Rule2026-19154
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing
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Published
September 18, 2026
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Energy Department
Abstract
In this notification, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or "the Department") is providing notice that the Department's Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing final rule published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022, has no legal effect in light of the enactment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act ("ROAD Act").
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19154]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 460
[EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021]
RIN 1904-AC11
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Manufactured Housing
AGENCY: Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (formerly
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notification of legal effect.
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SUMMARY: In this notification, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE''
or ``the Department'') is providing notice that the Department's Energy
Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing final rule published in
the Federal Register on May 31, 2022, has no legal effect in light of
the enactment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (``ROAD Act'').
DATES: The information contained in this notification will be
applicable on September 18, 2026 and will remain in effect until
further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeremy Williams, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Building
Technologies Office, CM-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a487f63666e63646d4f646f786d7349656e6f794a6e656f246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a784f53565e53545d7f545f485d4379555e5f497a5e555f145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Telephone: (202) 586-4798. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4313263726316d002c202b31222d032b326d272c266d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="376752435245197458545f455659775f461953585219505841">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 31, 2022, DOE published in the
Federal Register a final rule to establish energy conservation
standards for manufactured housing pursuant to the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007. 87 FR 32728. On July 11, 2026, the 21st
Century ROAD to Housing Act (Pub. L. 119-101) (``ROAD Act'') was
enacted. Section 301(d)(2)(B) of the ROAD Act specifies that ``[n]o
energy efficiency standards for manufactured homes developed by any
Federal agency shall have legal effect unless and until adopted by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the consensus
standards and regulatory development process described in . . . 42
U.S.C. 5403(a)(2)).'' Section 301(d)(2)(C) of the ROAD Act requires the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (``HUD'') to ``adopt
minimum energy efficiency standards for manufactured homes'' within one
year of enactment, and to update those standards every three years.
As of the date of this notification, no minimum energy efficiency
standards meeting the requirements under section 301(d) of the ROAD Act
have been adopted by HUD. Therefore, it is DOE's position that the
final rule published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022,
establishing energy conservation standards for manufactured housing has
no legal effect pursuant to section 301(d)(2)(B) of the ROAD Act.
The Department intends to initiate a rulemaking to conform DOE's
regulations for manufactured housing to account for the statutory
changes adopted by the ROAD Act, and further notes that DOE will not
enforce its energy conservation standards for manufactured housing as
they have no legal effect under the ROAD Act.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September
16, 2026, by Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary (EERE) for Critical
Minerals and Energy Innovation, pursuant to delegated authority from
the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and
date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-19154 Filed 9-17-26; 8:45 am]
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