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1 42 U.S.C. 17153(e). 

2 42 U.S.C. 17152. 

3 42 U.S.C. 17153(a). 

4 42 U.S.C. 17151(3). 

5 42 U.S.C. 17151(3)(A). 

6 42 U.S.C. 17151(3)(B). 7 42 U.S.C. 17153(b). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of State, Local, 

and Tribal Allocation Formulas for the 

Energy Efficiency and Conservation 

Block Grant Program 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE or the Department) is publishing 

three allocation formulas that will be 

used to distribute funds to local 

governments, states, and Indian tribes 

through the Energy Efficiency and 

Conservation Block Grant Program 

(EECBG Program or Program), as 

required by the Program’s authorizing 

legislation, Title V, Subtitle E of the 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

of 2007. The purpose of the EECBG 

Program is to assist eligible entities in 

implementing strategies to reduce fossil 

fuel emissions, to reduce total energy 

use, and to improve energy efficiency. 

This notice provides the allocation 

formulas established by the Department 

to distribute funds to eligible entities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Adam Guzzo, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Weatherization and 

Intergovernmental Programs Office, EE– 

5W, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1585. Email: 

eecbg@hq.doe.gov. Electronic 

communications are recommended for 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

DOE is publishing the formulas for 

allocating EECBG Program funding to 

eligible units of local government, 

states, and Indian tribes as required by 

section 543(e) of the Program’s 

authorizing legislation, Title V, Subtitle 

E of the Energy Independence and 

Security Act of 2007 (EISA), as 

amended.1 Through section 40552(b) of 

the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

Act of 2021 (IIJA), Public Law 117–58, 

Congress appropriated $550 million to 

the EECBG Program for fiscal year 2022, 

to remain available until expended. 

The EECBG Program provides Federal 

grants to states, units of local 

government, and Indian tribes to assist 

eligible entities in implementing 

strategies to reduce fossil fuel 

emissions, to reduce total energy use, 

and to improve energy efficiency.2 Of 

the amounts appropriated by IIJA, DOE 

will allocate funds as prescribed in 

section 543 of EISA: 

• 34% to eligible units of local 

government-alternative 1 through 

formula grants; 

• 34% to eligible units of local 

government-alternative 2 through 

formula grants; 

• 28% to states through formula 

grants; 

• 2% to Indian tribes through formula 

grants; and 

• 2% for competitive grants to 

ineligible local governments and Indian 

tribes.3

This notice describes the three 

allocation formulas that DOE will use 

when issuing funds to eligible local 

governments, states, and Indian tribes. 

The allocation formulas described in 

this notice take into consideration 

feedback provided by state and local 

governments during DOE hosted 

listening sessions in 2022, as well as 

feedback from Indian tribes during a 

Tribal Consultation DOE hosted in 2022. 

In addition, DOE established the 

allocation formulas in alignment with 

the allocation formulas DOE used for 

the EECBG Program previously under 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 

111–5, to the extent practicable. 

Appendices A–C of this notice provide 

the mathematical formulas and data 

sources used by DOE when developing 

the local government, state, and Tribal 

allocation formulas. 

II. EECBG Local Government 

Allocation Formula 

The EECBG Program provides grants 

to local governments in two allocations 

as outlined in section 541(3) of EISA.4

The term ‘‘eligible unit of local 

government-alternative 1’’ (Local 

Government-Alternative 1) means—(1) 

A city with a population—of at least 

35,000; or that causes the city to be 1 of 

the 10 highest populated cities of the 

state in which the city is located; and (2) 

A county with a population—of at least 

200,000; or that causes the county to be 

1 of the 10 highest populated counties 

of the state in which the county is 

located.5 The term ‘‘eligible unit of local 

government-alternative 2’’ (Local 

Government-Alternative 2) means—(1) 

A city with a population of at least 

50,000; or (2) A county with a 

population of at least 200,000.6 Cities 

and counties eligible to receive an 

allocation under the definition Local 

Government-Alternative 2 are also 

eligible to receive an allocation under 

the definition Local GovernmentAlternative 1. 74 FR 17461, 17463 (Apr. 

15, 2009). 

Formula Factors. Section 543(b) of 

EISA directs DOE to establish a formula 

to distribute grant funding to eligible 

units of local government according to 

the following factors: (1) The population 

served by the local government, 

according to the latest available 

decennial census; and (2) the daytime 

population of the local government, and 

other similar factors determined by DOE 

(section 543(b)).7 As utilized previously 

under ARRA, the local government 

allocation formula established by DOE 

for the EECBG Program uses the 

following two weighted factors: the 

population served by the local 

government weighted at 70.25%; and 

the daytime population of the local 

government weighted at 29.75%. 74 FR 

17461, 17463. 

Funding Allocation Design: Local 

Government-Alternative 1—34%. Local 

governments eligible under the 

definition Local GovernmentAlternative 1 receive 34% of the grant 

funding available through section 

40552(b) of the IIJA. The formula sets a 

minimum level of funding at $75,000. 

