Notice2022-07548
Notice of Request for Information; Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)-Request for Information on Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities
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April 8, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its request for information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002715 regarding the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Grants for Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from Local Education Agencies (LEAs), school staff, states, local governments, energy service companies, unions, service providers, utilities, researchers, community partners, manufacturers, and other stakeholders on issues related to program development and execution of IIJA. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is specifically interested in information on capacity development and technical assistance needs of applicants and their stakeholders and partners; how to define, support, and leverage the needs assessments required of applicants; initial methodologies for evaluating priority eligibility and award metrics; potential partnerships structures and models to achieve the goals of the provision and maximize impact; pathways and models to leverage the financial investments to reach more facilities and achieve deeper impact; and workforce development.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07548]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information; Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
(BIL)--Request for Information on Energy Improvements at Public School
Facilities
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on
its request for information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002715 regarding the
implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),
Grants for Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy
Improvements at Public School Facilities. The purpose of this RFI is to
solicit feedback from Local Education Agencies (LEAs), school staff,
states, local governments, energy service companies, unions, service
providers, utilities, researchers, community partners, manufacturers,
and other stakeholders on issues related to program development and
execution of IIJA. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE) is specifically interested in information on capacity
development and technical assistance needs of applicants and their
stakeholders and partners; how to define, support, and leverage the
needs assessments required of applicants; initial methodologies for
evaluating priority eligibility and award metrics; potential
partnerships structures and models to achieve the goals of the
provision and maximize impact; pathways and models to leverage the
financial investments to reach more facilities and achieve deeper
impact; and workforce development.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May
18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d1e1eaededeef1d0c4cbc2e6ede7ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81d2e2e9eeeeedf2d3c7c8c1e5eee4afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>. Include ``Schools RFI Response'' in the subject
line of the email. Responses must be provided as attachments to an
email. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding
25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Responses
must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to the email,
and no more than 10 pages in length, 12-point font, 1 inch margins.
Only electronic responses will be accepted.
Please identify your answers by responding to a specific question
or topic if applicable. Respondents may answer as many or as few
questions as they wish.
EERE will not respond to individual submissions or publish publicly
a compendium of responses. A response to this RFI will not be viewed as
a binding commitment to develop or pursue the project or ideas
discussed. The complete RFI document is located at <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d6e5e555252514e6f7b747d595258135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d784b4bfb8b8bba485919e97b3b8b2f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a> or Sam Petty at 240-562-1335. Further instruction
can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 100,000 public K-12 schools across the
United States (U.S.) contain the classrooms, libraries, cafeterias,
playgrounds, and gyms where 50 million students learn, eat, build
friendships, and exercise. As the second largest sector of public
infrastructure spending in the U.S., public K-12 schools are also a
center of our communities, serving as voting and polling locations,
emergency shelters, and community gathering places. The significant
under-investment in energy improvements at American schools, however,
results in unnecessarily high utility costs and contributes to
unhealthy and uncomfortable environments for students, teachers, and
staff.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58),
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) (Pub. L. 117-2), and 2021
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act
(CRRSAA) (Pub. L. 116-260, Div. M), provide tens of billions of dollars
in new funding to U.S. K-12 public schools for facility and
transportation improvements. Strategic use of this funding will help
remedy the historic inequity of school facilities investments, reduce
school energy expenditures, help schools lead the nation in solving the
climate crisis, and create good-paying union jobs.
Through this RFI, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) seeks input regarding the
implementation of Section 40541 of the IIJA, which provides $500
million for grants for energy improvements \1\ at public school
facilities. DOE aims to facilitate substantial additional investment,
prioritize schools with high needs, minimize administrative burden, and
build enduring capacity in local educational agencies (LEAs) and the
states to maximize impact equitably and efficiently. DOE is seeking
information amongst these six categories of questions:
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\1\ See IIJA Section 40541(a)(4) for statutory definition.
1. Capacity Development for Local Education Agencies
2. Needs Assessments
3. Criteria and Metrics
4. Workforce
5. Leveraging Funds
6. Partnership Structures
The RFI is available at: <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/</a>.
Confidential Business Information: Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any
person submitting information that he or she believes to be
confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via
email, postal mail, or hand delivery two well-marked copies: One copy
of the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information
believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non-
confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential
deleted. Submit these documents via email or on a CD, if feasible. DOE
will make its own determination about the confidential status of the
information and treat it according to its determination.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on April 1, 2022, by Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
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 April 5, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-07548 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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