[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57202-57203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20339]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Engaging States To 
Advance State Energy Office 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-0002274 regarding 
Engaging States to Advance State Energy Office Priorities. The U.S 
Department of Energy's (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy (EERE), State Energy Program (SEP) seeks information from the 
public on organizations, including industry, academia, nonprofit 
organizations, and others, that have the expertise and capacity to 
support state energy offices (SEOs). The desired outcome of this 
request is to enhance how DOE SEP delivers specific technical 
assistance and provides direct support to help states maximize the 
affordability, reliability, and resiliency of their state-led energy 
policies and programs.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. 
EST on October 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected]. Include Engaging States to 
Advance State Energy Office Priorities in the subject of the title. 
Only electronic responses will be accepted. 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, nonprofits, consultants, and other 
organizations that have deep expertise in the energy situation, needs 
and opportunities in all 56 states and territories and extensive 
experience working directly with state energy office directors and 
their senior staff. The State Energy Program is specifically interested 
in information on such organizations' capacity as well as the ability 
and experience to provide direct support to all 56 State Energy Offices 
delegated by their governors with implementation of the State Energy 
Program. 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, postal mail, or hand delivery 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. Submit these documents via email 
or on a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own determination about the 
confidential status of the information and treat it according to its 
determination.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 19, 
2020, by AnnaMaria Garcia, Director, Weatherization and 
Intergovernmental Programs Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy,

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pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That 
document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For 
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of 
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the 
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document 
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way 
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 10, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-20339 Filed 9-14-20; 8:45 am]
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