The formula allocates $75,000 to each 

eligible local government and then 

distributes the remaining funds on a pro 

rata basis via the weighted factors set in 

the formula. 

Funding Allocation Design: Local 

Government-Alternative 2—34%. 

Another 34% of the available grant 

funding is allocated to the subset of 

local governments that are eligible 

under the definition of Local 

Government-Alternative 2. There is no 

minimum level of funding for this 

formula. All local governments eligible 

under the definition of Local 

Government-Alternative 2 receive at 

least the minimum allocation through 

the Local Government-Alternative 1 

formula. The Local GovernmentAlternative 2 formula apportions the 

funding to each local government 

eligible under the definition of Local 

Government-Alternative 2 on a pro rata 

basis via the weighted factors set in the 

formula. The total allocation for each 

local government eligible under the 

definition Local GovernmentAlternative 2 is equal to its allocation 

from the Local Government-Alternative 

1 formula plus its allocation from the 

Local Government-Alternative 2 

formula. For more detail on the local 

government allocation formula, see 

Appendix A of this notice. 


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8 42 U.S.C. 17151(6). 

9 42 U.S.C. 17153(c). 

10 42 U.S.C. 17151(4), referencing 25 U.S.C. 

5304(e). 

11 42 U.S.C. 17153(d). 12See 42 U.S.C. 17153(b). 

13U.S. Census Bureau, Calculating CommuterAdjusted Population Estimates, available at 

Calculating Commuter-Adjusted Population 

Estimates (census.gov). 

III. EECBG State Allocation Formula 

Under section 541(6) of EISA, the 

term ‘State’ means: a state; the District 

of Columbia; the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico; and any other territory or 

possession of the United States.8

Formula Factors. EISA directs that, of 

the amount allocated for states, DOE 

shall provide not less than 1.25% to 

each state, and the remainder 

distributed among the states based on an 

allocation formula established by the 

Department that takes into account the 

population of each state and any other 

criteria that DOE determines to be 

appropriate.9

The state allocation formula 

established by DOE for the EECBG 

Program uses the following three 

equally weighted factors: 

1. The total population for the state 

weighted at 33.33 ̄%; 

2. The remaining population of the 

state after subtracting the populations of 

all eligible local governments within the 

state weighted at 33.33 ̄; and 

3. Total state energy consumption, 

except for consumption in the industrial 

sector, weighted at 33.33 ̄%. 

Funding Allocation Design: State— 

28%. Eligible states receive 28% of the 

grant funding available through section 

40552(b) of the IIJA. The formula 

provides a minimum funding allocation 

for states of 1.25% of the total state 

allocation as mentioned previously. The 

formula distributes the minimum 

amount of funding to each eligible state 

and then distributes the remaining 

funds pro rata via the three weighted 

factors set in the formula. For more 

detail on the state allocation formula, 

see Appendix B of this notice. 

IV. EECBG Tribal Allocation Formula 

As defined by section 541(4) of EISA, 

‘‘ ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given 

the term in the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act.’’ 10 The Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act states that the term 

means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or 

other organized group or community, 

including any Alaska Native village or 

regional or village corporation as 

defined in or established pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 

Stat. 688), which is recognized as 

eligible for the special programs and 

services provided by the United States 

to Indians because of their status as 

Indians. 

Formula Factors. Section 543(d) of the 

EISA directs DOE to establish a formula 

to distribute grant funding to eligible 

Indian tribes taking into account any 

factors that the Secretary determines to 

be appropriate.11 The Tribal allocation 

formula established by DOE for the 

EECBG Program uses the following 

factor: Tribal population weighted at 

100%. 

Funding Allocation Design: Tribal— 

2%. Eligible Indian tribes receive 2% of 

the grant funding available through 

section 40552(b) of the IIJA. The 

formula establishes a minimum level of 

funding at $10,000 and allocates 

$10,000 to each eligible Indian tribe. 

The formula then distributes the 

remaining funds via the weighted factor 

set in the formula on a pro rata basis to 

all eligible Indian tribes. For more detail 

on the Tribal allocation formula, see 

Appendix C of this notice. 

Appendix A—EECBG Local 

Government Allocation Formula 

Local Government—Alternative 1: 

Local Government—Alternative 2: 

Ai1 = Total amount of funding allocated to 

local government i under definition 

Local Government—Alternative 1 

Ai2 = Total amount of funding allocated to 

local government i under definition 

Local Government—Alternative 2 

m = $75,000 (the minimum amount of 

funding each local government must 

receive) 

F = Total amount of EECBG Program funding 

allocated to grants 

l1 = 0.34 (percentage of total funding 

available to local governments eligible 

under definition Local Government— 

Alternative 1) 

l2 = 0.34 (percentage of total funding 

available to local governments eligible 

under definition Local Government— 

Alternative 2) 

n1 = Number of eligible local governments 

n2 = Number of eligible local governments 

under definition Local GovernmentAlternative 2 only 

Ei = Population served by local government 

i based on U.S. Census Bureau, 

Decennial Census Redistricting Data 

(Pub. L. 94–171), 2020 

Di = Daytime population of local government 

i based on U.S. Census Bureau, 

American Community Survey, 5-Year 

Estimates, 2020 

d = 29.75% (daytime population coefficient 

weighting scheme based on an estimated 

50 working hours out of a total 168 hours 

in a week (50/168 is equal to 

approximately 29.75%). Working hours 

are used because daytime population 

estimates are based on working 

commutes.) 

