[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 31320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13959]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MG-2019-03; Docket No. 2019-0002; Sequence No. 16]


Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings; Notification of 
Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notification of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice of a public comment period is being provided. This 
notice provides the schedule for public comments on the Proposed 
Recommendations of the GSA about High-Performance Building 
Certification Systems.

DATES: Comment submissions on GSA's draft recommendations to the 
Secretary of Energy on high-performance building certification systems 
are due by Monday, July 15, 2019. 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Bloom, Office of Federal 
High-Performance Buildings, OGP, GSA, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20405, at email address [email protected], or telephone number 312-
805-6799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(EISA) requires GSA to evaluate high-performance building certification 
systems and provide the findings to the Secretary of Energy who, in 
consultation with the Department of Defense and GSA, formally 
identifies system(s) to be used across the federal government. GSA's 
Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings has just completed and 
published its High-Performance Building Certification Systems Review 
Findings Report (Findings Report). This report summarizes GSA's formal 
review of five systems that passed an initial market analysis screening 
(LEED, Green Globes, Living Building Challenge, BOMA BEST, and BREEAM). 
These systems were assessed against a set of review criteria to 
evaluate how they were developed and how effectively the systems align 
with current high-performance federal building requirements.

Purpose

    GSA's draft recommendations are included in the materials for the 
May 28 meeting of the Green Building Advisory Committee, and are 
published on its website (http://www.gsa.gov/gbac). To assist GSA in 
its review and enrich its set of draft recommendations, GSA is seeking 
additional comments from the public.

Procedures for Attendance and Public Comment

    GSA asks that stakeholders compile comments and questions into a 
single submission per each organization and send them to 
[email protected], by Monday, July 15, 2019. Please 
indicate in the subject line the name of your organization and submit 
your comments either in the body of your email or through a Word or PDF 
attachment.

Kevin Kampschroer,
Federal Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings, General 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-13959 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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