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Where: 

DEC = daily energy consumption, kWh; 

ET1 = energy consumed during the first part 

of the test, in kWh; 

ET2 = energy consumed during the second 

part of the test, in kWh 

tNDI = normalized length of defrosting time 

per day, in minutes; 

tDI = length of time of defrosting test period, 

in minutes; 

3.5 = time between defrost occurrences, in 

days; and 

1440 = conversion factor, minutes per day. 

(3) Representations. AHT may not 

make representations about the energy 

use of a basic model listed in paragraph 

(1) of this Order for compliance, 

marketing, or other purposes unless that 

basic model has been tested in 

accordance with the provisions of 

paragraph (2) of this Order and such 

representations fairly disclose the 

results of such testing. 

(4) This Extension of Interim Waiver 

shall remain in effect according to the 

provisions of 10 CFR 431.401. 

(5) This Extension of Interim Waiver 

is issued on the condition that the 

statements, representations, and 

documentation provided by AHT are 

valid. If AHT makes any modifications 

to the defrost controls of these basic 

models, the interim waiver will no 

longer be valid and AHT will either be 

required to use the current Federal test 

method or submit a new application for 

a test procedure waiver. DOE may 

rescind or modify this Extension of 

Interim Waiver (and/or the underlying 

Order issued in Case Number CR–006) 

at any time if it determines the factual 

basis underlying the petition for 

extension of interim waiver (and/or the 

underlying Order issued in Case 

Number CR–006) is incorrect, or the 

results from the alternate test procedure 

are unrepresentative of a basic model’s 

true energy consumption characteristics. 

10 CFR 431.401(k)(1). Likewise, AHT 

may request that DOE rescind or modify 

the Extension of Interim Waiver (and/or 

the underlying Order issued in Case 

Number CR–006) if AHT discovers an 

error in the information provided to 

DOE as part of its petition, determines 

that the interim waiver is no longer 

needed, or for other appropriate reasons. 

10 CFR 431.401(k)(2). 

(6) AHT remains obligated to fulfill all 

applicable requirements set forth at 10 

CFR part 429. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on June 23, 2021, by 

Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting 

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 June 25, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13956 Filed 6–29–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Intent To Announce Financial 

Assistance for Weatherization 

Enhancement and Innovation 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy’s (DOE), Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s 

(EERE), Weatherization Assistance 

Program (WAP) intends to issue a 

Funding Opportunity Announcement 

for Weatherization Enhancement and 

Innovation. Congress has directed DOE 

WAP in the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2021, signed 

December 27, 2020, to implement 

Financial Assistance for Weatherization 

Enhancement and Innovation. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information on this NOI are requested 

and will be accepted on or before July 

30, 2021. The tentative release date for 

the funding opportunity announcement 

is planned for Fall 2021, with concept 

papers to be submitted in October 2021 

and Full Applications to be submitted 

in December 2021. This FOA timeline is 

subject to change. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments by 

email to the following address: 

Brittany.Price@ee.doe.gov with the 

subject line ‘‘Announce Financial 

Assistance for Weatherization 

Enhancement and Innovation’’ included 

in the message. Submit electronic 

comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft 

Word, PDF, or ASCII file format, and 

avoid the use of special characters or 

any form of encryption. No 

telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

For detailed instructions on submitting 

comments, see section III (Submission 

of Comments) of this document. 

Although DOE has routinely accepted 

public comment submissions through a 

variety of mechanisms, including postal 

mail and hand delivery/courier, the 

Department has found it necessary to 

make temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing Covid–19 pandemic. DOE is 

currently accepting only electronic 

submissions at this time. If a commenter 

finds that this change poses an undue 

hardship, please contact the DOE staff 

person listed in this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions may be directed to Brittany 

Price, U.S. Department of Energy, Office 

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, EE–5W, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Telephone: (240) 306–7252. 

