Notice2022-15976
Notice of Intent Regarding Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Support for Resilient and Efficient Building Energy Code Implementation
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July 26, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled "Building Energy Codes, Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation" in accordance with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The aim of this anticipated FOA is to support successful, widespread, and sustained implementation of updated building energy codes by states, local governments, and across the U.S. and range of affected stakeholders.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44373-44374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15976]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Intent Regarding Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Support
for Resilient and Efficient Building Energy Code Implementation
AGENCY: Office Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Intent
(NOI) to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled
``Building Energy Codes, Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation''
in accordance with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The aim of
this anticipated FOA is to support successful, widespread, and
sustained implementation of updated building energy codes by states,
local governments, and across the U.S. and range of affected
stakeholders.
DATES: The NOI was issued on July 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The NOI was issued via the EERE Exchange \1\ system
available at <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/</a>.
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\1\ The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
(EERE) issues funding opportunities and related announcements
through the EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange system.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Williams, (202) 441-1288,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e444b5c4b43570059474242474f435d6e4b4b004a414b00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82e8e7f0e7effbacf5ebeeeeebe3eff1c2e7e7ace6ede7ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>. Further information is available at https:/
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/www.energycodes.gov/RECI-codes-workshop.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 40511 of the BIL \2\ provides $225
million in funding supporting resilient and efficient building codes,
and directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive program
enabling sustained cost-effective implementation of updated building
energy codes. In accordance with Section 40511, DOE intends to issue a
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled ``Building Energy
Codes, Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation''. The aim of this
anticipated FOA is to support successful, widespread and sustained
implementation of updated building energy codes by states, local
governments, and across the U.S. and range of affected stakeholders.
More information is available via the DOE Building Energy Codes Program
at <a href="https://www.energycodes.gov/RECI-codes-workshop">https://www.energycodes.gov/RECI-codes-workshop</a>.
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\2\ Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58
(November 15, 2021). <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684">https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684</a>. This NOI uses the more common name ``Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law''.
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DOE previously published, on April 18, 2022, in the Federal
Register a request for information (RFI) (DE-FOA-0002755) and held a
public workshop related to Section 40511 of the BIL preceding this
Notice. See 87 FR 22874. Through the RFI, DOE requested public input
regarding the solicitation process and structure of a potential FOA,
considering a range of issues and approaches which enable sustained,
cost-effective implementation of updated building energy codes, and in
accordance with Section 40511. The RFI was issued on April 12, 2022,
and associated public workshop was held on April 27, 2022. More
information is available at: <a href="https://www.energycodes.gov/RECI-codes-workshop">https://www.energycodes.gov/RECI-codes-workshop</a>.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 21,
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
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the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal
Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-15976 Filed 7-25-22; 8:45 am]
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