1086 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 9, 2024 / Notices 

Dated: January 3, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0003] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Migrant 

Student Information Exchange User 

Application Form 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

11, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2024–SCC–0003. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Benjamin Starr, 

202–245–8116. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department is especially interested 

in public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Migrant Student 

Information Exchange User Application 

Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0686. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

local, and Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 732. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 366. 

Abstract: Regulations for the Migrant 

Information Exchange (MSIX), effective 

on June 9, 2016, were issued by the U.S. 

Department of Education (the 

Department). The MSIX, a nationwide, 

electronic records exchange mechanism 

mandated under Title I, Part C of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act (ESEA), as amended. As a condition 

of receiving a grant of funds under the 

Migrant Education Program (MEP), each 

State educational agency (SEA) is 

required to collect, maintain, and 

submit minimum health and educationrelated data to MSIX within established 

timeframes. MSIX is designed to 

facilitate timely school enrollment, 

grade and course placement, accrual of 

secondary course credits and 

participation in the MEP for migratory 

children. Additionally, the regulations 

help the Department to determine 

accurate migratory child counts and 

meet other MEP reporting requirements. 

The MEP is authorized under sections 

1301–1309 in title I, part C of the ESEA, 

as amended. MSIX and the minimum 

data elements (MDEs) are authorized 

specifically under section 1308(b) of the 

ESEA, as amended. 

The Department is requesting 

approval to extend the 1810–0686 

information collection that supports 

statutory requirements for data 

collection under title I, part C—MEP. 

The purpose of the MSIX User 

Application Form is to collect user 

directory data to verify the identity of 

users in order to grant access to the 

MSIX system for the purpose of 

transferring migratory student data. The 

application collects information on an 

MSIX users’ identity, title/position, 

work address, work telephone, email, 

and role in MSIX. 

Dated: January 4, 2024. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Definition for a Zero 

Emissions Building: Part 1 Operating 

Emissions Version 1.00, Draft Criteria 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The White House Office of 

Domestic Climate Policy (Climate Policy 

Office) seeks to create a standardized, 

verifiable basis for defining a zero 

emissions building. The U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing 

this RFI to receive input on Part 1 of the 

draft National Definition for a Zero 

Emissions Building. DOE intends to 

publish Part 1 of the definition in early 

2024. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding this request 

for information no later than 5 p.m. (ET) 

on February 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Responses to this RFI must 

be submitted electronically at https://

forms.office.com/g/Y0Ss3UFdL3. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hayes Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy (EERE), Building 

Technologies Office, Commercial 

Buildings Integration, (202) 586–8873, 

Hayes.Jones@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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1www.whitehouse.gov/climate/. 

2www.whitehouse.gov/climate/and 

www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023–03/doe-fy2024-budget-vol-4-eere-v2.pdf. 

3RFI for Definition for Zero Energy, Buildings 80 

FR 499 (Jan. 6, 2015). 

Background 

President Biden called for net-zero 

emissions, economy-wide, by 2050 and 

a 100% clean energy electricity sector 

by 2035.1 The building sector currently 

contributes more than one-third of U.S. 

greenhouse gases. Within the building 

sector, the Biden-Harris Administration 

has set the goal to make zero emissions 

resilient new construction and retrofits 

common practice by 2030. 

Accomplishing these goals will require 

increasing efficiency and expanding 

clean energy capacity. Zero emissions 

buildings will plug into a grid that is 

rapidly becoming cleaner. All buildings, 

both new and existing, have a critical 

role to play in achieving a clean energy 

economy. A clean energy economy 

advances the goals of tackling the 

climate crisis, and protecting public 

health and the environment, including 

local communities’ health and wellbeing. Executive Order 14096, 

‘‘Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment 

to Environmental Justice for All,’’ 

directs every Federal agency to advance 

environmental justice for all, including 

work to better protect communities with 

environmental justice concerns from the 

increasing impacts of climate change. It 

is also vital that the Administration is 

implementing Executive Order 14096 

and the historic Justice40 Initiative, 

which set the goal that 40 percent of the 

overall benefits of certain Federal 

investments in climate and other key 

areas flow to disadvantaged 

communities. 

A broadly accepted common 

minimum definition for a zero 

emissions building, as well as a 

pathway for verification, is foundational 

to efforts by public and private entities 

to transition the building sector to zero 

emissions.2 The intent of Part 1 of the 

National Definition for a Zero Emissions 

Building is to create a standardized, 

consistent, measurable basis for zero 

operating emissions buildings. This 

clear market signal and consistent target 

is intended to help move the building 

sector to zero emissions. The definition 

may serve as a framework that users can 

achieve through multiple pathways to 

influence the design and operation of 

buildings to substantially reduce 

building sector emissions. 

