Notice of Future Release for the Administrative and Legal Requirements Document and Application Instructions for Formula Funding Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, 74136-74137 [2022-26279]
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approved information collection request
(ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2022–SCC–0148. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
the Department will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please include the docket ID number
and the title of the information
collection request when requesting
documents or submitting comments.
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the
general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden.
It also helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department is especially interested
in public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
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might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Fiscal Operations
Report for 2022–2023 and Application
to Participate 2024–2025 (FISAP) and
Reallocation Form.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0030.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,778.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 88,626.
Abstract: The Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended, requires participating
Title IV institutions to apply for funds
and report expenditures for the Federal
Perkins Loan (Perkins), the Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grant (FSEOG) and the Federal WorkStudy (FWS) Programs on an annual
basis. The data submitted electronically
in the Fiscal Operations Report and
Application to Participate (FISAP) is
used by the Department of Education to
determine the institution’s funding need
for the award year and monitor program
effectiveness and accountability of fund
expenditures. The data is used in
conjunction with institutional program
reviews to assess the administrative
capability and compliance of the
applicant. There are no other resources
for collecting this data.
Energy Programs (SCEP) intends to issue
an Administrative and Legal
Requirements Document (ALRD) for the
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant (EECBG) Program, as
authorized by the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021.
DOE has released a Notice of Intent
(NOI) through the EECBG Program
website so that interested parties are
aware of SCEP’s intention to issue an
ALRD in the near term. All the
information contained in the NOI is
subject to change. In addition, the NOI
provides information on the EECBG
Program, including draft funding
allocations to states, local governments,
and Indian tribes and the potential
option for formula grant recipients to
select a voucher in lieu of a formula
grant. The NOI provides additional
details on eligibility requirements and
information on submission and
registration requirements for formula
grant recipients.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
encouraged to review the notice of
intent to issue the ALRD on the EECBG
Program website, https://
www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiencyand-conservation-block-grant-program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Adam Guzzo, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of State and Community
Energy Programs, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–
0121. Telephone: (202) 287–1585.
Email: eecbg@hq.doe.gov. Electronic
communications are recommended for
correspondence.
Office of State and Community
Energy Programs, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
The
EECBG Program provides federal grants
to states, units of local government, and
Indian tribes to assist eligible entities in
implementing strategies to reduce fossil
fuel emissions, to reduce total energy
use, and to improve energy efficiency.
The EECBG Program was authorized in
title V, subtitle E of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007,
and signed into law (Pub. L. 110–140)
on December 19, 2007.
Through section 40552(b) of the IIJA,
Public Law 117–58,1 Congress
authorized $550 million to the EECBG
Program for Fiscal Year 2022, to remain
available until expended. Of the $550
million IIJA appropriates for the EECBG
Program, DOE intends to distribute $440
million in formula and competitive
EECBG Program grants to eligible units
of local government, states, and Indian
tribes. The estimated amounts available
for formula grants are as follows:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) Office of State and Community
1 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW117publ58/pdf/PLAW-117publ58.pdf.
Dated: November 28, 2022.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Future Release for the
Administrative and Legal
Requirements Document and
Application Instructions for Formula
Funding Under the Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Block Grant
Program
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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• $299,200,000 for formula grants to
eligible units of local government
Æ $149,600,000 to eligible units of
local government- Alternative 1
Æ $149,600,000 to eligible units of
local government- Alternative 2
• $123,200,000 for formula grants to
states
Æ Each state (except for those noted
as exempt on page 14 of the NOI)
is required to pass not less than 60
percent of its allocation through to
cities and counties within the state
that are ineligible for direct formula
grants from DOE
• $8,800,000 for formula grants to
eligible Indian tribes
DOE has released a NOI through the
EECBG Program website so that
interested parties are aware of SCEP’s
intention to issue an ALRD in January
2023. All the information contained in
the NOI is subject to change. Please see
attachments 1a., 1b., and 1c. included
with the NOI to preview the draft
EECBG Program formula funding
allocations for each of the 2,708 State,
local, and Tribal governments that are
eligible entities for EECBG Program
formula grants.
Signing Authority
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This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on November 22,
2022, by Henry McKoy, Director of the
Office of State and Community Energy
Programs, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only,
and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register
Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in
electronic format for publication, as an
official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in
no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on November
29, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[EERE–2022–BT–STD–0026]
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking
Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of
Open Meetings of the Commercial
Unitary Air Conditioner and
Commercial Unitary Heat Pump
Working Group
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE or the Department)
announces two additional open
meetings of the Commercial Unitary Air
Conditioner and Commercial Unitary
Heat Pump (CUAC and CUHP) working
group. The Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) requires that agencies
publish notice of an advisory committee
meeting in the Federal Register.
DATES: December 7, 2022, from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. via webinar; December
8, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. via
webinar.
ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held
virtually via Webex. See the Public
Participation section of this notice for
webinar registration information,
participant instructions, and
information about the capabilities
available to webinar participants, or
visit the committee’s website at: https://
www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/
appliance-standards-and-rulemakingfederal-advisory-committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Lucas Aiden, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Building Technologies
(EE–5B), 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW,
Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
(202) 287–5904. Email: asrac@
ee.doe.gov.
