Manufactured Housing

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.

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.

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

The comment period is closed.

The manufactured housing 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

The comment period is closed.

DOE has published a Notification of No Legal Effect, indicating that DOE’s energy conservation standards for manufactured housing, as established in May 2022, have no legal effect pursuant to section 301(d)(2)(B) of the ROAD Act. 

There are currently no test procedures for manufactured housing.

Compliance

There are currently no compliance and enforcement procedures established for manufactured housing. 

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^®

DOE supports the testing and verification of ENERGY STAR products in close collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Find tips and guidance for making your home, workplace, or vehicle more energy efficient visit EnergySavers.gov.

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