[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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