Manufactured Housing

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. DOE has postponed the compliance deadline while it considers related enforcement procedures.
 

  • DOE has published a Federal Register final rule, delaying the compliance date for certain homes subject to the Department’s energy conservation standards for manufactured housing under 10 CFR part 460. Under this action, the compliance deadline for Tier 2 (multi-segment) homes is extended from July 1, 2025, (as finalized in a final rule published May 30, 2023) to 180 days following the publication of final enforcement procedures. The existing compliance date for Tier 1 homes remains unchanged as 60 days after publication of final enforcement procedures. This finalized the action proposed through a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on April 24, 2025. (90 FR 17230)

    • The effective date of this rule is July 2, 2025.

    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/.

     

    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

    Final Rule; Extension of Compliance Date for Tier 2 Homes
    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Compliance Date
    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Enforcement Procedures 
    • Federal Register, 88FR88844 (December 26,2023)
    Final Rule; Extension of Compliance Date
    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Compliance Date
    • Federal Register, 88FR17745 (March 24, 2023)
    Final Rule
    Environmental Impact Statement
    • Federal Register, 87FR2359 (January 14, 2022)
    Notice of Data Availability
    • Federal Register, 86FR59042 (October 26, 2021)
    Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
    • Federal Register, 86FR47744 (August 26, 2021)
    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    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.

    Test Procedure

    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    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 established energy conservation standards for manufactured housing under 10 CFR part 460.

  • There are currently no test procedures for manufactured housing.

  • 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®

    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.

  • For more information related to this product, please email:
    ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov