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Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking This document, concerning manufactured housing is an action issued by the Department of Energy. Though it is not intended or expected, should any discrepancy occur between the document posted here and the document published in the Federal Register, the Federal Register publication controls. This document is being made available through the Internet solely as a means to facilitate the public's access to this document. [6450-01-P] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 460 [Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021] RIN: 1904-AC11 Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today publishes a proposed rule to implement section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which directs DOE to establish energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. DOE proposes to establish energy conservation standards for manufactured housing based on the negotiated consensus recommendations of the manufactured housing working group (MH working group). The MH working group’s recommendations were based on the 2015 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the impact of the IECC on the purchase price of manufactured housing, total lifecycle construction and operating costs, factory design and construction techniques unique to manufactured housing, and the current construction and safety standards set forth by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 1 DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Washington, DC. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this proposed rule before and after the public meeting, but no later than [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend, please notify Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in the public meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 to initiate the necessary procedures. Any comments submitted must identify the notice title, docket number EE-2009-BT-BC- 0021, and/or the regulatory identifier number (RIN) 1904-AC11. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. 2. Email: [email protected]. Include docket number EE-2009-BT-BC- 0021 and/or RIN 1904-AC11 in the subject line of the message. 3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC, 20585-0121. 2 4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Suite 600, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Due to potential delays in DOE’s receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, DOE encourages respondents to submit electronically to ensure timely receipt. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see section V of this document (“Public Participation”). Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov and includes Federal Register notices, public comments, meeting transcript summaries, and other supporting documents and materials. All documents in the docket are listed in the regulations.gov index. However, not all documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure. A link to the docket web page can be found at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=97. This web page contains a link to the docket for this notice on the regulations.gov site. The regulations.gov web page also contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. See section V of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information on how to submit comments for this rulemaking through regulations.gov. 3 For further information on how to submit or review public comments, participate in the public meeting, or view hard copies of the docket, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585-0121; (202) 586-2945; [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Hagerman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program (EE-2J), 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC, 20585; (202) 586-4549; [email protected]. For information on legal issues presented in this document, contact: Ms. Kavita Vaidyanathan, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Office of the General Counsel (GC-33), 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC, 20585; (202) 586-0669; [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Summary of the Proposed Rule A.The Proposed Regulations B.Benefits and Costs to Purchasers of Manufactured Housing C.Manufacturer Impact D.Nationwide Impacts E.Nationwide Environmental Benefits F.Total Benefits and Costs II. Introduction A.Authority B.Background 1. Current regulation of manufactured housing. 4 2. The International Energy Conservation Code. 3. Development of the proposed rule. III. Discussion A.The Basis for the Proposed Standards B.Proposed Energy Conservation Requirements 1. Subpart A: General. 2. Subpart B: Building thermal envelope. 3. Subpart C: HVAC, service water heating, and equipment sizing. C.Other 2015 IECC Specifications 1. Section R302. 2. Section R303.1. 3. Section R401.3. 4. Section R402.4. 5. Section R403. 6. Section R404. 7. Section R405. 8. Section R406. 9. Chapter 5. 10. Chapter 6. D.Crosswalk of Proposed Standards with the HUD Code E.Compliance and Enforcement IV. Economic Impacts and Energy Savings A.Economic Impacts on Individual Purchasers of Manufactured Homes B.Manufacturer Impacts C.Nationwide Impacts D.Nationwide Environmental Benefits E.Total Benefits and Costs V. Regulatory Review A.Executive Order 12866 B.Executive Order 13563 C.Regulatory Flexibility Act D.Paperwork Reduction Act E.National Environmental Policy Act F.Executive Order 13132 G.Executive Order 12988 H.Unfunded Mandates Reform Act I. Family and General Government Appropriations Act J. Executive Order 12630 K.Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act L.Executive Order 13211 M.Section 32 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 VI. Public Participation A.Attendance at Public Meeting B.Procedure for Submitting Prepared General Statements for Distribution C.Conduct of Public Meeting D.Submission of Comments 5 1. Submitting Comments via Regulations.gov 2. Submitting Comments via Email, Hand delivery, or Mail. E.Issues on which DOE Seeks Comment VII. Approval of the Office of the Secretary I. Summary of the Proposed Rule A. The Proposed Regulations The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, Pub. L. No. 110-140) directs the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. EISA directs DOE to base the standards on the most recent version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and any supplements to that document, except where DOE finds that the IECC is not cost-effective or where a more stringent standard would be more cost-effective, based on the impact of the IECC on the purchase price of manufactured housing and on total lifecycle construction and operating costs. See 42 U.S.C. 17071. In accordance with this statutory directive, DOE is proposing energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. These energy conservation standards would be codified in a new part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 10 CFR Part 460 Subparts A, B, and C. Subpart A discusses generally the scope of the proposed rule and provides proposed definitions of key terms. The subpart also would provide manufacturers with a one-year lead time for compliance such that the standards would apply to all manufactured homes manufactured on or after one year following the publication of a final rule. 6 Subpart B would establish requirements related to climate zones and the building thermal envelope of manufactured homes. DOE proposes to base its energy conservation requirements on four climate zones, which generally follow state borders, with some exceptions. Regarding the building thermal envelope, DOE proposes two approaches to compliance. The first is a prescriptive approach that would establish specific requirements for component and fenestration thermal resistance (R-value), thermal transmittance (U-factor), and solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC). The second is a performance-based approach that would establish a maximum overall thermal transmittance (Uo) requirement for the building thermal envelope and additional U-factor and SHGC requirements. Subpart B also would include provisions for determining U-factor, R- value, SHGC, and Uo. Finally, subpart B would establish prescriptive requirements
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