August 31, 2006 Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, SW Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500 RE: Docket No. FR-4812-P-02; HUD-2006-0167 RIN 2502-AH97 Manufactured Home Installation Program Introduction The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) respectfully submits comments in response to the Proposed Rulemaking – Manufactured Home Installation Program, noticed in the Federal Register of June 14, 2006 (71 FR 34476 – 34505). The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) is a non-profit national trade association representing all segments of the manufactured housing industry, including: manufactured home producers; material and service suppliers; retailers; community developers, owners, and managers; insurers; and, financial service providers. MHI manufacturer members produce over 83 percent of the HUD Code manufactured homes built in the United States each year. MHI’s community owner members manage rental sites, which house almost 40 percent of the 22 million people who live in over 10 million manufactured homes across the country. In addition, MHI’s membership includes every manufactured housing state association in the Nation. The state associations represent manufacturers, communities, retailers, installers and finance companies. General Comments The Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (the Act) was enacted on ...