The minimum criteria included to 

define a zero operating emissions 

building is a building that is: 

• Highly energy efficient, 

• Free of on-site emissions from 

energy use, and 

• Powered solely from clean energy. 

Part 1 of the draft National Definition 

for a Zero Emissions Building focuses 

on operational emissions which have 

well-established measurement 

protocols. Reducing the whole life cycle 

emissions of a building also requires 

minimizing the embodied carbon of the 

building, as well as minimizing the 

impacts of refrigerants. Such emissions 

are not within scope for Part 1 and may 

be considered in subsequent parts to the 

National Definition for a Zero Emission 

Building. 

This definition can be applied to 

existing buildings and new construction 

of non-federally owned buildings. This 

definition is not intended for federally 

owned buildings, which are governed as 

a portfolio through statutory and 

executive guidance. 

Part 1 of the draft definition in full, 

which includes details on the criteria 

above, is available here: https://

www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/ 

national-definition-zero-emissionsbuilding. This RFI is intended to collect 

broader technical input on Part 1 of the 

draft definition. DOE will consider 

responses to this RFI before finalizing 

version 1.00 of Part 1 of the National 

Definition for a Zero Emissions 

Building. 

DOE issued a RFI in 2015 for zero 

energy buildings.3 While the 2015 RFI 

was informative, the National Definition 

for a Zero Emissions Building in this 

RFI has different parameters. 

Purpose 

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit 

feedback from industry, academia, 

research laboratories, government 

agencies, and other stakeholders on Part 

1 of a draft National Definition for a 

Zero Emissions Building. 

Disclaimer and Important Notes 

This RFI is not a Funding 

Opportunity Announcement (FOA); 

therefore, EERE is not accepting 

applications at this time. EERE may 

issue a FOA in the future based on or 

related to the content and responses to 

this RFI; however, EERE may also elect 

not to issue a FOA. There is no 

guarantee that a FOA will be issued as 

a result of this RFI. Responding to this 

RFI does not provide any advantage or 

disadvantage to potential applicants if 

EERE chooses to issue a FOA regarding 

the subject matter. Final details, 

including the anticipated award size, 

quantity, and timing of EERE funded 

awards, will be subject to Congressional 

appropriations and direction. Any 

information obtained as a result of this 

RFI is intended to be used by the 

Government on a non-attribution basis 

for planning and strategy development; 

this RFI does not constitute a formal 

solicitation for proposals or abstracts. 

Your response to this notice will be 

treated as information only. EERE will 

review and consider all responses in its 

formulation of program strategies for the 

identified materials of interest that are 

the subject of this request. EERE will not 

provide reimbursement for costs 

incurred in responding to this RFI. 

Respondents are advised that EERE is 

under no obligation to acknowledge 

receipt of the information received or 

provide feedback to respondents with 

respect to any information submitted 

under this RFI. Responses to this RFI do 

not bind EERE to any further actions 

related to this topic. 

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. 

Evaluation and Administration by 

Federal and Non-Federal Personnel 

Federal employees are subject to the 

non-disclosure requirements of a 

criminal statute, the Trade Secrets Act, 

18 U.S.C. 1905. The Government may 

seek the advice of qualified non-Federal 

personnel. The Government may also 

use non-Federal personnel to conduct 

routine, nondiscretionary administrative 

activities. The respondents, by 

submitting their response, consent to 

EERE providing their response to nonFederal parties. Non-Federal parties 

given access to responses must be 

subject to an appropriate obligation of 

confidentiality prior to being given 

access. Submissions may be reviewed 

by support contractors and private 

consultants. 

Request for Information Questions 

Please reference the linked full draft 

of Part 1 of the National Definition for 

a Zero Emissions Building when 

responding to these questions. 


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A. Are the draft criteria clear and 

appropriate for the definition for a zero 

emissions building? Should any other 

criteria be considered for Part 1? Please 

provide specific feedback about this 

draft definition. 

B. Energy efficiency criteria. 

Æ Should energy efficiency be 

considered a criteria for the definition of 

a zero emissions building? 

Æ If the efficiency of an existing 

building should be considered, do you 

agree that requiring energy performance 

in the top 25% of similar buildings is an 

appropriate measure of energy 

efficiency for this definition? (ENERGY 

STAR® score of 75 or above.) Should it 

be higher or lower? 

