Streamlining Interstate Land Sales, Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards, and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ProgramsInvestigations

This final rule amends HUD's regulations for three consumer protection regulatory programs by consolidating and streamlining the provisions relating to investigations. These programs, over which the Secretary has investigative authority, are Interstate Land Sales, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards, which are now reorganized under one office, the Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (hereafter collectively referred to as ``consumer regulatory programs''). In an effort to comply with the President's regulatory reform initiatives, this rule will streamline the regulations of these consumer regulatory programs by eliminating provisions that are redundant or are otherwise unnecessary. This final rule will make the consumer regulatory program regulations clear and concise.