[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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