81 FR 49969 - Updating Weatherization Health and Safety Guidance

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 146 (July 29, 2016)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is updating Weatherization Health and Safety Guidance related to the implementation and installation of health and safety measures as part of the DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The draft guidance also provides required components for Grantees to include in their Health and Safety (H&S) Plans. This guidance will assist Grantee decision- making during H&S Plan development. This notice also serves to inform the public of the availability of an online tool which provides notification of, and allows individuals to submit comments on, the draft guidance related to the DOE Weatherization Assistance Program. All future draft guidance releases will be made via the online tool. Individuals who wish to receive notification of draft guidance releases may receive that notification via the online tool. For information on the web address of the online tool see the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49969-49970]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17751]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

[EERE-2016-WAP-GUID-001]


Updating Weatherization Health and Safety Guidance

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is updating Weatherization 
Health and Safety Guidance related to the implementation and 
installation of health and safety measures as part of the DOE 
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The draft guidance also 
provides required components for Grantees to include in their Health 
and Safety (H&S) Plans. This guidance will assist Grantee decision-
making during H&S Plan development.
    This notice also serves to inform the public of the availability of 
an online tool which provides notification of, and allows individuals 
to submit comments on, the draft guidance related to the DOE 
Weatherization Assistance Program. All future draft guidance releases 
will be made via the online tool. Individuals who wish to receive 
notification of draft guidance releases may receive that notification 
via the online tool. For information on the web address of the online 
tool see the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

DATES: DOE will accept written comments until August 29, 2016. For more 
information on how to submit comments, please see the ADDRESSES and 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections of this notice.

ADDRESSES: DOE's draft Weatherization and Health and Safety Guidance is 
available via the online commenting tool at: http://doe.civicomment.org/ Interested parties are invited to submit comments 
on the guidance via this online tool.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Erica Burrin; U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., EE5W, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 280-9863; 
[email protected].
    For legal issues, please contact Kavita Vaidyanathan; U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., GC-33, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-0669; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is 
updating its Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Weatherization 
Health and Safety Guidance to clarify, update and provide additional 
information related to the implementation and installation of health 
and safety measures as part of the DOE WAP. This draft guidance also 
provides required components for Grantees to include in their Health 
and Safety (H&S) Plans. The guidance and attachments supersede the 
following:

    WPN 11-6a, Supplemental Health and Safety Guidance
    WPNs 11-6, Health and Safety Guidance
    WPN 09-6, Lead Safe Weatherization (LSW) Additional Materials 
and Information
    WPN 08-6, Interim Lead-Safe Weatherization Guidance
    WPN 08-4, Space Heater Policy
    WPNs 02-6, Weatherization Activities and Federal Lead-Based 
Paint Regulations
    WPN 02-5, Health and Safety Guidance

    It is DOE's aim that this guidance will better assist Grantee 
decision-making during H&S Plan development.
    Grantees may create more stringent requirements as long as those 
requirements do not conflict with this guidance.

Submitting Comments on the Draft Weatherization Health and Safety 
Guidance

    DOE will accept comments regarding the draft Weatherization Health 
and Safety Guidance no later than the date provided in the DATES 
section at the

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beginning of this notice. Interested parties are invited to submit 
comments via the online tool as outlined in the ADDRESSES section of 
this notice.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 14, 2016.
AnnaMaria Garcia,
Director, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-17751 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am]
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