Ai1 + Ai2 = The total allocation for each local 

government eligible under the definition 

Local Government—Alternative 2 

Notes: 

• EISA directs DOE to include 

considerations of ‘‘daytime population’’ in 

the local government allocation formula.12

The concept of the daytime population refers 

to the number of people who are present in 

an area during normal business hours, 

including workers. This contrasts with the 

‘‘resident’’ population present during the 

evening and nighttime hours. The U.S. 

Census Bureau creates estimates of daytime 

population by adding the total number of 

workers working in the jurisdiction minus 

workers who live and work in the same 

jurisdiction with the total resident 

population.13 The U.S. Census Bureau 

estimate of daytime population adjusts only 

for work-related travel, i.e., in commuters to 


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an area and out commuters from an area. 

Data necessary to adjust for shopping, school, 

recreation, tourism, etc. is not available. 

• For counties, all population figures are 

adjusted to reflect only the balance of their 

population excluding the populations of any 

eligible entities therein. In determining 

county balance populations, DOE identified 

a number of cities with geographic 

boundaries that cross the borders of multiple 

counties. In calculating county balance 

populations for those counties which contain 

only a part of an eligible city, DOE subtracted 

the portion of the eligible city’s population 

living within that county. 

Appendix B—EECBG State Allocation 

Formula 

Ai = Total amount of funding allocated to 

state i 

m = 0.0125 * s * F (minimum amount of 

funding each state must receive) 

F = Total amount of EECBG Program funding 

allocated to grants 

s = 0.28 (percentage of total funding available 

to eligible states) 

n = Number of states 

Ei = Total population for state i based on U.S. 

Census Bureau, Decennial Census 

Redistricting Data (Pub. L. 94–171), 

2020; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census 

of American Samoa; U.S. Census Bureau, 

2020 Census of the Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands; U.S. 

Census Bureau, 2020 Census of Guam; 

U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census of the 

Unites States Virgin Islands. 

Bi = Balance population for State i after 

subtracting the populations of eligible 

local governments in State i based U.S. 

Census Bureau, Decennial Census 

Redistricting Data (Pub. L. 94–171), 

2020; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census 

of American Samoa; U.S. Census Bureau, 

2020 Census of the Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands; U.S. 

Census Bureau, 2020 Census of Guam; 

U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census of the 

Unites States Virgin Islands. 

Ci = Energy consumption less the industrial 

sector’s consumption for State i based on 

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 

Total Energy Consumption Estimates by 

End-Use Sector, 2019 and U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, 

International, 2019 (for U.S. territories) 

Notes: 

• For those states that do not have any 

eligible local governments their balance 

population (Bi) is equal to their total 

population (Ei) 

• Energy consumption data for the 

industrial sector is not available for the U.S. 

territories 

Appendix C—EECBG Tribal Allocation 

Formula 

Ai = Total amount of funding allocated to 

Indian tribe i 

m = $10,000 (minimum funding each Indian 

tribe must receive) 

F = Total amount of EECBG Program funding 

allocated to grants 

t = 0.02 (percentage of total funding available 

to eligible Indian tribes) 

n = number of Indian tribes 

Ei = Tribal population based on a 

combination of U.S. Census Bureau, 

Decennial Census Redistricting Data 

(Pub. L. 94–171), 2020 and American 

Community Survey 5-year Estimates, 

2020 and/or self-reported Tribal 

enrollment data 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on June 19, 2022, by 

Kelly Speakes-Backman, 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 June 24, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13859 Filed 6–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open hybrid meeting of the Advanced 

Scientific Computing Advisory 

Committee (ASCAC). Due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic, we are strongly 

encouraging virtual participation by 

members of the public. There will, 

however, be limited seating available for 

the public at the Westin, listed below. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Thursday, July 21, 2022; 10:00 

a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (eastern time), and 

Friday, July 22, 2022; from 10:00 a.m. to 

1:00 p.m. (eastern time). 

ADDRESSES: Westin Crystal City, 1800 

Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202 

and via Teleconference: Remote 

attendance of the ASCAC meeting will 

be possible via Zoom. Instructions will 

be posted on the ASCAC website at: 

https://science.energy.gov/ascr/ascac 

prior to the meeting and can also be 

obtained by contacting Christine Chalk 

by email at christine.chalk@

science.doe.gov or by phone at (301) 

903–7486. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Chalk, Office of Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research; SC–31/ 

Germantown Building; U.S. Department 

of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone (301) 903–7486, email: 

christine.chalk@science.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Committee: The purpose of the 

committee is to provide advice and 

guidance on a continuing basis to the 

Office of Science and to the Department 

of Energy on scientific priorities within 

the field of advanced scientific 

computing research. 

Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting 

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