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[Federal Register: February 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 33)]
[Notices]               
[Page 7464-7465]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Energy Efficient Building Systems Regional Innovation Cluster 
Initiative--Joint Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement Information 
Session

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webcast.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a conference and webcast for potential 
applicants and other interested parties to learn about the Joint 
Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (see http://[[Page 7465]]www.energy.gov/hubs/eric.htm) issued on February 8, 2010, titled the 
Energy Efficient Building Systems Regional Innovation Cluster 
Initiative. A single proposal submitted by a consortium of applicants 
will be funded at a total of up to $129.7 million over 5 years to 
foster a regional innovation cluster focused on innovation in energy 
efficient building technologies and systems design. The DOE funded 
Energy Efficient Building Systems Design Hub (the ``Hub'') will serve 
as a centerpiece of the regional innovation cluster (the ``Energy 
Regional Innovation Cluster'' or ``E-RIC'') and will work to 
disseminate new technologies into the local marketplace and share best 
practices with the public and private sectors. By linking researchers 
in the Hub with local businesses and supporting specialized workforce 
education and training in the area, the E-RIC will create an 
economically dynamic region focused on energy efficient buildings 
technologies and systems design. The Hub, one of three Energy 
Innovation Hubs to be created by the DOE in Fiscal Year 2010, will 
bring together a multidisciplinary team of researchers ideally working 
under one roof to conduct high-risk, high-reward research that 
overcomes technology challenges through approaches that span basic 
research to engineering development to commercialization readiness. The 
Hub will work with key partners funded by EDA, NIST, SBA, DOL, ED and 
NSF to foster the Energy Regional Innovation Cluster and leverage the 
collective resources and expertise of the seven federal agencies 
involved. At this public meeting, representatives from these agencies 
will discuss the goals and requirements of the joint FOA and answer any 
questions. To attend the conference or participate in the webcast, 
please go to http://www.energy.gov/hubs/apply.htm and follow the link 
to the information session site. Please identify your affiliation and 
state whether you will attend the in-person conference or participate 
in the webcast.

DATES: Monday, February 22, 2010, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Registration begins 
at 9 a.m.)

ADDRESSES: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 
Amphitheater (Concourse Level--closest to Pennsylvania Ave entrance), 
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Gatten at 
MGatten@smithbucklin.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: To communicate the goals and requirements 
of the Joint Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the 
Energy Efficient Building Systems Regional Innovation Cluster 
Initiative and to answer questions related to the FOA.

Tentative Agenda (Subject To Change)

9 a.m.-10 a.m. Registration
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Welcome and Overview of RIC Interagency Taskforce
10:15 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Overview of Regional Innovation Clusters
11:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The Need for Energy Efficient Building 
Innovations
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Overview of the Joint FOA
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break
1:15 p.m.-4 p.m. Presentations by Participating Agencies
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Discussion of submission requirements and procedures
4:30 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Break
4:50 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Questions and Answers
5:50 p.m.-6 p.m. Closing Remarks
    Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the 
stakeholder community and the general public are welcome to observe the 
business of the conference and to submit their questions. To attend the 
conference or participate in the webcast, please go to http://www.energy.gov/hubs/apply.htm and follow the link to the information 
session site. Please state whether you will attend the in-person 
conference or participate in the webcast, and what organization you 
represent (if appropriate).
    Reasonable provision will be made to answer all questions during 
the meeting and webcast. If you would like to file a written question, 
you may do so at the meeting or during the webcast, or by contacting 
the appropriate person identified on the E-RIC Web site at http://www.energy.gov/hubs/contact_us.htm.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
review at http://www.energy.gov/hubs/eric.htm.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2010.
Henry Kelly,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-3303 Filed 2-18-10; 8:45 am]
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