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receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

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Dated: July 27, 2018. 

Frank Brogan, 

Assistant Secretary of Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16540 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Annual Updates to the Income 

Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan 

Formula for 2018—William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 

annual updates to the ICR plan formula 

for 2018 to give notice to borrowers and 

the public regarding how monthly ICR 

payment amounts will be calculated for 

the 2018–2019 year under the William 

D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct 

Loan) Program, Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance number 84.063. 

DATES: The adjustments to the income 

percentage factors for the ICR plan 

formula contained in this notice are 

applicable from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 

2019, for any borrower who enters the 

ICR plan or has his or her monthly 

payment amount recalculated under the 

ICR plan during that period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian 

Foss, U.S. Department of Education, 830 

First Street NE, Room 113H2, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 377–3681. Email: ian.foss@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Direct Loan Program, borrowers may 

choose to repay their non-defaulted 

loans (Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct 

Unsubsidized Loans, Direct PLUS Loans 

made to graduate or professional 

students, and Direct Consolidation 

Loans) under the ICR plan. The ICR plan 

bases the borrower’s repayment amount 

on the borrower’s income, family size, 

loan amount, and the interest rate 

applicable to each of the borrower’s 

loans. 

ICR is one of several income-driven 

repayment plans. Other income-driven 

repayment plans include the IncomeBased Repayment (IBR) plan, the Pay As 

You Earn Repayment (PAYE) plan, and 

the Revised Pay As You Earn 

Repayment (REPAYE) plan. The IBR, 

PAYE, and REPAYE plans provide 

lower payment amounts than the ICR 

plan for most borrowers. 

A Direct Loan borrower who repays 

his or her loans under the ICR plan pays 

the lesser of: (1) The amount that he or 

she would pay over 12 years with fixed 

payments multiplied by an income 

percentage factor; or (2) 20 percent of 

discretionary income. 

Each year, to reflect changes in 

inflation, we adjust the income 

percentage factor used to calculate a 

borrower’s ICR payment, as required by 

34 CFR 685.209(b)(1)(ii)(A). We use the 

adjusted income percentage factors to 

calculate a borrower’s monthly ICR 

payment amount when the borrower 

initially applies for the ICR plan or 

when the borrower submits his or her 

annual income documentation, as 

required under the ICR plan. This notice 

contains the adjusted income percentage 

factors for 2018, examples of how the 

monthly payment amount in ICR is 

calculated, and charts showing sample 

repayment amounts based on the 

adjusted ICR plan formula. This 

information is included in the following 

three attachments: 

• Attachment 1—Income Percentage 

Factors for 2018 

• Attachment 2—Examples of the 

Calculations of Monthly Repayment 

Amounts 

• Attachment 3—Charts Showing 

Sample Repayment Amounts for 

Single and Married Borrowers 

In Attachment 1, to reflect changes in 

inflation, we updated the income 

percentage factors that were published 

in the Federal Register on July 18, 2017 

(82 FR 32803). Specifically, we have 

revised the table of income percentage 

factors by changing the dollar amounts 

of the incomes shown by a percentage 

equal to the estimated percentage 

change between the not-seasonallyadjusted Consumer Price Index for all 

urban consumers for December 2017 

and December 2018. 

The income percentage factors 

reflected in Attachment 1 may cause a 

borrower’s payments to be lower than 

they were in prior years, even if the 

borrower’s income is the same as in the 

prior year. The revised repayment 

amount more accurately reflects the 

impact of inflation on the borrower’s 

current ability to repay. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations via the 

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the Department. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087 et seq. 

Dated: July 30, 2018. 

James F. Manning, 

Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal 

Student Aid. 

