[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 5]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR3282.351]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

 CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING--FEDERAL HOUSING 

        COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 3282_MANUFACTURED HOME PROCEDURAL AND ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS

--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart H_Primary Inspection Agencies

 

Sec.  3282.351  General.





    (a) This subpart sets out the requirements which must be met by 

States or private organizations which wish to qualify as primary 

inspection agencies under these regulations. It also sets out the 

various functions which will be carried out by primary inspection 

agencies.

    (b) There are four basic functions which are performed by primary 

inspection agencies:

    (1) Approval of the manufacturer's manufactured home design to 

assure that it is in compliance with the standard;

    (2) Approval of the manufacturer's quality control program to assure 

that it is compatible with the design;

    (3) Approval of the manufacturer's plant facility and manufacturing 

process to assure that the manufacturer can perform its approved quality 

control program and can produce manufactured homes in conformance with 

its approved design, and

    (4) Performance of ongoing inspections of the manufacturing process 

in each manufacturing plant to assure that the manufacturer is 

continuing to perform its approved quality control program and, with 

respect to those aspects of manufactured homes inspected, is continuing 

to produce manufactured homes in performance with its approved designs 

and in conformance with the standards (see Sec.  3282.362(c)(1)).

    (c) There are two types of primary inspection agencies which perform 

these functions:

    (1) Those which approve designs and quality control programs (Design 

Approval Primary Inspection Agencies--DAPIAs) and

    (2) Those which approve plants and perform ongoing inspections in 

the manufacturing plants (Production Inspection Primary Inspection 

Agencies--IPIAs).

    (d) States and private organizations whose submissions under this 

subpart are acceptable shall be granted provisional acceptance. Final 

acceptance shall be conditioned upon adequate performance, which will be 

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through monitoring of the actions of the primary inspection agencies. 

Monitoring of all primary inspection agencies shall be carried out as 

set out in subpart J. HUD accepted agencies can perform DAPIA functions 

for any manufacturer in any State and IPIA functions in any State except 

those in which the State has been approved to act as the exclusive IPIA 

under Sec.  3282.352.

    (e) Primary inspection agencies approved under this subpart may 

contract with manufactured home manufacturers (see Sec.  3282.202) to 

provide the services set out in this subpart. Any PIA which charges fees 

which are excessive in relation to the services rendered shall be 

subject to disqualification under Sec.  3282.356.