Manufactured Housing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is currently undertaking a rulemaking to consider new energy conservation standards for manufactured housing.
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Ongoing Rulemaking for Standards | Ongoing Rulemaking for Test Procedure |
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Recent and Ongoing Activities
DOE has published a Federal Register notice publishing a final rule to amend the compliance date for its manufactured housing energy conservation standards. Currently, manufacturers must comply with these standards on and after May 31, 2023. This final rule delays compliance until July 1, 2025, for Tier 2 homes, and until 60 days after issuance of enforcement procedures for Tier 1 homes. DOE is delaying the compliance date to allow DOE more time to establish enforcement procedures that provide clarity for manufacturers and other stakeholders regarding DOE’s expectations of manufacturers and DOE’s plans for enforcing the standards.
- This final rule is effective May 30, 2023.
DOE has published a Federal Register final rule to establish energy conservation standards for manufactured housing pursuant to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This document presents standards based on the 2021 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and comments received during interagency consultation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as from stakeholders. The adopted standards would provide a set of “tiered” standards based on size that would apply the 2021 IECC-based standards to manufactured homes, except that single-section manufactured homes would be subject to less stringent building thermal envelope requirements compared to multi-section manufactured homes.
- The effective date of this rule is August 1, 2022.
- Compliance with the adopted standards established for manufactured housing in this final rule is required on and after May 31, 2023.
- The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register August 1, 2022.
Related Documents
| Notice of Intent |
- Federal Register, 86 FR 35773, (July 7, 2021)
- For additional information on the NEPA process please see the NEPA webpage at https://ecs-mh.evs.anl.gov/.
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For the latest information on the planned timing of future DOE regulatory milestones, see the current Office of Management and Budget Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. All planned dates are preliminary and subject to change.
Standards
| Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
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Final Rule; Extension of Compliance Date
Final Rule
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| Request for Comment |
- Federal Register, 87FR2359 (January 14, 2022)
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| Notice of Data Availability |
- Federal Register, 86FR59042 (October 26, 2021)
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| Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
- Federal Register, 86FR47744 (August 26, 2021)
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The manufactured housing energy conservation standard rulemaking docket EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021 contains all notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents.
Public Meeting Information:
There is no public meeting scheduled at this time.
Submitting Public Comments
Test Procedure
| Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
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The manufactured hosuing test procedure rulemaking docket EERE-2016-BT-TP-0032 contains all notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents pertaining to this rulemaking.
Public Meeting Information
There is no meeting scheduled at this time.
Submitting Public Comments
Current Standard
There are currently no energy conservation standards for manufactured housing.
There are currently no test procedures for manufactured housing.
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Compliance
DOE has established regulations on certification, compliance, and enforcement in the CFR at 10 CFR Part 429. These regulations cover statistical sampling plans, certified ratings, certification reports, record retention, and enforcement. More information on these regulations is available here.
Waivers
For information on current test procedure waivers, see DOE’s waivers webpage.
For information about obtaining test procedure waivers, see 10 CFR 430.27 .
Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions
For information on further guidance and answers to Frequently Asked Questions on all covered products, see DOE’s Further Guidance database.
ENERGY STAR®
Find tips and guidance for making your home, workplace, or vehicle more energy efficient. Visit EnergySavers.gov.
DOE supports the testing and verification of ENERGY STAR® products in close collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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