D Are there other benchmarks or 

approaches that should be considered? 

D For an existing building, is one year 

of measured energy performance an 

appropriate requirement for 

demonstrating efficiency or is another 

approach appropriate? 

D Are the draft criteria appropriate for 

single-family homes? Are there other 

benchmarks that should be considered 

for single-family homes? 

Æ For new construction, are the draft 

criteria appropriate? The modeled 

building performance is at least 10% 

lower than the energy use according to 

the latest version of IECC or ASHRAE 

90.1 (e.g., model energy code) and the 

building is designed to achieve an 

ENERGY STAR score of at least 90 (for 

eligible buildings). Are there other 

benchmarks that should be considered? 

D Are the draft criteria appropriate for 

single family homes? Are there other 

benchmarks that should be considered 

for single family homes? 

C. On-site emissions from energy use. 

• Should there be an exemption 

allowed for emission producing 

emergency generation? Are any other 

exemptions needed? 

• Should biofuels consumed on-site 

be allowed? If so, how? 

D. Clean energy generation and 

procurement. 

• Are the clean energy criteria 

provided appropriate for this definition? 

Are there other clean energy criteria that 

should be considered? Should 

community solar qualify for this 

requirement? If so, how? 

• Should there be a proximity 

requirement for off-site power used to 

meet the clean power criterion? If so, 

how should a proximity requirement be 

implemented (e.g., regional definition, 

phase-in, etc.)? 

E. Documentation is important for 

effective implementation. 

• Should organizations leveraging the 

definition be able to determine whether 

buildings have to meet it annually, one 

time, or on a different frequency? 

• If the definition is extended to 

single-family homes, what 

documentation should be required? 

• Are licensed professional and thirdparty certification bodies the 

appropriate parties to independently 

verify the documentation that a building 

has met the definition? Beyond existing 

government resources such as EPA’s 

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, are 

there other methods to verify meeting 

the zero emissions building definition? 

• What time frame should be used for 

greenhouse gas (GHG) calculations (i.e. 

hourly, monthly by year, annually)? 

Explain how this would be 

implemented effectively across the 

market. 

• What other verification criteria are 

necessary to make this definition useful 

for the marketplace? 

• Are there any issues regarding 

conflict or synergy with regional, state 

or local energy and climate programs 

that ought to be addressed? 

F. Use cases. 

• Is it important for a national 

definition to cover all building types, 

including commercial, multifamily, and 

single-family? 

• Are there any other 

recommendations that would help 

clarify and improve the definition? 

• While Part 1 of the definition 

focuses on operating emissions, what 

other areas should be considered in 

future parts of the definition, such as 

embodied carbon, refrigerant, and grid 

interactivity? 

Request for Information Response 

Guidelines 

Responses to this RFI must be 

submitted electronically at https://

forms.office.com/g/Y0Ss3UFdL3. Only 

responses to this web form will be 

accepted. 

Respondents may answer as many or 

as few questions as they wish. 

EERE will not respond to individual 

submissions or publish publicly a 

compendium of responses. A response 

to this RFI will not be viewed as a 

binding commitment to develop or 

pursue the project or ideas discussed. 

Respondents are requested to provide 

the following information at the start of 

their response to this RFI: 

• Company/institution name; 

• Company/institution contact; 

• Contact’s address, phone number, 

and email address. 

Virtual Listening Sessions may be 

held additional information will be 

posted at: https://www.energy.gov/eere/ 

buildings/national-definition-zeroemissions-building. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on December 28, 

2023, by Jeffrey Marootian, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

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 January 4, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–34–000] 

Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC; 

Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline 

Take notice that on December 27, 

2023, Transwestern Pipeline Company, 

LLC (Transwestern), 1300 Main Street, 

Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the 

above referenced docket, a prior notice 

request pursuant to sections 157.205 

and 157.216 of the Commission’s 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), and Transwestern’s blanket 

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82– 

534–000, for authorization to abandon 

in place the Crawford Compressor 

Station consisting of two natural gas 

compressor turbines, compressors, yard 

and station piping, and ancillary related 

facilities located in Eddy County, New 

Mexico, (Crawford CS or Project). The 

proposed abandonment will eliminate 

the need to maintain facilities that are 

not necessary for transportation of 

natural gas on Transwestern’s system, 

all as more fully set forth in the request, 

which is on file with the Commission, 

and open to public inspection. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 


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