Attachment 1—Income Percentage 

Factors for 2018 

INCOME PERCENTAGE FACTORS FOR 2018 

Single Married/head of household 

Income % Factor Income % Factor 

$11,860 ........................................................................................................................................ 55.00 $11,860 50.52 

16,318 .......................................................................................................................................... 57.79 18,712 56.68 

20,997 .......................................................................................................................................... 60.57 22,299 59.56 

25,782 .......................................................................................................................................... 66.23 29,152 67.79 

30,352 .......................................................................................................................................... 71.89 36,114 75.22 

36,114 .......................................................................................................................................... 80.33 45,361 87.61 

45,361 .......................................................................................................................................... 88.77 56,890 100.00 

56,891 .......................................................................................................................................... 100.00 68,424 100.00 

68,424 .......................................................................................................................................... 100.00 85,724 109.40 

82,238 .......................................................................................................................................... 111.80 114,547 125.00 

105,302 ........................................................................................................................................ 123.50 154,905 140.60 

149,143 ........................................................................................................................................ 141.20 216,641 150.00 

171,006 ........................................................................................................................................ 150.00 354,009 200.00 

304,590 ........................................................................................................................................ 200.00 ........................ ........................

Attachment 2—Examples of the 

Calculations of Monthly Repayment 

Amounts 

General notes about the examples in 

this attachment: 

• We have a calculator that borrowers 

can use to estimate what their payment 

amounts would be under the ICR plan. 

The calculator is called the ‘‘Repayment 

Estimator’’ and is available at 

StudentAid.gov/repayment-estimator. 

Based on information inputted into the 

calculator by the borrower (for example, 

income, family size, and tax filing 

status), this calculator provides a 

detailed, individualized assessment of a 

borrower’s loans and repayment plan 

options, including the ICR plan. 

• The interest rates used in the 

examples are for illustration only. The 

actual interest rates on an individual 

borrower’s Direct Loans depend on the 

loan type and when the postsecondary 

institution first disbursed the Direct 

Loan to the borrower. 

• The Poverty Guideline amounts 

used in the examples are from the 2018 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines for 

the 48 contiguous States and the District 

of Columbia. Different Poverty 

Guidelines apply to residents of Alaska 

and Hawaii. The Poverty Guidelines for 

2018 were published in the Federal 

Register on January 18, 2018 (83 FR 

2642). 

• All of the examples use an income 

percentage factor corresponding to an 

adjusted gross income (AGI) in the table 

in Attachment 1. If an AGI is not listed 

in the income percentage factors table in 

Attachment 1, the applicable income 

percentage can be calculated by 

following the instructions under the 

‘‘Interpolation’’ heading later in this 

attachment. 

• Married borrowers may repay their 

Direct Loans jointly under the ICR plan. 

If a married couple elects this option, 

we add the outstanding balance on the 

Direct Loans of each borrower and we 

add together both borrowers’ AGIs to 

determine a joint ICR payment amount. 

We then prorate the joint payment 

amount for each borrower based on the 

proportion of that borrower’s debt to the 

total outstanding balance. We bill each 

borrower separately. 

• For example, if a married couple, 

John and Sally, has a total outstanding 

Direct Loan debt of $60,000, of which 

$40,000 belongs to John and $20,000 to 

Sally, we would apportion 67 percent of 

the monthly ICR payment to John and 

the remaining 33 percent to Sally. To 

take advantage of a joint ICR payment, 

married couples need not file taxes 

jointly; they may file separately and 

subsequently provide the other spouse’s 

tax information to the borrower’s 

Federal loan servicer. 

Calculating the monthly payment 

amount using a standard amortization 

and a 12-year repayment period. 

The formula to amortize a loan with 

a standard schedule (in which each 

payment is the same over the course of 

the repayment period) is as follows: 

M = P × <(I ÷ 12) ÷ [1 ¥ {1 + (I ÷ 

12)}∧¥N]> 

In the formula— 

• M is the monthly payment amount; 

• P is the outstanding principal 

balance of the loan at the time the 

calculation is performed; 

• I is the annual interest rate on the 

loan, expressed as a decimal (for 

example, for a loan with an interest rate 

of 6 percent, 0.06); and 

• N is the total number of months in 

the repayment period (for example, for 

a loan with a 12-year repayment period, 

144 months). 

