[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20411-20412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08048]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5941-N-01]
Notice of Extension of Time for Completion of Manufacturer
Corrections Approved Under a Waiver of a Plan for Notification
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice of extension of time.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that HUD received a request
from Cavco Industries (Cavco) for an extension of time to fully
implement its plan to
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correct affected homes without implementation of a Plan of
Notification. Certain manufactured homes built and sold by Cavco
contained certain Nortek furnace models with the potential for
incorrect wiring of circuit breakers used for over-current protection
of the furnace. After reviewing Cavco's request, HUD determined that
Cavco has shown good cause and granted its request for an extension.
The requested extension is granted until July 4, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator,
Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Office of Housing 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 Relay Service at
800-877-8339.
DATES: Effective Date: March 7, 2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401-5426)
(the Act) authorizes HUD to establish the Federal Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standards (Construction and Safety Standards),
codified in 24 CFR part 3280. Section 615 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 5414)
requires that manufacturers of manufactured homes notify purchasers if
the manufacturer determines, in good faith, that a defect exists or is
likely to exist in more than one home manufactured by the manufacturer
and the defect relates to the Construction and Safety Standards or
constitutes an imminent safety hazard to the purchaser of the
manufactured home. The notification shall also inform purchasers
whether the defect is one that the manufacturer will have corrected at
no cost or is one that must be corrected at the expense of the
purchaser/owner. The manufacturer is responsible to notify purchasers
of the defect within a reasonable time after discovering the defect.
HUD's procedural and enforcement provisions at 24 CFR part 3282,
subpart I (Subpart I) implement these notification and correction
requirements. If a manufacturer determines that it is responsible for
providing notification under Sec. 3282.405 and correction under Sec.
3282.406, the manufacturer must prepare a plan for notifying purchasers
of the homes containing the defect pursuant to Sec. Sec. 3282.408 and
3282.409. Notification of purchasers must be accomplished by certified
mail or other more expeditious means that provides a receipt.
Notification must be provided to each retailer or distributor to whom
any manufactured home in the class of homes containing the defect was
delivered, to the first purchaser of each manufactured home in the
class of manufactured homes containing the defect, and to other persons
who are a registered owners of a manufactured home in the class of
homes containing the defect. The manufacturer must complete the
implementation of the plan for notification and correction on or before
the deadline approved by the State Administrative Agency or HUD.
Pursuant to Sec. 3282.407(c), manufacturers may request a waiver of
the notification requirements if all affected homes have been
identified and the manufacturer agrees to correct all affected homes
within a specific time from the approval date.
Under Sec. 3282.410(c), the manufacturer may request an extension
of a previously established deadline if it shows good cause for the
extension and the Secretary of HUD decides that the extension is
justified and not contrary to the public interest. If the request for
extension is approved, Sec. 3282.410(c) requires that HUD publish
notice of the extension in the Federal Register.
On December 31, 2015, Cavco \1\ notified HUD and requested a waiver
of notification for certain manufactured homes that contained furnaces
with circuit breaker wiring labels that if followed, would result in
incorrect electrical circuit completion. Specifically, the homes were
installed with certain Nortek furnaces, which were subsequently
voluntarily identified by Nortek as being affected by its labeling
problem. HUD approved Cavco's request on January 6, 2016. On March 7,
2016, Cavco submitted a request for an extension regarding the
completion of corrections required to be completed within 60 days under
the HUD approved waiver. Pursuant to its waiver request, Cavco stated
that it was working with the furnace manufacturer (Nortek) to correct
affected homes in the hands of consumers.
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\1\ Information about Cavco Industries can be found at http://www.cavco.com.
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Cavco, by letter dated March 7, 2016, requested an extension of 120
days to complete the correction process. This notice advises that HUD
on March 7, 2016, concluded that Cavco has shown good cause and that
the extension is justified and not contrary to the public interest, and
granted the requested extension until July 4, 2016. This extension
permits Cavco to continue its good faith efforts to correct affected
homes at no cost to affected homeowners.
Dated: April 4, 2016.
Pamela Beck Danner,
Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-08048 Filed 4-6-16; 8:45 am]
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