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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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