For example, assume that Billy has a 

$10,000 Direct Unsubsidized Loan with 

an interest rate of 6 percent. 

Step 1: To solve for M, first simplify 

the numerator of the fraction by which 

we multiply P, the outstanding 

principal balance. To do this divide I, 

the interest rate, as a decimal, by 12. In 

this example, Billy’s interest rate is 6 

percent. As a decimal, 6 percent is 0.06. 

• 0.06 ÷ 12 = 0.005 

Step 2: Next, simplify the 

denominator of the fraction by which 

we multiply P. To do this divide I, the 

interest rate, as a decimal, by 12. Then, 

add one. Next, raise the sum of the two 

figures to the negative power that 

corresponds to the length of the 

repayment period in months. In this 

example, because we are amortizing a 

loan to calculate the monthly payment 

amount under the ICR plan, the 

applicable figure is 12 years, which is 

144 months. Finally, subtract the result 

from one. 

• 0.06 ÷ 12 = 0.005 

• 1 + 0.005 = 1.005 

• 1.005 ∧ ¥ 144 = 0.48762628 


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• 1 ¥ 0.48762628 = 0.51237372 

Step 3: Next, resolve the fraction by 

dividing the result from Step 1 by the 

result from Step 2. 

• 0.005 ÷ 0.51237372 = 0.0097585 

Step 4: Finally, solve for M, the 

monthly payment amount, by 

multiplying the outstanding principal 

balance of the loan by the result of Step 

3. 

• $10,000 × 0.0097585 = $97.59 

The remainder of the examples in this 

attachment will only show the results of 

the formula. 

Example 1. Brenda is single with no 

dependents and has $15,000 in Direct 

Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans. 

The interest rate on Brenda’s loans is 6 

percent, and she has an AGI of $30,352. 

Step 1: Determine the total monthly 

payment amount based on what Brenda 

would pay over 12 years using standard 

amortization. To do this, use the 

formula that precedes Example 1. In this 

example, the monthly payment amount 

would be $146.38. 

Step 2: Multiply the result of Step 1 

by the income percentage factor shown 

in the income percentage factors table 

(see Attachment 1 to this notice) that 

corresponds to Brenda’s AGI. In this 

example, an AGI of $30,352 corresponds 

to an income percentage factor of 71.89 

percent. 

• 0.7189 × $146.38 = $105.23 

Step 3: Determine 20 percent of 

Brenda’s discretionary income and 

divide by 12 (discretionary income is 

AGI minus the HHS Poverty Guideline 

amount for a borrower’s family size and 

State of residence). For Brenda, subtract 

the Poverty Guideline amount for a 

family of one from her AGI, multiply the 

result by 20 percent, and then divide by 

12: 

• $30,352¥$12,140 = $18,212 

• $18,212 × 0.20 = $3,642.40 

• $3,642.40 ÷ 12 = $303.53 

Step 4: Compare the amount from 

Step 2 with the amount from Step 3. 

The lower of the two will be the 

monthly ICR payment amount. In this 

example, Brenda will be paying the 

amount calculated under Step 2 

($105.23). 

Note: Brenda would have a lower 

payment under other income-driven 

repayment plans. Specifically, Brenda’s 

payment would be $101.18 under the 

PAYE and REPAYE plans. However, 

Brenda’s payment would be $151.76 

under the IBR plan, which is higher 

than the payment she would have under 

the ICR plan. 

Example 2. Joseph is married to Susan 

and has no dependents. They file their 

Federal income tax return jointly. 

Joseph has a Direct Loan balance of 

$10,000, and Susan has a Direct Loan 

balance of $15,000. The interest rate on 

all of the loans is 6 percent. 

