Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/988

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114 STAT. 3002 PUBLIC LAW 106-569 —DEC. 27, 2000 Deadline. Federal Register, publication. Deadline. "(i) NOTICE; OPEN TO PUBLIC. —The consensus committee shall provide advance notice of each meeting of the consensus committee to the Secretary and cause to be published in the Federal Register advance notice of each such meeting. All meetings of the consensus committee shall be open to the public. "(ii) REIMBURSEMENT.— Members of the consensus committee in attendance at meetings of the consensus committee shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in Government service. "(H) ADMINISTRATION. —The consensus committee and the administering organization shall— "(i) operate in conformance with the procedures established by the American National Standards Institute for the development and coordination of American National Standards; and "(ii) apply to the American National Standards Institute and take such other actions as may be necessary to obtain accreditation from the American National Standards Institute. "(I) STAFF AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT. — The administering organization shall, upon the request of the consensus committee— "(i) provide reasonable staff resources to the consensus committee; and "(ii) furnish technical support in a timely manner to any of the interest categories described in subparagraph (D) represented on the consensus committee, if— "(I) the support is necessary to ensure the informed participation of the consensus committee members; and "(II) the costs of providing the support are reasonable. " (J) DATE OF INITIAL APPOINTMENTS. — The initial appointments of all the members of the consensus committee shall be completed not later than 90 days after the date on which a contractual agreement under paragraph (2)(A) is entered into with the administering organization. "(4) REVISIONS OF STANDARDS. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —Beginning on the date on which all members of the consensus committee are appointed under paragraph (3), the consensus committee shall, not less than once during each 2-year period— "(i) consider revisions to the Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards; and "(ii) submit proposed revised standards, if approved in a vote of the consensus committee by two-thirds of the members, to the Secretary in the form of a proposed rule, including an economic analysis. "(B) PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED REVISED STANDARDS. — "(i) PUBLICATION BY THE SECRETARY.— The consensus committee shall provide a proposed revised