[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74136-74137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26279]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Future Release for the Administrative and Legal 
Requirements Document and Application Instructions for Formula Funding 
Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of State and Community Energy Programs, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of State and Community 
Energy Programs (SCEP) intends to issue an Administrative and Legal 
Requirements Document (ALRD) for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation 
Block Grant (EECBG) Program, as authorized by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021. DOE has released a Notice of 
Intent (NOI) through the EECBG Program website so that interested 
parties are aware of SCEP's intention to issue an ALRD in the near 
term. All the information contained in the NOI is subject to change. In 
addition, the NOI provides information on the EECBG Program, including 
draft funding allocations to states, local governments, and Indian 
tribes and the potential option for formula grant recipients to select 
a voucher in lieu of a formula grant. The NOI provides additional 
details on eligibility requirements and information on submission and 
registration requirements for formula grant recipients.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to review the notice of 
intent to issue the ALRD on the EECBG Program website, https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Adam Guzzo, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of State and Community Energy Programs, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 
287-1585. Email: [email protected]. Electronic communications are 
recommended for correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EECBG Program provides federal grants to 
states, units of local government, and Indian tribes to assist eligible 
entities in implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions, to 
reduce total energy use, and to improve energy efficiency. The EECBG 
Program was authorized in title V, subtitle E of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007, and signed into law (Pub. L. 
110-140) on December 19, 2007.
    Through section 40552(b) of the IIJA, Public Law 117-58,\1\ 
Congress authorized $550 million to the EECBG Program for Fiscal Year 
2022, to remain available until expended. Of the $550 million IIJA 
appropriates for the EECBG Program, DOE intends to distribute $440 
million in formula and competitive EECBG Program grants to eligible 
units of local government, states, and Indian tribes. The estimated 
amounts available for formula grants are as follows:
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 $299,200,000 for formula grants to eligible units of local 
government
    [cir] $149,600,000 to eligible units of local government- 
Alternative 1
    [cir] $149,600,000 to eligible units of local government- 
Alternative 2
 $123,200,000 for formula grants to states
    [cir] Each state (except for those noted as exempt on page 14 of 
the NOI) is required to pass not less than 60 percent of its allocation 
through to cities and counties within the state that are ineligible for 
direct formula grants from DOE
 $8,800,000 for formula grants to eligible Indian tribes
    DOE has released a NOI through the EECBG Program website so that 
interested parties are aware of SCEP's intention to issue an ALRD in 
January 2023. All the information contained in the NOI is subject to 
change. Please see attachments 1a., 1b., and 1c. included with the NOI 
to preview the draft EECBG Program formula funding allocations for each 
of the 2,708 State, local, and Tribal governments that are eligible 
entities for EECBG Program formula grants.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 
22, 2022, by Henry McKoy, Director of the Office of State and Community 
Energy Programs, 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 November 29, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-26279 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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