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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Part 3280

[Docket Nos. R-94-1497; FR-2622-C-05 and R-94-1632; FR-3380-C-04]
RIN Nos. 2502-AE66 and 2502-AF91

 

Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards: Correction; 
and Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards on Wind 
Standards: Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Corrections to final rules.

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SUMMARY: HUD published two final rules amending the Federal 
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (FMHCSS) on October 
25, 1993 (58 FR 54975), and January 14, 1994 (59 FR 2456), to: (1) 
include preemptive standards significantly upgrading the existing 
energy conservation requirements; and (2) improve the resistance of 
manufactured homes to wind forces in areas prone to hurricanes. The 
October 25, 1993, rule is not to take effect until October 25, 1994, 
while the January 14, 1994, rule generally is to take effect on July 
13, 1994. Because certain revisions included in the more recent rule 
would be nullified as of the later effective date of the October 1993 
rule, the Department is issuing these corrections to preserve those 
provisions of the January 1994 rule that are intended to remain in 
effect after October 1994.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David C. Nimmer, Director, Office of 
Manufactured Housing and Regulatory Functions, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., ATTN: Mailroom B-133, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000. Telephones: (voice) (202) 755-7410; (TDD) 
(202) 708-4594. (These are not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As explained in the Summary, this correction 
reconciles inconsistencies between the final rules published on October 
25, 1993 (58 FR 54975), and January 14, 1994 (59 FR 2456). In addition, 
this correction addresses certain inconsistencies within each of the 
two rules.
    The Department points out that there is no paragraph 48 in the 
October 25, 1993, rule; as a result of an editorial oversight on pages 
55016 and 55017, the enumerated paragraphs go from ``47'' to ``49''. 
The item identified on page 54998 of the rule that would have been 
paragraph 48 affected storage rooms and was omitted from the final rule 
because commenters were concerned that the provision would 
unintentionally include closets.
    Similarly, there is an error on page 54998 of the preamble in 
referring to a new paragraph in Sec. 3280.112; the Department has not 
added a new paragraph to this section.
    Several corrections have been made in references to standards 
included in 24 CFR 3280.304(b)(1). These corrections are necessary 
either to cite the standard properly or to include approved standards 
that were mentioned in the preamble of the October 25 rule, but were 
inadvertently omitted from the regulatory text.
    Other corrections are also necessary in the January 14 rule. These 
corrections clarify a table and correct the inclusion of certain local 
governments in a listing of jurisdictions located in Wind Zone II. 
These local governments are already listed properly under jurisdictions 
located in Wind Zone III, as based on the Basic Wind Zone Map for 
Manufactured Housing that is part of the January 14 rule.

Need for Correction

    Because of the delayed effective date of the rule published on 
October 25, 1993 (58 FR 54975), the Department must reconcile the 
October 25, 1993, rule with the rule published on January 14, 1994 (59 
FR 2456). In addition, both rules contain errors that may be misleading 
or must be clarified.

Correction of Publications

    Accordingly, FR Doc. 93-26019, the Manufactured Home Construction 
and Safety Standards final rule (FR-2622), published October 25, 1993 
(58 FR 54975), and FR Doc. 94-825, the Manufactured Home Construction 
and Safety Standards on Wind Standards final rule (FR-3380), published 
January 14, 1994 (59 FR 2456) are corrected as follows:

Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (FR-2622; 58 FR 
54975, October 25, 1993)

    1. On page 55003, in the first column, in Sec. 3280.4, the address 
following the item ``SJI'' is corrected to read as follows: ``Steel 
Joist Institute, 1205 48th Avenue North, suite A, Myrtle Beach, SC 
29577''.
    2. On page 55003, in the first and second columns, the amendatory 
instruction for Sec. 3280.5 is removed and the revised text for 
Sec. 3280.5 is deleted.
    3. On page 55005, in the second column and continuing into the 
third column, Sec. 3280.302 is corrected by deleting the definition for 
``hurricane resistive manufactured home''.
    4. On page 54996, in the first column, in the preamble, and on page 
55006, in the second column, in Sec. 3280.304, the standard listed 
under ``Voluntary Product Standard, Construction and Industrial 
Plywood'' is corrected to read ``PS-1-83''.
    5. On page 55006, in the second column, in Sec. 3280.304, paragraph 
(b)(1) is corrected by adding the following standard under the heading 
``Wood and Wood Products'', after the item ``Design and Fabrication of 
Plywood Sandwich Panels, Suppl.4--APA-U-814G-1990.'':
    Performance Standards and Policies for Structural Use Panels--APA-
PRP-E-108P, E445N-1989.
    6. On page 55006, in the third column, in Sec. 3280.304, under the 
heading ``Unclassified'', the standards referenced for the item 
``Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural Use Panels'' is 
clarified by adding ``(also known as NIST Standard PS-2-92)'' after 
``PS-2-92, APA''.
    7. On page 55006, in the third column, in amendatory instruction 
22. for Sec. 3280.305, the amendatory instructions concerning 
paragraphs (b)(4) and (d) are removed and the text of paragraphs (b)(4) 
and (d) are removed.
    8. On page 55007, in the second column, amendatory instruction 23. 
for Sec. 3280.306 is removed and the introductory text of paragraph (a) 
of Sec. 3280.306 is removed.
    9. On page 55011, in the first column, in Sec. 3280.506, paragraph 
(a) is corrected by inserting a comma between the words 
``infiltration'' and ``ventilation''.

Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards on Wind Standards 
(FR-3380; 59 FR 2456, January 14, 1994)

    10. On page 2469, in the first column, the authority citation for 
part 3280 is revised to read as follows, and the authority citations 
following all of the sections in part 3280 are removed:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5403 and 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    11. On page 2470, in the Table of Design Wind Pressures, references 
to footnotes ``4, 6, 7'' are added in the column headed ``Element'' 
after each of the line entries ``Within 3'-0'' from each gable end 
(overhang at endwall) of the roof or endwall if no overhang is 
provided'', ``Within 3'-0'' from the ridge and eave (overhang at 
sidewall) or sidewall if no eave is provided'', ``Eaves (Overhangs at 
Sidewalls)'', and ``Gables (Overhangs at Endwalls)''; the dot leaders 
are removed in the second and third columns of the table and in the 
first column after ``Wall studs in sidewalls and endwalls, exterior 
windows and sliding glass doors (glazing and framing), exterior 
coverings, sheathing and fastenings''; the entries associated with the 
requirements for ``Wall studs in sidewalls and endwalls, exterior 
windows and sliding glass doors (glazing and framing), exterior 
coverings, sheathing and fastenings'' are corrected by moving the entry 
``48 PSF'' down one line in the column headed ``Wind zone 
II design wind speed 100 MPH'' and by moving the entry ``58 
PSF'' down one line in the column headed ``Wind zone III design wind 
speed 110 MPH'', in order to align these entries with the item 
designated as ``Within 3'-0'' from each corner of the sidewall and 
endwall'' in the first column of the table; and, in the footnotes, the 
numerals ``4'' and ``7'' immediately after the superscript numerals 
``4'' and ``7'', respectively, are removed.
    12. On page 2470, in the second column and continuing into the 
third column, in Sec. 3280.305, paragraph (c)(2)(ii) is corrected by 
removing from the Wind Zone II listing under ``Louisiana'' the parishes 
of Jefferson, La Fourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. 
Charles, St. Mary, and Terrabonne, and by removing from the Wind Zone 
II listing under ``North Carolina'' the counties of Carteret, Dare, and 
Hyde.
    13. On page 2474, in the first column, in Sec. 3280.403, paragraph 
(b) and the introductory text of paragraph (e) are corrected to read as 
follows:


Sec. 3280.403  Standard for windows and sliding glass doors used in 
manufactured homes.

* * * * *
    (b) Standard. All primary windows and sliding glass doors shall 
comply with AAMA Standard 1701.2-1985, Primary Window and Sliding Glass 
Door Voluntary Standard for Utilization in Manufactured Housing, except 
that by January 17, 1995, the exterior and interior pressure tests 
shall be conducted at the design wind loads required for components and 
cladding specified in Sec. 3280.305(c)(1).
* * * * *
    (e) Certification. All primary windows and sliding glass doors to 
be installed in manufactured homes shall be certified as complying with 
AAMA Standard 1701.2-1985. As of January 17, 1995, this certification 
must be based on tests conducted at the design wind loads specified in 
Sec. 3280.305(c)(1).
* * * * *
    14. On page 2474, in the second column, in Sec. 3280.404, 
paragraphs (b) and (e) are corrected to read as follows:


Sec. 3280.404  Standard for egress windows and devices for use in 
manufactured homes.

* * * * *
    (b) Performance. Egress windows including auxiliary frame and 
seals, if any, shall meet all requirements of AAMA Standard 1701.2-
1985, Primary Window and Sliding Glass Door Voluntary Standard for 
Utilization in Manufactured Housing and AAMA Standard 1704-1985, 
Voluntary Standard Egress Window Systems for Utilization in 
Manufactured--Housing, except that by January 17, 1995, the exterior 
and interior pressure tests for components and cladding shall be 
conducted at the design wind loads required by Sec. 3280.305(c)(1).
* * * * *
    (e) Certification of egress windows and devices. Egress windows and 
devices shall be listed in accordance with the procedures and 
requirements of AAMA Standard 1704-1985. As of January 17, 1995, this 
certification must be based on tests conducted at the design wind loads 
specified in Sec. 3280.305(c)(1).
* * * * *
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5403 and 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: March 28, 1994.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 94-7751 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]
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