[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21071]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4572-D-25]


Delegation of Appointment Authority: Manufactured Housing 
Consensus Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Delegation of Authority.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Secretary delegates to the Assistant 
Secretary of Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner the authority to make 
appointments relating to the consensus committee for manufactured 
housing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 8, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Matchneer III, 
Administrator, Manufactured Housing Program, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-6409 (this is 
not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may 
access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information 
Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department regulates the design, 
construction, and safety of manufactured housing pursuant to its 
authority under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and 
Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401, et seq. (``the Act''). 
The Act was amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 
(Title VI, Pub. L. 106-569, 114 Stat. 2944, approved December 27, 
2000), in part to provide for the establishment of a consensus 
committee for manufactured housing. The consensus committee is charged 
with providing recommendations to the Secretary to adopt, revise, and 
interpret manufactured housing construction and safety standards and 
procedural and enforcement regulations, and with submitting to the 
Secretary proposed model installation standards. The Assistant 
Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner oversees HUD's 
manufactured housing program.
    The responsibilities and authorities of the Secretary to make 
appointments and designations with respect to the consensus committee 
is being delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
    Accordingly, the Secretary delegates authority as follows:
    1. The authority under 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 (Title 
VI, Pub. L. 106-569, 114 Stat. 2944, approved December 27, 2000)) and 
the implementing regulations to make any necessary or discretionary 
appointments relating to the consensus committee for manufactured 
housing is hereby delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    2. The authority under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 
App., and the General Services Administration implementing regulations 
at 41 CFR part 102-3 to make any necessary or discretionary 
appointments relating to the consensus committee for manufactured 
housing is hereby delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.

    Authority: National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401, et seq.; Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.; Sec. 7(d), Department of HUD Act, 42 
U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: August 12, 2002.
Mel Martinez,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-21071 Filed 8-19-02; 8:45 am]
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