MHProNews has learned MHARR has objected to the DOE rulemaking, saying the DOE selectively leaked “a draft proposed energy rule to parties in interest,” and ignored an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directive to restart the rulemaking from the beginning.
MHARR, therefore, objects to any decision involving DOE’s SHGC analysis, saying DOE should “terminate the present rulemaking and return this matter to Congress for reconsideration based on full hearings and participation by all interested stakeholders.”
In addition, notwithstanding that manufactured homes already have energy costs equal to or better than other types of housing, MHARR says the sustained procedural irregularities in this rulemaking led it to vote against the standards as a member of DOE’s Working Group. MHARR further avows to work against any such standards in the future. ##
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