[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42906-42907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17758]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Engaging Governors To 
Advance State Energy Priorities

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

ACTION: Request for information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002098 regarding 
Engaging Governors to Advance State Energy Priorities. DOE's Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), State Energy Program 
(SEP) seeks information on organizations who are able to support state 
officials serving in the executive branch of state government; in 
particular, Governors and/or their designated energy representative(s).

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on 
September 18, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to: 
[email protected]. Include Engaging Governors to Advance 
State Energy Priorities in the subject of the title. Responses must be 
provided as attachments to an email. The complete RFI document is 
located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Greg 
Dierkers at [email protected] or 202-287-1921. Further 
instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this RFI is to solicit 
feedback from industry, academia, nonprofit organizations, and other 
organizations that have extensive experience working with the senior 
state officials, including Governors and/or their designated energy 
representative(s), serving the nation's 55 states and territories. SEP 
is specifically interested in information on such organizations' 
ability and experience in providing direct support to states through 
training on best practices and the development and dissemination of 
technical assistance programs. The desired outcome is to improve how 
SEP delivers technical assistance that helps states improve the 
affordability, reliability, and resiliency of energy systems. The RFI 
is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

Confidential Business Information

    Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that 
he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public 
disclosure should submit via email two well marked copies: One copy of 
the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information 
believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non-
confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential 
deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential 
status of the information and treat it according to its determination.
    Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat 
submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the 
items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as 
confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is

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generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the 
information has previously been made available to others without 
obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the 
competitive injury to the submitting person that would result from 
public disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its 
confidential character due to the passage of time; and (7) why 
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2019.
Anna Maria Garcia,
Director, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office, Office 
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-17758 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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