Joseph and Susan have a combined 

AGI of $85,724 and are repaying their 

loans jointly under the ICR plan (for 

general information regarding joint ICR 

payments for married couples, see the 

fifth and sixth bullets under the heading 

‘‘General notes about the examples in 

this attachment’’). 

Step 1: Add Joseph’s and Susan’s 

Direct Loan balances to determine their 

combined aggregate loan balance: 

• $10,000 + $15,000 = $25,000 

Step 2: Determine the combined 

monthly payment amount for Joseph 

and Susan based on what both 

borrowers would pay over 12 years 

using standard amortization. To do this, 

use the formula that precedes Example 

1. In this example, the combined 

monthly payment amount would be 

$243.96. 

Step 3: Multiply the result of Step 2 

by the income percentage factor shown 

in the income percentage factors table 

(see Attachment 1 to this notice) that 

corresponds to Joseph and Susan’s 

combined AGI. In this example, the 

combined AGI of $85,724 corresponds 

to an income percentage factor of 109.40 

percent. 

• 1.094 × $243.96 = $266.90 

Step 4: Determine 20 percent of 

Joseph and Susan’s combined 

discretionary income (discretionary 

income is AGI minus the HHS Poverty 

Guideline amount for a borrower’s 

family size and State of residence). To 

do this, subtract the Poverty Guideline 

amount for a family of two from the 

combined AGI, multiply the result by 20 

percent, and then divide by 12: 

• $85,724¥$16,460 = $69,264 

• $69,264 × 0.20 = $13,852.80 

• $13,852.80 ÷ 12 = $1,154.40 

Step 5: Compare the amount from 

Step 3 with the amount from Step 4. 

The lower of the two will be Joseph and 

Susan’s joint monthly payment amount. 

Joseph and Susan will jointly pay the 

amount calculated under Step 3 

($266.90). 

Note: For Joseph and Susan, the ICR 

plan provides the lowest monthly 

payment of all of the income-driven 

repayment plans. Joseph and Susan 

would not be eligible for the IBR or 

PAYE plans, and would have a 

combined monthly payment under the 

REPAYE plan of $508.62. 

Step 6: Because Joseph and Susan are 

jointly repaying their Direct Loans 

under the ICR plan, the monthly 

payment amount calculated under Step 

5 applies to both Joseph’s and Susan’s 

loans. To determine the amount for 

which each borrower will be 

responsible, prorate the amount 

calculated under Step 4 by each 

spouse’s share of the combined Direct 

Loan debt. Joseph has a Direct Loan debt 

of $10,000 and Susan has a Direct Loan 

debt of $15,000. For Joseph, the monthly 

payment amount will be: 

• $10,000 ÷ ($10,000 + $15,000) = 40 

percent 

• 0.40 × $266.90 = $106.76 

For Susan, the monthly payment 

amount will be: 

• $15,000 ÷ ($10,000 + $15,000) = 60 

percent 

• 0.60 × $266.90 = $160.14 

Example 3. David is single with no 

dependents and has $60,000 in Direct 

Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans. 

The interest rate on all of the loans is 

6 percent, and David’s AGI is $36,114. 

Step 1: Determine the total monthly 

payment amount based on what David 

would pay over 12 years using standard 

amortization. To do this, use the 

formula that precedes Example 1. In this 

example, the monthly payment amount 

would be $585.51. 

Step 2: Multiply the result of Step 1 

by the income percentage factor shown 

in the income percentage factors table 

(see Attachment 1 to this notice) that 

corresponds to David’s AGI. In this 

example, an AGI of $36,114 corresponds 

to an income percentage factor of 80.33 

percent. 

• 0.8033 × $585.51 = $470.34 

Step 3: Determine 20 percent of 

David’s discretionary income and divide 

by 12 (discretionary income is AGI 

minus the HHS Poverty Guideline 

amount for a borrower’s family size and 

State of residence). To do this, subtract 

the Poverty Guideline amount for a 

family of one from David’s AGI, 

multiply the result by 20 percent, and 

then divide by 12: 

• $36,114¥$12,140 = $23,974 

• $23,974 × 0.20 = $4,794.80 

• $4,794.80 ÷ 12 = $399.57 

Step 4: Compare the amount from 

Step 2 with the amount from Step 3. 

