[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50616-50618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20475]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Notice for EV Everywhere Logo Design Competition

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the 
availability of the EV Everywhere Logo Design Competition, to encourage 
artists and designers to create a graphic representation of the DOE's 
efforts to increase the use of plug-in electric vehicles. The Logo 
Contest includes a $5,000 cash prize.

DATES: The submission period for entries begins at August 13, 2015 and 
must be received electronically by September 25, 2015 by 11:59 p.m. 
EST. The winning contestant will be announced October 26, 2015. All 
dates are subject to change. The winning contestant will be notified in 
advance of the public announcement.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons can find full details about the 
competition rules and register to participate online at https://www.challenge.gov/challenge/ev-everywhere-logo-contest/. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Robert Graham, EV Everywhere Director, Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202-586-3801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Competition Details

    (1) Subject of Competition: The Department of Energy (DOE) is 
seeking a new design to be used as the official logo of EV Everywhere. 
EV Everywhere is the umbrella activity for DOE efforts to increase the 
use of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Its mission is to raise 
awareness of the benefits of PEVs, help individuals realize that PEVs 
are a viable option for them, and position DOE as the definitive 
resource for

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unbiased, objective information about PEVs.
    EV Everywhere supports DOE's larger goal of reducing the use of 
petroleum in transportation to increase energy and environmental 
security. In addition to public outreach and education, it also 
includes efforts to reduce the cost and improve the convenience of PEVs 
through research and development as well as increase community 
readiness for the use of PEVs.
    (2) Dates: The submission period for entries must be submitted in 
accordance with the deadline identified in the DATES section.
    (3) Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition: To be 
eligible to win a prize under this Logo Design Competition, you--
    (a) Must register to participate in the competition under the link 
designated for that purpose by DOE on https://www.challenge.gov;
    (b) Must comply with all the requirements under this notice and the 
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-358);
    (c) In the case of an individual, whether participating singly or 
in a group, must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United 
States before the submission period ends;
    (d) In the case of a private entity shall be incorporated in and 
maintain a principal place of business in the United States;
    (e) May not be a Federal employee acting within the scope of your 
employment;
    (f) May not be an entity with an outstanding, unresolved financial 
obligation to, or that is currently suspended or debarred by, the 
federal government; and
    (g) If chosen as the winner of the prize, provide to DOE the 
necessary personal or business information to allow DOE to award the 
cash prize.
    If you are under 18 years of age, you must have the permission of a 
parent or legal guardian to participate. If you are a Federal grantee, 
you may not use Federal funds to develop applications for this 
competition unless such use is consistent with the purpose of your 
grant award. If you are a Federal contractor, you may not use Federal 
funds from a contract to develop or fund efforts in support of 
applications for this competition. You may use Federal facilities or 
consult with Federal employees during the competition if the facilities 
and employees are made available to all contestants participating in 
the competition on an equitable basis.
    (4) Registration Process for Contestants: Design competition 
contestants must submit their ``EV Everywhere'' Logo designs online as 
a vector-based image in an .ai, .eps, or PDF file using the link 
designated for that purpose on https://www.challenge.gov. Contestants 
can find the link on https://challenge.gov, either by filtering search 
criteria to ``Department of Energy'' or going to https://www.vehicles.energy.gov, where the link will be posted. DOE will accept 
logo design competition submissions only through https://www.challenge.gov.
    Things to keep in mind as you design your ``EV Everywhere'' Logo:
    (a) The logo should translate the core elements of the EV 
Everywhere brand, including the benefits of PEVs, the viability of PEVs 
for the average driver, and EV Everywhere as the source for objective, 
data-driven, reliable information on PEVs. DOE's Alternative Fuels Data 
Center describes the basic technology of PEVs and PEVs' major benefits;
    (b) In addition, the logo can evoke through imagery ideas of: 
Electricity, the ``fun'' factor of PEVs, PEVs' cost savings, 
environmental sustainability, and energy security;
    (c) The use of the words ``EV Everywhere'' is recommended, but not 
required;
    (d) The use of the words ``U.S. Department of Energy'' is required;
    (e) The logo should use the following colors alone or in 
combination:
    a. As primary, dark blue (Pantone 7484; CMYK C45 M27 Y17 K51; RGB 
R94 G106 B113; HEX 5E6A71) and/or dark green (Pantone 356; CMYK C95 M8 
Y93 K27; RGB R0 G121 B52; HEX 007934)
    b. As highlights, light blue (Pantone 2995; CMYK C87 M1 Y0 K0; RGB 
R0 G169 B224; HEX 1F82BB), light green (Pantone 368; CMYK C63 M0 Y97 
K0; RGB R105 G190 B40; HEX 69BE28), yellow (Pantone 116; CMYK C0 M12 
Y100 K0; RGB R254 G203 B0; HEX FECB00), red (Pantone 158; CMYK C0 M64 
Y95 K0; RGB R227 G114 B34; HEX E37222), and light gray (Pantone 428; 
CMYK C12 M6 Y5 K12; RGB R195 G200 B200; HEX C3C8C8);
    (f) If the logo includes text, the text should be in Gotham font, 
or if not available, Calibri;
    (g) The logo should be unique enough that it could be easily 
recognized by the general public in the future;
    (h) Because it will be used on a vehicle magnetic logo the size of 
a small bumper sticker, the logo needs to be readable and/or 
understandable from the back of a moving vehicle.
    (i) The logo should not focus solely on light-duty PEVs; and
    (j) The logo should not conflict or be too similar to existing DOE/
EERE logos (available on the EERE Communications Standards Web site) or 
use elements of the DOE or any other federal agency's logo.
    When uploading your ``EV Everywhere'' Logo design, in the 
``Submission Text'' field, please include a brief description about 
your logo entry and thought process behind the design, including any 
personal experience the designer has with PEVs.
    (5) Prize for Winner: The winning contestant will be awarded a 
$5,000 prize and the design will become the official logo for the EV 
Everywhere activities, the magnetic decals, the program's Web site and 
any official DOE purpose.
    (6) Selection of Winner: DOE will select a judging panel that will 
consist of DOE officials, EV industry leaders, and other communications 
experts. Judges will be fair and impartial. A judge may not have 
personal or financial interests in, or be an employee, officer, 
director, or agent of any contestant or have a familial or financial 
relationship with a contestant.
    Judges will use the following weighted criteria to judge the 
submitted designs:
    (a) Effectiveness of communicating the EV Everywhere mission and 
brand (500/1000 points). This includes the idea of plug-in electric 
vehicles, their benefits, their viability for the average driver, and 
the DOE as a source of unbiased, data-driven information. This may be 
done through a realistic or abstract design;
    (b) Creativity and originality (300/1000 points). Is the visual 
quality of the design at once informative and representative of imagery 
connected to EV Everywhere; and
    (c) Design can be easily replicated, especially as a magnetic decal 
(200/1000 points). Can this design be replicated successfully, without 
excessive cost, for many media formats.
    The judging panel will evaluate the submissions and choose the 
final winning design from all submissions. In the event that no entries 
fully meet the above criteria to the panel's satisfaction, the 
Department of Energy is under no obligation to select a winner. All 
decisions by DOE are final and binding with respect to the contest. For 
questions or further information, please see the contact information 
listed in the DATES section above.
    (7) Applicable Law: This design competition is being conducted by 
DOE pursuant to the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act requirements 
at 15 U.S.C. 3719 and is subject to all

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applicable federal laws and regulations. By participating in this 
design competition, each contestant gives its full and unconditional 
agreement to these Official Rules. A contestant's eligibility for a 
prize award is contingent upon their fulfilling all requirements 
identified in this notice. Publication of this notice is not an 
obligation of funds on the part of DOE. DOE reserves the right to 
cancel, suspend, and/or modify this contest, in whole or in part, at 
any time prior to the award of prizes.
    (8) Resolution of Disputes: The Department of Energy is solely 
responsible for administrative decisions, which are final and binding 
in all matters related to the contest. In the event of a dispute as to 
any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address 
used to register will be deemed to be the contestant. The ``authorized 
account holder'' is the natural person or legal entity assigned an 
email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider 
or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the 
domain associated with the submitted address. Contestants and potential 
winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account 
holder.
    (9) Intellectual Property Rights:
    (a) By submitting a design to this competition, you represent and 
warrant that you are the sole author and copyright owner of the 
submitted design; that the submission is your original work, and as the 
contestant, you have sufficient rights to use and authorize others, 
including DOE, to use the submission, as specified throughout the 
Official Rules, that the submission does not violate or infringe upon 
the copyright or upon any other third party rights of other parties, 
including but not limited to privacy, publicity, or intellectual 
property rights, or material that constitutes copyright or license 
infringement. Your design may not contain any material that is 
inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, defamatory, or in any way 
disparaging. Your design cannot have been submitted previously in 
another promotion or contest of any kind.
    (b) You understand and agree that if your entry is selected as the 
winning design, it may be modified or altered by DOE, in its sole 
discretion, as deemed appropriate or necessary to execute, produce, or 
distribute the winning design in its final logo format.
    (c) The winning contestant will, in consideration of the prize to 
be awarded, grant to DOE an irrevocable, royalty-free, exclusive 
worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, copy, display, create 
derivative works, and publicly post, link to, and share, the winning 
design or parts thereof, for the purpose of the design competition and 
for any official EV Everywhere or DOE purpose.
    (10) Publicity Rights: Upon registration, each contestant consents 
to DOE's and its agents' use, in perpetuity, of its name, likeness, 
photograph, voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state information for 
promotional or informational purposes through any form of media, 
worldwide, without payment or consideration.
    (11) Liability and Insurance Requirements:
    (a) Any and all information provided by or obtained from the 
Federal Government is without any warranty or representation 
whatsoever, including but not limited to its suitability for any 
particular purpose.
    (b) Upon registration, each contestant agrees to assume any and all 
risks of injury or loss in connection with or in any way arising from 
participation in this contest. Upon registration, except in the case of 
willful misconduct, all contestants agree to and, thereby, do waive and 
release any and all claims or causes of action against the Federal 
Government and its officers, employees and agents for any and all 
injury and damage of any nature whatsoever (whether existing or 
thereafter arising, whether direct, indirect, or consequential and 
whether foreseeable or not), arising from their participation in the 
contest, whether the claim or cause of action arises under contract or 
tort.
    (c) Upon registration, you agree to and, thereby, shall indemnify 
and hold harmless the Federal government and its officers, employees 
and agents for any and all injury and damage of any nature whatsoever 
(whether existing or thereafter arising, whether direct, indirect, or 
consequential and whether foreseeable or not), arising from or related 
to competition activities.
    (d) Contestants are required to demonstrate financial 
responsibility by certifying that they have $500 to cover claims in the 
amount of $500 or less, made by: (A) A third party for death, bodily 
injury, or property damage, or loss resulting from an activity carried 
out in connection with participation in the Logo competition; and (B) 
the Federal Government for damage or loss to Government property 
resulting from such an activity.
    (12) Record Retention and FOIA: All materials submitted to DOE as 
part of a submission become DOE records and cannot be returned. Any 
confidential commercial information contained in a submission should be 
designated at the time of submission. Submitters will be notified of 
any Freedom of Information Act requests for their submissions in 
accordance with 29 CFR 70.26.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2015.
 David Danielson,
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-20475 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am]
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