[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55854-55855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25337]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6064-N-01]
Notice of Extension of Time for Completion of Required
Manufacturer Corrections
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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ACTION: Notice of an extension of time.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public of a request for extension of
completion of a plan for notification and correction of certain
manufactured homes built by Clayton Home Building Group (Clayton) that
were installed with a certain Tub-Shower Faucet diverter valve
manufactured by StoneCrest. The affected diverter model is N8126C. In
accordance with Title 24 Code of Federal Regulations 3282.410(c), the
Department has reviewed Clayton's request and has determined that
Clayton has shown good cause for an extension.
DATES: October 20, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator,
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: 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 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.
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 May 25, 2017 and revised on June 30, 2017, Clayton notified the
Department that it received information that a defect was
systematically introduced into homes during the manufacturing process.
Specifically, the homes were installed with certain StoneCrest tub-
shower diverters, which were subsequently improperly plumbed by using
inadequately sized tubing. The installation, under certain operating
conditions, created potential for water to leak from the shower head
when the diverter was in use. On October 9, 2017, Clayton requested an
extension to complete the corrections, since the population of affected
homes remains extremely large and the time to make corrections is
substantial. This notice advises that HUD finds that Clayton has shown
good cause and that the extension is justified and not contrary to the
public interest, and granted the requested extension until December 20,
2017. This extension permits Clayton to continue its good faith efforts
to correct affected homes at no cost to affected homeowners.
Dated: November 17, 2017.
Teresa B. Payne,
Deputy Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-25337 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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