Notice2025-19004
Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC): Notice Inviting Nominations of Individuals To Serve on the Committee
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Published
September 30, 2025
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Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
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, 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. Current MHCC members whose first term ends on December 31, 2025, are eligible for reappointment, but will need to submit their nomination to be considered.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46910-46911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19004]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6566-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, 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. Current MHCC members whose first term ends on December
31, 2025, are eligible for reappointment, but will need to submit their
nomination to be considered.
DATES: The Department will accept nominations until October 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted through the following website:
<a href="http://mhcc.homeinnovation.com/Application.aspx">http://mhcc.homeinnovation.com/Application.aspx</a>. Submitted nominations
must be addressed to: Mary Jo Houton, 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: Mary Jo Houton, Administrator, Office
of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9166, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone 202-708-6423 (this is not a toll-free number), email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec81848f8fac849988c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb96939898bb938e9fd59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as from
individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more
about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 604 of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000
amended the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 106-569, 114 Stat. 2944, 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 of highly qualified and motivated
individuals with expertise and interest in manufactured housing, who
meet the requirements set forth in the Act to serve as voting members
on the MHCC for up to two terms of three years each. The MHCC expects
to meet at least one
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to two times annually. Meetings may take place by conference call,
virtual, or in person. Members of the MHCC undertake additional work
commitments on subcommittees and task forces regarding issues under
deliberation.
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 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 parts 101-6 and 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 titled ``Lobbyists on Agency
Boards and Commissions'' authorized the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to implement this policy.
OMB published a Notice on the requirements in the Federal Register on
October 5, 2011. 76 FR 61756. On August 13, 2014, OMB issued another
Notice in the Federal Register 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. HUD encourages applications from individuals with
engineering or technical backgrounds relevant to design, construction,
safety, or performance of manufactured homes. The MHCC benefits from
participation of individuals with expertise in areas such as structural
engineering, mechanical or electrical engineering, and other technical
disciplines. Applicants 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 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 a MHCC member whose term will expire
December 31, 2025, or to fill any MHCC vacancy that currently exists,
the application must be submitted by October 30, 2025. Appointments
will be made at the discretion of the Secretary.
Frank Cassidy,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2025-19004 Filed 9-29-25; 8:45 am]
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