[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20192-20193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08216]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

[Docket No. EERE-2014-BT-BC-0017]


DOE Building Energy Codes Program Stakeholder Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DOE Building Energy Codes Program will host an upcoming 
public meeting to provide stakeholders with an update on program 
direction. DOE will present an overview of current activities and 
program organization in support of its mission to achieve energy 
savings through the development and implementation of building energy 
codes. DOE will solicit public comment and discussion surrounding 
information presented.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2014, from 
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Arlington, VA. Advance registration is 
required. Parties who wish to submit official comments following the 
meeting must do so by May 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel--
Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. To participate 
in the meeting, please submit an official request to 
[email protected], including attendee name and 
organizational affiliation.
    Comments from the public will be accepted at the meeting. 
Additionally, following the meeting, a docket will be made available to 
accept public comment on topics discussed at the stakeholder meeting. 
Interested parties may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include 
``April 2014 Building Energy Codes Stakeholder Meeting'' in the subject 
line of the message.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Building Technologies Office EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit 
one signed paper original.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L'Enfant Building, 6th 
floor, Room 6052, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: 
(202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name, U.S. 
Department of Energy, and docket number EERE-2014-BT-BC-0017.
    Docket: The docket is available for public review at 
www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the 
index. A link to the docket Web page can be found at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-BC-0017. The 
Regulations.gov Web site contains instructions on how to access all 
documents, including public comments, in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeremiah Williams, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop 
EE-5B, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, 
Telephone: (202) 287-1941, Email: [email protected].
Ami Grace-Tardy, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mailstop GC-71, 1000 Independence Ave. 
SW., Washington, DC 20585, Telephone:

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(202) 586-5709, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public meeting announced in today's 
notice is for the DOE Building Energy Codes Program to present and 
receive comments on its overall program direction and in anticipation 
of its future residential code development activities. DOE will present 
an overview of current program activities and organization in support 
of its mission to achieve energy savings through building energy codes. 
In addition, DOE seeks stakeholder input in anticipation of future 
residential code development activities. DOE will solicit public 
comment and discussion surrounding information presented.
    There will be two sessions held:
    1. General Program Input (8:00a-12:00p): This is a general session 
during which the program will present its current and future plans. 
Please bring concrete, actionable ideas regarding what activities the 
program should undertake.
    2. Residential Code Development (1:00p-3:30p): This is a meeting in 
anticipation of DOE activities surrounding the 2018 International 
Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The Department is seeking stakeholder 
input into how it should participate in model code development 
activities, as administered by the International Code Council (ICC), as 
well as comments regarding the future direction of the residential 
model energy code.
    To participate in the meeting, please submit an official request as 
outlined in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice. Note that space is 
limited and advanced registration is required. Requests will be honored 
in the order they are received. A meeting agenda and other related 
materials will be made available at www.energycodes.gov/events. Please 
check this location for additional information in anticipation of the 
stakeholder meeting, and for additional instructions following the 
event.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2014.
Jeremiah Williams,
Acting Program Manager, Building Energy Codes, Building Technologies 
Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-08216 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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