[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1120-1121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00180]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6435-N-01]


Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC): Notice Inviting 
Nominations of Individuals To Serve on the Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations to serve on the Manufactured 
Housing Consensus Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD or the 
Department) invites the public to nominate individuals for appointment, 
with the approval of the Secretary, to the Manufactured Housing 
Consensus Committee (MHCC), a Federal advisory committee established by 
the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act 
of 1974, as amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 
2000. HUD will make appointments from nominations submitted in response 
to this Notice but prior nominations on file will not be considered for 
appointments. Individuals that applied under the previous Notice are 
strongly encouraged to re-apply under this Notice. Current MHCC members 
whose first term ends on December 31, 2023, are eligible for 
reappointment, but will need to submit their nomination to be 
considered.

DATES: The Department will accept nominations until March 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted through the following website: 
https://mhcc.homeinnovation.com/Application.aspx. Submitted nominations 
must be addressed to: Teresa B. Payne, Administrator, Office of 
Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, c/o Home Innovation Research Labs; Attention: Kevin 
Kauffman, 400 Prince Georges Blvd., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa B. Payne, Administrator, Office 
of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9166, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone 202-402-2698 (this is not a toll-free number), email 
[email protected]. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from 
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals 
with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to 
make an accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 604 of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 
(Pub. L. 106-569) amended the National Manufactured Housing 
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401-5426) 
(the Act) to require the establishment of the Manufactured Housing 
Consensus Committee (MHCC), a Federal advisory committee, to: (1) 
provide periodic recommendations to the Secretary to adopt, revise, and 
interpret the manufactured housing construction and safety standards; 
and (2) provide periodic recommendations to the Secretary to adopt, 
revise, and interpret the procedural and enforcement manufactured 
housing regulations. The Act authorizes the Secretary to appoint a 
total of twenty-two members to the MHCC. Twenty-one members have voting 
rights; the twenty-second member represents the Secretary and is a non-
voting position. Service on the MHCC is voluntary. Travel and per diem 
for meetings is provided in accordance with Federal travel policy 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5703.
    HUD encourages nominations from highly qualified and motivated 
individuals of diverse backgrounds, interests, and experience, who meet 
the requirements set forth in the Act to serve as voting members of the 
MHCC for up to two terms of three years each. The MHCC expects to meet 
at least one to two times annually. Meetings may take place by 
conference call, virtually, or in person. Members of the MHCC undertake 
additional work commitments on subcommittees and task forces regarding 
issues under deliberation.

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Nominee Selection and Appointment

    Members of the MHCC are appointed to serve in one of three member 
categories. Nominees will be appointed to fill voting member vacancies 
in the following categories:
    1. Producers--Seven individuals from producers or retailers of 
manufactured housing.
    2. Users--Seven individuals representing consumer interests, such 
as consumer organizations, recognized consumer leaders, and owners who 
are residents of manufactured homes.
    3. General Interest and Public Officials--Seven general interest 
and public official members.
    The Act provides that the Secretary shall ensure that all interests 
directly and materially affected by the work of the MHCC have the 
opportunity for fair and equitable participation without dominance by 
any single interest. The Secretary may reject the appointment of any 
one or more individuals to ensure that there is not dominance by any 
single interest. For purposes of this determination, dominance is 
defined as a position or exercise of dominant authority, leadership, or 
influence by reason of superior leverage, strength, or representation.
    Additional requirements governing appointment and member service 
include:
    (1) Nominees appointed to the User category and three of the 
individuals appointed to the General Interest and Public Official 
category shall not have a significant financial interest in any segment 
of the manufactured housing industry or a significant relationship to 
any person engaged in the manufactured housing industry.
    (2) Each member serving in the User category shall be subject to a 
ban disallowing compensation from the manufactured housing industry 
during the period of, and during the one year following, his or her 
membership on the MHCC.
    (3) Nominees selected for appointment to the MHCC shall be required 
to provide disclosures and certifications regarding conflict-of-
interest and eligibility for membership prior to finalizing an 
appointment.
    All selected nominees will be required to submit certifications of 
eligibility under the foregoing criteria, as a prerequisite to final 
appointment.

Consensus Committee--Advisory Role

    The MHCC's role is solely to advise the Secretary on the subject 
matter described above.

Federal Advisory Committee Act

    The MHCC is subject to the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Ch. 10), 41 CFR part 102-3 (the FACA Final 
Rule), and to the Presidential Memorandum, dated June 18, 2010, 
directing all heads of executive departments and agencies not to make 
any new appointments or reappointments of federally registered 
lobbyists to advisory committees and other boards and commissions. The 
June 18, 2010, Presidential Memorandum authorized the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to implement 
this policy. On August 13, 2014, OMB issued guidance regarding the 
prohibition against appointing or re-appointing federally registered 
lobbyists to clarify that the ban applies to persons serving on 
advisory committees, boards, and commissions in their individual 
capacity and does not apply if they are specifically appointed to 
represent the interests of a nongovernmental entity, a recognizable 
group of persons or nongovernmental entities (an industry sector, labor 
unions, environmental groups, etc.), or state or local governments (79 
FR 47482).

Term of Office

    MHCC members serve at the discretion of the Secretary or for a 
three-year term, up to two terms.

Nominee Information

    Individuals seeking nomination to the MHCC should submit detailed 
information documenting their qualifications as addressed in the Act 
and this Notice. In furtherance of Executive Order 14035, Executive 
Order on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Accessibility in the 
Federal Workforce (86 FR 34593), HUD seeks for the MHCC to reflect the 
diversity of stakeholders in the housing market. The nomination website 
listed above, therefore, contains questions to elicit demographic 
information. Nominees may briefly summarize why they want to be a 
member of the MHCC and include unique skills, knowledge, and 
experiences that they would bring to inform the work of the committee. 
Individuals may nominate themselves. HUD recommends that the 
application for nomination be accompanied by a resume.

Additional Information

    The Department will make appointments and reappointments from 
nominations submitted in response to this Notice. To be considered for 
appointment to a position of an MHCC member whose term will expire in 
December of 2023 or to fill any MHCC vacancy that currently exists, the 
application must be submitted by March 11, 2024. Appointments will be 
made at the discretion of the Secretary.

Julia R. Gordon,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
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