[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-22155]
[[Page Unknown]]
[Federal Register: September 8, 1994]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Technical and Financial Assistance Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Award Based on Acceptance of a Non-Competitive Application; Home
Energy Rating Systems Council; Energy Efficiency Rating Guidelines
AGENCY: Office of Technical and Financial Assistance Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: DOE, Office of Technical and Financial Assistance, Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, through the Region 3 Support Office--
Philadelphia, announces that, pursuant to the DOE Financial Assistance
Rules, 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(ii), DOE intends to award a grant to the Home
Energy Rating Systems Council (HERS). The overall objective of this
project is to issue voluntary guidelines to be used by State and local
governments, utilities, builders, real estate agents, lenders and
others to enable and encourage the assignment of energy efficiency
ratings to residential buildings.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The grant of $283,000 will fund the HERS
Council to establish guidelines to encourage uniformity for certifying
home energy efficiency rating tools and to encourage uniformity for
accrediting home energy efficiency rating systems.
The project term of this grant shall be eighteen (18) months from
the effective date of the award.
DOE support of this activity would enhance the public benefit to be
derived and DOE knows of no other entity that is conducting or planning
to conduct such an effort. This effort is suitable for non-competitive
financial assistance and is not eligible for financial assistance under
a recent, current, or planned solicitation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Costa, Region 3 Support Office--
Philadelphia, U.S. Department of Energy, Suite 501, 1880 J.F. Kennedy
Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7483, (215) 656-6961.
Issued at Golden, Colorado on August 17, 1994.
John W. Meeker,
Contracting Officer, Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. 94-22155 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-M
