Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings; Initiation of Periodic Review of High Performance Building Certification Systems, 58604 [2017-26888]

Download as PDF 58604 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 13, 2017 / Notices indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the HOLA (12 U.S.C. 1467a(e)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 10(c)(4)(B) of the HOLA (12 U.S.C. 1467a(c)(4)(B)). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than January 8, 2018. A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Gerald C. Tsai, Director, Applications and Enforcement) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105–1579: 1. The Charles Schwab Corporation, San Francisco, California; to acquire voting shares of Charles Schwab Trust Bank, Henderson, Nevada. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 7, 2017. Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2017–26792 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am] includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than January 8, 2018. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Mark A. Rauzi, Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. Stearns Financial Services, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Saint Cloud, Minnesota; to acquire additional voting shares, for a total of 24.19 percent of the voting shares of Stearns Financial Services, Inc., Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire shares of Stearns Bank National Association, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Stearns Bank of Upsala, National Association, Upsala, Minnesota, and Stearns Bank of Holdingford, National Association, Holdingford, Minnesota. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 7, 2017. Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2017–26793 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P BILLING CODE P GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM [Notice-MG–2017–03; Docket No. 2017– 0002; Sequence 24] The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications will also be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings; Initiation of Periodic Review of High Performance Building Certification Systems VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:53 Dec 12, 2017 Jkt 244001 Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP); General Services Administration, (GSA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: GSA is initiating its highperformance building certification systems review, required every five years by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. GSA will identify a system(s) and certification level that ‘‘will be most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach’’ to the certification of high-performance Federal buildings. DATES: December 13, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick R. Dale, Office of Federal HighPerformance Buildings, Management and Program Analyst, 1800 F Street NW, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Washington, DC, 20405, telephone 202– 999–9607, or via email, at patrick.dale@ gsa.gov. In this review cycle, GSA will be directly contacting representatives of systems that have passed GSA’s screening criteria, described below, to request completion of a survey designed to provide GSA with detailed information about the identified system, in order to support its data collection process. Systems deemed to meet all of the criteria will be evaluated in detail. GSA’s screening criteria follow: 1. The certification system is currently available for use in the U.S. commercial buildings market and is not limited to one climate zone or geographic region. 2. The certification system addresses buildings (rather than individual products) with multiple performance and sustainable design attributes identified in EISA, including (but not limited to) energy, water, natural resources and environmental quality. 3. The certification system is validated by an independent, thirdparty assessor. 4. The certification system incorporates (where feasible), measurable and/or calculated metrics to assess building performance as opposed to evidence of intent. GSA will request input from representatives of certification systems meeting the above screening criteria, to better inform its recommendation to the Secretary of Energy on what certification system(s) best meet(s) the requirements described in Section 436 of EISA. GSA will provide the findings from its evaluation and set of recommendations to the Secretary of Energy who, in consultation with the Department of Defense and GSA, may identify the system(s) to recommend for use across the Federal Government. Additional information can be found online at: https://www.gsa.gov/ gbcertificationreview SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: December 6, 2017. Kevin Kampschroer, Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, General Services Administration. [FR Doc. 2017–26888 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–14–P E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-26888]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MG-2017-03; Docket No. 2017-0002; Sequence 24]


Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings; Initiation of 
Periodic Review of High Performance Building Certification Systems

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP); General Services 
Administration, (GSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GSA is initiating its high-performance building certification 
systems review, required every five years by the Energy Independence 
and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. GSA will identify a system(s) and 
certification level that ``will be most likely to encourage a 
comprehensive and environmentally sound approach'' to the certification 
of high-performance Federal buildings.

DATES: December 13, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick R. Dale, Office of Federal 
High-Performance Buildings, Management and Program Analyst, 1800 F 
Street NW, Washington, DC, 20405, telephone 202-999-9607, or via email, 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In this review cycle, GSA will be directly 
contacting representatives of systems that have passed GSA's screening 
criteria, described below, to request completion of a survey designed 
to provide GSA with detailed information about the identified system, 
in order to support its data collection process.
    Systems deemed to meet all of the criteria will be evaluated in 
detail. GSA's screening criteria follow:
    1. The certification system is currently available for use in the 
U.S. commercial buildings market and is not limited to one climate zone 
or geographic region.
    2. The certification system addresses buildings (rather than 
individual products) with multiple performance and sustainable design 
attributes identified in EISA, including (but not limited to) energy, 
water, natural resources and environmental quality.
    3. The certification system is validated by an independent, third-
party assessor.
    4. The certification system incorporates (where feasible), 
measurable and/or calculated metrics to assess building performance as 
opposed to evidence of intent.
    GSA will request input from representatives of certification 
systems meeting the above screening criteria, to better inform its 
recommendation to the Secretary of Energy on what certification 
system(s) best meet(s) the requirements described in Section 436 of 
EISA.
    GSA will provide the findings from its evaluation and set of 
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy who, in consultation with 
the Department of Defense and GSA, may identify the system(s) to 
recommend for use across the Federal Government.
    Additional information can be found online at: https://www.gsa.gov/gbcertificationreview

    Dated: December 6, 2017.
Kevin Kampschroer,
Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, General 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-26888 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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