standard for
windows and sliding glass doors.
Log 82 24 CFR 3280.404--Update reference standard for
windows and sliding glass doors.
Log 83 24 CFR 3280.405--Update reference standard for
swinging exterior passage doors.
IV. Adjourn: 4:00 p.m.
Dated: April 4, 2013.
Laura Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2013-08265 Filed 4-9-13; 8:45 am]
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