The lower of the two will be David’s 

monthly payment amount. In this 

example, David will be paying the 

amount calculated under Step 3 

($399.57). 

Note: David would have a lower 

payment under each of the other 

income-driven plans. Specifically, 

David’s payment would be $149.20 

under the PAYE and REPAYE plans and 

$223.80 under the IBR plan. 

Interpolation. If an income is not 

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factor table, calculate the income 

percentage factor through linear 

interpolation. For example, assume that 

Joan is single with an income of 

$50,000. 

Step 1: Find the closest income listed 

that is less than Joan’s income of 

$50,000 ($45,361) and the closest 

income listed that is greater than Joan’s 

income of $50,000 ($56,891). 

Step 2: Subtract the lower amount 

from the higher amount (for this 

discussion we will call the result the 

‘‘income interval’’): 

• $56,891¥$45,361 = $11,530 

Step 3: Determine the difference 

between the two income percentage 

factors that correspond to the incomes 

used in Step 2 (for this discussion, we 

will call the result the ‘‘income 

percentage factor interval’’): 

• 100.00 percent¥88.77 percent = 11.23 

percent 

Step 4: Subtract from Joan’s income 

the closest income shown on the chart 

that is less than Joan’s income of 

$50,000: 

• $50,000¥$45,361 = $4,639 

Step 5: Divide the result of Step 4 by 

the income interval determined in Step 

2: 

• $4,639 ÷ $11,530 = 40.23 percent 

Step 6: Multiply the result of Step 5 

by the income percentage factor 

interval: 

• 11.23 percent × 40.23 percent = 4.52 

percent 

Step 7: Add the result of Step 6 to the 

lower of the two income percentage 

factors used in Step 3 to calculate the 

income percentage factor interval for 

$50,000 in income: 

• 4.52 percent + 88.77 percent = 93.29 

percent (rounded to the nearest 

hundredth) 

The result is the income percentage 

factor that we will use to calculate 

Joan’s monthly repayment amount 

under the ICR plan. 

Attachment 3—Charts Showing Sample 

Income-Driven Repayment Amounts for 

Single and Married Borrowers 

Below are two charts that provide 

first-year payment amount estimates for 

a variety of loan debt sizes and incomes 

under all of the income-driven 

repayment plans and the 10-Year 

Standard Repayment Plan. The first 

chart is for single borrowers who have 

a family size of one. The second chart 

is for a borrower who is married or a 

head of household and who has a family 

size of three. The calculations in 

Attachment 3 assume that the loan debt 

has an interest rate of 6 percent. For 

married borrowers, the calculations 

assume that the borrower files a joint 

Federal income tax return with his or 

her spouse and that the borrower’s 

spouse does not have Federal student 

loans. A field with a ‘‘-’’ character 

indicates that the borrower in the 

example would not be eligible to enter 

the applicable income-driven repayment 

plan based on the borrower’s income, 

loan debt, and family size. 

SAMPLE FIRST-YEAR MONTHLY REPAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR A SINGLE BORROWER

Family Size = 1 

Income Plan $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 

Initial Debt ............. $20,000 ICR ....................... $117 $165 $195 $214 $236 

