Notice2022-26279
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
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Published
December 2, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74136-74137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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, <a href="https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program">https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program</a>.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caafafa9a8ad8aa2bbe4aea5afe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb8e8e88898cab839ac58f848ec58c849d">[email protected]</span></a>. 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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<bullet> $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
<bullet> $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
<bullet> $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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