Email: Brittany.Price@ee.doe.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Energy’s (DOE), Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy’s (EERE), Weatherization 

Assistance Program (WAP) intends to 

issue a Funding Opportunity 

Announcement (FOA) to implement 

Financial Assistance for Weatherization 

Enhancement and Innovation, as 

directed by section 1011(e) of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 

Public Law 116–260. 

The purpose of this future FOA is to 

(1) expand the number of dwelling units 

that are occupied by low-income 

persons that receive weatherization 

assistance by making such dwelling 

units weatherization-ready; (2) promote 

the deployment of renewable energy in 

dwelling units that are occupied by lowincome persons; (3) ensure healthy 

indoor environments by enhancing or 

expanding health and safety measures 

and resources available to dwellings 

that are occupied by low-income 

persons; (4) disseminate new methods 

and best practices among entities 

providing weatherization assistance, 

including enhanced client education; 

quality control of work performed; 

program monitoring; labor training; 

planning and administration; (5) 

encourage entities providing 

weatherization assistance to hire and 

retain employees who are individuals 

(A) from the community in which the 

assistance is provided; and (B) from 

communities or groups that are 

underrepresented in the home energy 

performance workforce, including 

religious and ethnic minorities, women, 

veterans, individuals with disabilities, 

and individuals who are 

socioeconomically disadvantaged; and 

(6) for such other activities as the 

Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

In 2021, WAP has reserved $18.6 

million for award through a competitive 

process. WAP is developing the award 

scope and criteria with the intent to 

release the FOA in the Fall 2021. This 

notice is not the FOA. 

It is anticipated that financial 

assistance for Weatherization 

Enhancement and Innovation will be 

made available each year through 2025, 

depending on appropriated funds from 

Congress. Funding is not to exceed 2 

percent of WAP’s allocation, if such 

amount is $225,000,000 or more but less 

than $260,000,000; 4 percent if such 

amount is $260,000,000 or more but less 

than $300,000,000; or 6 percent if such 

amount is $300,000,000 or more. 

Current WAP Grantees, Subgrantees and 

other nonprofit entities will be eligible 

to apply for awards, with a $2 million 

maximum award and three-year 

performance period. Listening Sessions 

were held in March 2021 to solicit input 

from WAP stakeholders regarding areas 

of interest and award factors to help 

inform the FOA development. 

DOE welcomes written comments 

from the public on any subject within 

the scope of this NOI. 

Public Participation 

A. Submission of Comments 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

information regarding this notice no 

later than the date provided in the DATES

section at the beginning of this notice. 

Interested parties may submit comments 

using any of the methods described in 

the ADDRESSES section at the beginning 

of this document. 

Submitting comments via email. 

Comments and documents submitted 

via email will be posted to https://

www.regulations.gov. If you do not want 

your personal contact information to be 

publicly viewable, do not include it in 

your comment or any accompanying 

documents. Instead, provide your 

contact information in a cover letter. 

Include your first and last names, email 

address, telephone number, and 

optional mailing address. The cover 

letter will not be publicly viewable as 

long as it does not include any 

comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. No 

telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

Comments, data, and other 

information submitted to DOE 

electronically should be provided in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English, and free of 

any defects or viruses. Documents 

should not contain special characters or 

any form of encryption, and, if possible, 

they should carry the electronic 

signature of the author. 

Campaign form letters. Please submit 

campaign form letters by the originating 

organization in batches of between 50 to 

500 form letters per PDF or as one form 

letter with a list of supporters’ names 

compiled into one or more PDFs. This 

reduces comment processing and 

posting time. 

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 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. DOE 

will make its own determination about 

the confidential status of the 

information and treat it according to its 

determination. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in the public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on June 25, 2021, by 

Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting 

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 June 25, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13985 Filed 6–29–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER21–2109–000] 

Wheatridge Solar Energy Center, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of 

Wheatridge Solar Energy Center, LLC’s 

application for market-based rate 

authority, with an accompanying rate 

tariff, noting that such application 

includes a request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 


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