81_FR_57742 81 FR 57579 - Call for U.S.-China Energy Performance Contracting Pilot Projects To Be Recognized at the 7th Annual U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum

81 FR 57579 - Call for U.S.-China Energy Performance Contracting Pilot Projects To Be Recognized at the 7th Annual U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)

Page Range57579-57580
FR Document2016-20101

The Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of an extension from August 22, 2016 to September 9, 2016 to submit innovative U.S.- China energy performance contracting (EPC) projects. EPC projects at public, commercial, and industrial facilities located in the U.S. or China with project participation from at least one U.S. entity and at least one Chinese entity are eligible. Eligible entities include energy service companies (ESCOs), technology providers, facility owners or operators, and financiers. EPC projects that meet the 2016 Pilot Project Criteria and demonstrate replicability will receive special recognition at the 7th Annual U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum in October 2016 in Beijing. Some recognition recipients will be invited to speak at a special breakout session.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-20101]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Call for U.S.-China Energy Performance Contracting Pilot Projects 
To Be Recognized at the 7th Annual U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of extension for project submissions.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of an extension 
from August 22, 2016 to September 9, 2016 to submit innovative U.S.-
China energy performance contracting (EPC) projects. EPC projects at 
public, commercial, and industrial facilities located in the U.S. or 
China with project participation from at least one U.S. entity and at 
least one Chinese entity are eligible. Eligible entities include energy 
service companies (ESCOs), technology providers, facility owners or 
operators, and financiers. EPC projects that meet the 2016 Pilot 
Project Criteria and demonstrate replicability will receive special 
recognition at the 7th Annual U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum in 
October 2016 in Beijing. Some recognition recipients will be invited to 
speak at a special breakout session.

DATES: Project submissions for consideration must be received by 
September 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Project submissions should be emailed in English and Chinese 
to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and ESCO Committee of 
China Energy Conservation Association at the email addresses provided 
below. ``The Pilot Project Criteria 2016'' and ``Appendix: Project 
Submission Template'' can be found on: http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/archived-research-areas/energy-efficiency-and-mitigation/epc/.
    Applicants must complete the Chinese and English project submission 
template and draft a proposed MOU. The proposed MOU should memorialize 
the cooperation of U.S. and Chinese