SUMMARY:
On July
21, 2022, the Appliance Standards and
Rulemaking Federal Advisory
Committee (ASRAC) met and passed the
recommendation to form a CUAC and
CUHP working group to meet and
discuss and, if possible, reach a
consensus on proposed Federal test
procedures and energy conservation
standards for CUACs and CUHPs. On
July 29, 2022, DOE published a notice
of intent to establish a working group
for CUACs and CUHPs to negotiate a
notice of proposed rulemaking for test
procedures and energy conservations
standards. 87 FR 45703. On October 7,
2022, DOE published a notice
announcing open meetings for the
CUAC and CUHP working group. 87 FR
60942. This notice maintains that list of
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meetings and announces an additional
two meetings in early December.
Purpose of Meetings: To provide
advice and recommendations to ASRAC
on test procedures and energy
conservation standards for CUAC and
CUHP equipment under the authority of
the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (5 U.S.C.
561–570, Pub. L. 104–320).
Public Participation: Open meetings
will be held via webinar on:
Wednesday, December 7, 2022, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT; and Thursday,
December 8, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
EDT. To attend the webinars and/or to
make oral statements regarding any of
the items on the agenda, email asrac@
ee.doe.gov. In the email, please indicate
your name, organization (if appropriate),
citizenship, and contact information.
The webinar will be held using the
Webex software platform and
participants are responsible for ensuring
their systems are compatible with the
webinar software. Webinar registration
information, participant instructions,
and information about the capabilities
available to webinar participants will be
published on DOE’s website: https://
www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/
appliance-standards-and-rulemakingfederal-advisory-committee.
Please note that foreign nationals
participating in the webinar are subject
to advance security screening
procedures which require advance
notice prior to attendance at the
webinar. If a foreign national wishes to
participate in the webinar, please
inform DOE as soon as possible by
contacting Ms. Regina Washington at
(202) 586–1214 or by email:
Regina.Washington@ee.doe.gov so that
the necessary procedures can be
completed.
Members of the public will be heard
in the order in which they sign up for
the Public Comment Period. Time
allotted per speaker will depend on the
number of individuals who wish to
speak but will not exceed five minutes.
Reasonable provision will be made to
include the scheduled oral statements
on the agenda. A third-party neutral
facilitator will make every effort to
allow the presentations of views of all
interested parties and to facilitate the
orderly conduct of business.
Participation in the meetings is not a
prerequisite for submission of written
comments. Written comments are
welcome from all interested parties.
Any comments submitted must identify
the CUAC and CUHP Working Group,
and provide docket number EERE–
2022–BT–STD–0015. Comments may be
submitted using any of the following
methods:
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[FR Doc No: 2022-26279]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Future Release for the Administrative and Legal
Requirements Document and Application Instructions for Formula Funding
Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of State and Community Energy Programs, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of State and Community
Energy Programs (SCEP) intends to issue an Administrative and Legal
Requirements Document (ALRD) for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant (EECBG) Program, as authorized by the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021. DOE has released a Notice of
Intent (NOI) through the EECBG Program website so that interested
parties are aware of SCEP's intention to issue an ALRD in the near
term. All the information contained in the NOI is subject to change. In
addition, the NOI provides information on the EECBG Program, including
draft funding allocations to states, local governments, and Indian
tribes and the potential option for formula grant recipients to select
a voucher in lieu of a formula grant. The NOI provides additional
details on eligibility requirements and information on submission and
registration requirements for formula grant recipients.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to review the notice of
intent to issue the ALRD on the EECBG Program website, https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Adam Guzzo, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of State and Community Energy Programs, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
287-1585. Email: [email protected]. Electronic communications are
recommended for correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EECBG Program provides federal grants to
states, units of local government, and Indian tribes to assist eligible
entities in implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions, to
reduce total energy use, and to improve energy efficiency. The EECBG
Program was authorized in title V, subtitle E of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007, and signed into law (Pub. L.
110-140) on December 19, 2007.
Through section 40552(b) of the IIJA, Public Law 117-58,\1\
Congress authorized $550 million to the EECBG Program for Fiscal Year
2022, to remain available until expended. Of the $550 million IIJA
appropriates for the EECBG Program, DOE intends to distribute $440
million in formula and competitive EECBG Program grants to eligible
units of local government, states, and Indian tribes. The estimated
amounts available for formula grants are as follows:
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$299,200,000 for formula grants to eligible units of local
government
[cir] $149,600,000 to eligible units of local government-
Alternative 1
[cir] $149,600,000 to eligible units of local government-
Alternative 2
$123,200,000 for formula grants to states
[cir] Each state (except for those noted as exempt on page 14 of
the NOI) is required to pass not less than 60 percent of its allocation
through to cities and counties within the state that are ineligible for
direct formula grants from DOE
$8,800,000 for formula grants to eligible Indian tribes
DOE has released a NOI through the EECBG Program website so that
interested parties are aware of SCEP's intention to issue an ALRD in
January 2023. All the information contained in the NOI is subject to
change. Please see attachments 1a., 1b., and 1c. included with the NOI
to preview the draft EECBG Program formula funding allocations for each
of the 2,708 State, local, and Tribal governments that are eligible
entities for EECBG Program formula grants.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November
22, 2022, by Henry McKoy, Director of the Office of State and Community
Energy Programs, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of
Energy. That document with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on November 29, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-26279 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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