IBR ........................ 22 - - - - 

PAYE .................... 15 182 - - - 

REPAYE ............... 15 182 348 515 682 

10-Year Standard 222 222 222 222 222 

40,000 ICR ....................... 131 327 390 429 472 

BR ......................... 22 272 - - - 

PAYE .................... 15 182 348 - - 

REPAYE ............... 15 182 348 515 682 

10-Year Standard 444 444 444 444 444 

60,000 ICR ....................... 131 464 586 643 707 

IBR ........................ 22 272 522 - - 

PAYE .................... 15 182 348 515 - 

REPAYE ............... 15 182 348 515 682 

10-Year Standard 666 666 666 666 666 

80,000 ICR ....................... 131 464 781 858 943 

IBR ........................ 22 272 522 772 - 

PAYE .................... 15 182 348 515 682 

REPAYE ............... 15 182 348 515 692 

10-Year Standard 888 888 888 888 888 

100,000 ICR ....................... 131 464 798 1,072 1,179 

IBR ........................ 22 272 522 772 1,022 

PAYE .................... 15 182 348 515 682 

REPAYE ............... 15 182 348 515 692 

10-Year Standard 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 

SAMPLE FIRST-YEAR MONTHLY REPAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR A MARRIED OR HEAD-OF-HOUSEHOLD BORROWER

Family Size = 3 

Income Plan $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 

Initial Debt ............. Income Plan ...................... $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 

$20,000 ICR ....................... $0 $166 $195 $207 $229 

IBR ........................ 0 110 - - - 

PAYE .................... 0 74 - - - 

REPAYE ............... 0 74 240 407 574 

10-Year Standard 222 222 222 222 222 


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SAMPLE FIRST-YEAR MONTHLY REPAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR A MARRIED OR HEAD-OF-HOUSEHOLD BORROWER— 

Continued 

Family Size = 3 

Income Plan $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 

40,000 ICR ....................... 0 314 390 415 457 

IBR ........................ 0 110 360 - - 

PAYE .................... 0 74 240 407 - 

REPAYE ............... 0 74 240 407 574 

10-Year Standard 444 444 444 444 444 

60,000 ICR ....................... 0 320 586 622 686 

IBR ........................ 0 110 360 610 - 

PAYE .................... 0 74 240 407 574 

REPAYE ............... 0 74 240 407 574 

10-Year Standard 666 666 666 666 666 

80,000 ICR ....................... 0 320 654 830 914 

IBR ........................ 0 110 360 610 860 

PAYE .................... 0 74 240 407 574 

REPAYE ............... 0 74 240 407 574 

10-Year Standard 888 888 888 888 888 

100,000 ICR ....................... 0 320 654 987 1,143 

IBR ........................ 0 110 360 610 860 

PAYE .................... 0 74 240 407 574 

REPAYE ............... 0 74 240 407 574 

10-Year Standard 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Request for Information (RFI) 

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CustomCatalystRFI@ee.doe.gov. Further 

instructions can be found in the RFI 

document posted on EERE Exchange. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE 

posted on its website a RFI to solicit 

feedback from industry (including but 

not limited to research organizations, 

manufacturing organizations, catalyst 

manufacturers, and catalyst research 

consortia), academia, research 

laboratories, government agencies, and 

other biofuels and bioproducts 

stakeholders on ‘‘catalyst productions 

capability for biochemical and 

thermochemical processes.’’ 

Specifically, BETO seeks information to 

help identify and understand additional 

areas of research, capabilities, and yetto be-addressed challenges pertinent to 

production scale-up challenges 

(typically in multi-kilogram quantities 

of novel catalysts used in technology 

development and engineering solutions 

for the efficient conversion of 

lignocellulosic, waste, and algal 

feedstocks to produce biofuels and 

bioproducts). The RFI [DE–FOA– 

00001951] is available at: https://eereexchange.energy.gov/. 

Confidential Business Information 

Because information received in 

response to this RFI may be used to 

structure future programs, funding and/ 

or otherwise be made available to the 

public, respondents are strongly advised 

to not include any information in their 

responses that might be considered 

business sensitive, proprietary, or 

otherwise confidential. If, however, a 

respondent chooses to submit business 

sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise 

confidential information, it must be 

clearly and conspicuously marked as 

such in the response as detailed in the 

RFI [DE–FOA–00001951] at: https://

eere-exchange.energy.gov/. 

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 

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. 


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