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entities applying as a team, set out their intention to do an EPC 
project(s); and include all minimum U.S.-China EPC Pilot Project 
Program requirements. Submit one email with project submission and 
proposed MOU as attachments to the following email addresses: 
[email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]. Failure 
to submit complete, bilingual project information may result in 
ineligibility.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Questions about the U.S.-China Energy Performance Contracting 
Initiative--Ms. Arlene Fetizanan, U.S. Department of Energy, 
[email protected] or (202) 586-3124.
    Questions about the energy performance contracting pilot project 
criteria and submission--Ms. Sha Yu, Pacific Northwest National 
Laboratory, [email protected] or (301) 314-6736.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 29, 2016, DOE published in the 
Federal Register a notice of a request for project submissions (the 
July Notice) entitled Call For U.S.-China Energy Performance 
Contracting Pilot Projects To Be Recognized At The Annual U.S.-China 
Energy Efficiency Forum (81 FR 49968). That notice required innovative 
U.S.- China EPC project submissions for consideration to be submitted 
by August 22, 2016. This notice announces an extension of that deadline 
from August 22, 2016 to September 9, 2016. For background information 
on the U.S. China Climate Working Group and requirements for U.S.-China 
EPC project submissions, see the July Notice.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2016.
Robert Dixon,
Director of Strategic Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-20101 Filed 8-22-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2016 / Notices 57579 Dated: August 18, 2016. the public’s reporting burden. It also proceedures, and data analysis Aaron Siegel, helps the public understand the approach. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Department’s information collection Dated: August 18, 2016. Officer Department of Defense. requirements and provide the requested Kate Mullan, [FR Doc. 2016–20131 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am] data in the desired format. ED is Acting Director, Information Collection BILLING CODE 5001–06–P soliciting comments on the proposed Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy information collection request (ICR) that Officer, Office of Management. is described below. The Department of [FR Doc. 2016–20070 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in BILLING CODE 4000–01–P public comment addressing the [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0030] following issues: (1) Is this collection Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review processed and used in a timely manner; Office of Energy Efficiency and and approval; Comment Request; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Renewable Energy Study of Title I Schoolwide and (4) how might the Department enhance Targeted Assistance Programs the quality, utility, and clarity of the Call for U.S.-China Energy information to be collected; and (5) how Performance Contracting Pilot Projects AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), might the Department minimize the To Be Recognized at the 7th Annual Office of Planning, Evaluation and burden of this collection on the U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum Policy Development (OPEPD). respondents, including through the use ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and that written comments received in Renewable Energy, Department of SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be Energy (DOE). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 considered public records. ACTION: Notice of extension for project U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is Title of Collection: Study of Title I submissions. proposing a new information collection. Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance DATES: Interested persons are invited to Programs. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy submit comments on or before OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW. (DOE) gives notice of an extension from September 22, 2016. Type of Review: A new information August 22, 2016 to September 9, 2016 ADDRESSES: To access and review all the collection. to submit innovative U.S.-China energy documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: State, performance contracting (EPC) projects. collection listed in this notice, please Local, and Tribal Governments. EPC projects at public, commercial, and use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual industrial facilities located in the U.S. searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 2,120. or China with project participation from 2016–ICCD–0030. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual at least one U.S. entity and at least one in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 2,232. Chinese entity are eligible. Eligible submitted electronically through the Abstract: The U.S. Department of entities include energy service Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Education (Department) requests OMB companies (ESCOs), technology www.regulations.gov by selecting the clearance for data collection activities providers, facility owners or operators, Docket ID number or via postal mail, associated with the Study of Title I and financiers. EPC projects that meet commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance the 2016 Pilot Project Criteria and Please note that comments submitted by Programs. The purpose of this study is demonstrate replicability will receive fax or email and those submitted after to provide a detailed analysis of the special recognition at the 7th Annual the comment period will not be types of strategies and activities U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum in accepted. Written requests for implemented in Title I schoolwide October 2016 in Beijing. Some information or comments submitted by program(SWP) and targeted assistance recognition recipients will be invited to postal mail or delivery should be program (TAP) schools, how different speak at a special breakout session. addressed to the Director of the confgurations of resources are used to DATES: Project submissions for Information Collection Clearance support these strategies and how local consideration must be received by Division, U.S. Department of Education, officials make decisions about the use of September 9, 2016. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room these varied resources. To this end the ADDRESSES: Project submissions should 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. study team will conduct site visits to a be emailed in English and Chinese to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For set of 40 case study schools that will the Pacific Northwest National specific questions related to collection involve in-person and telephone Laboratory and ESCO Committee of activities, please contact Joanne Bogart, interviews with Title I district officials China Energy Conservation Association 202–205–7855. and school staff involved in Title I at the email addresses provided below. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The administration. In addition, the study ‘‘The Pilot Project Criteria 2016’’ and Department of Education (ED), in team will collect and review relevant ‘‘Appendix: Project Submission accordance with the Paperwork extant data and administer surveys to a Template’’ can be found on: http:// Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. nationally representative sample of www.globalchange.umd.edu/archived- sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general principals and school district research-areas/energy-efficiency-and- public and Federal agencies with an administrators. Both the case study and mitigation/epc/. opportunity to comment on proposed, survey samples include Title I SWP and Applicants must complete the revised, and continuing collections of TAP schools. Clearance is requested for Chinese and English project submission information. 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57580 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2016 / Notices entities applying as a team, set out their Great Lakes Advisory Board (Board). placed on the list of public speakers for intention to do an EPC project(s); and The purpose of this meeting is to the meeting. include all minimum U.S.-China EPC discuss the Great Lakes Restoration Written Statements: Written Pilot Project Program requirements. Initiative (GLRI). statements must be received by Submit one email with project DATES: The teleconference will be held September 7, 2016 so that the submission and proposed MOU as on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 information may be made available to attachments to the following email from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central the SIS for consideration. Written addresses: m.evans@pnnl.gov, qing.tan@ Time, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern statements should be supplied to the pnnl.gov and international@emca.cn. Time. An opportunity will be provided DFO in the following formats: One hard Failure to submit complete, bilingual to the public to comment. copy with original signature and one project information may result in ADDRESSES: The public teleconference electronic copy via email. Commenters ineligibility. will be held by teleconference only. The are requested to provide two versions of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: teleconference number is: 1–877–226– each document submitted: one each Questions about the U.S.-China 9607; participant code: 391 354 7398. with and without signatures because Energy Performance Contracting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any only documents without signatures may Initiative—Ms. Arlene Fetizanan, U.S. member of the public wishing further be published on the GLRI Web page. Department of Energy, information regarding this Accessibility: For information on Arlene.Fetizanan@ee.doe.gov or (202) teleconference may contact Rita access or services for individuals with 586–3124. Cestaric, Designated Federal Officer disabilities, please contact the DFO at Questions about the energy (DFO), by email at cestaric.rita@epa.gov. the phone number or email address performance contracting pilot project General information on the GLRI, the noted above, preferably at least seven criteria and submission—Ms. Sha Yu, Board and SIS can be found at http:// days prior to the meeting, to give EPA Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, glri.us/public.html. as much time as possible to process sha.yu@pnnl.gov or (301) 314–6736. your request. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July Background: The SIS was established Dated: August 9, 2016. 29, 2016, DOE published in the Federal in accordance with the provisions of the Cameron Davis, Register a notice of a request for project Federal Advisory Committee Act Senior Advisor to the Administrator. submissions (the July Notice) entitled (FACA), Public Law 92–463. The SIS is [FR Doc. 2016–20153 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am] Call For U.S.-China Energy Performance composed of members from BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Contracting Pilot Projects To Be governmental, private sector, non-profit Recognized At The Annual U.S.-China and academic organizations, appointed Energy Efficiency Forum (81 FR 49968). by the EPA Administrator in her FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS That notice required innovative U.S.- capacity as Chair of the Interagency COMMISSION China EPC project submissions for Task Force (IATF), who were selected based on their established records of [CC Docket No. 92–237; DA 16–927] consideration to be submitted by August 22, 2016. This notice announces an distinguished service in their professional community and their Next Meeting of the North American extension of that deadline from August Numbering Council 22, 2016 to September 9, 2016. For knowledge of ecological protection and background information on the U.S. restoration issues. The SIS will assist AGENCY: Federal Communications China Climate Working Group and the Board in providing ongoing advice Commission. requirements for U.S.-China EPC project on Great Lakes adaptive management ACTION: Notice. submissions, see the July Notice. and may provide other recommendations, as requested by the SUMMARY: In this document, the Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2016. IATF. Commission released a public notice Availability of Meeting Materials: The announcing the meeting and agenda of Robert Dixon, agenda and other materials in support of the North American Numbering Council Director of Strategic Programs, Office of the meeting will be available at http:// Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. (NANC). The intended effect of this glri.us/advisory/index.html. action is to make the public aware of the [FR Doc. 2016–20101 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am] Procedures for Providing Public Input: NANC’s next meeting and agenda. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Federal advisory committees provide DATES: Thursday, September 15, 2016, independent advice to federal agencies. 10:00 a.m. Members of the public can submit ADDRESSES: Requests to make an oral ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION relevant comments for consideration by the SIS. Input from the public to the SIS statement or provide written comments AGENCY will have the most impact if it provides to the NANC should be sent to Carmell [FRL–9951–31–Region 5] specific information for the SIS to Weathers, Competition Policy Division, consider. Members of the public Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Notification of a Public Teleconference Communications Commission, Portals of the Science and Information wishing to provide comments should contact the DFO directly. II, 445 12th Street SW., Room 5–C162, Subcommittee Washington, DC 20554. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). presentation at this public meeting will Carmell Weathers at (202) 418–2325 or be limited to three minutes per speaker, Carmell.Weathers@fcc.gov. The fax ACTION: Notice. subject to the number of people wanting number is: (202) 418–1413. The TTY SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection to comment. Interested parties should number is: (202) 418–0484. Agency (EPA) announces a public contact the DFO in writing (preferably SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a teleconference of the Science and via email) at the contact information summary of the Commission’s Information Subcommittee (SIS) to the noted above by September 9, 2016 to be document in CC Docket No. 92–237, DA VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Aug 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of extension for project submissions.
DatesProject submissions for consideration must be received by September 9, 2016.
ContactQuestions about the U.S.-China Energy Performance Contracting Initiative--Ms. Arlene Fetizanan, U.S. Department of Energy, [email protected] or (202) 586-3124.
FR Citation81 FR 57579 
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