[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 32459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13679]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY



Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy




National Energy Rating Program for Homes



AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.



ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).



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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking comments and 

information from interested parties to assist DOE in developing a 

voluntary National Energy Rating Program for Homes. The purpose of this 

program is to encourage consumers to invest in energy improvements in 

existing homes by providing reliable information to them at low cost. 

The Department is considering a wide range of issues including how to 

measure energy performance, what performance metrics to use, and how to 

present the information to consumers, among other questions. For a full 

discussion of these issues, please view www.buildings.energy.gov/home_rating_rfi.html.



DATES: Comments must be postmarked by no later than July 5, 2010. 

Comments must be received by no later than July 10, 2010.



ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``RFI: National 

Energy Rating Program for Homes,'' by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. E-mail: 

[email protected]. Include ``RFI: National Energy Rating 

Program for Homes'' in the subject line of the message. Mail: U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EE-1), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 Attn: 

National Energy Rating Program for Homes, Jessica Balsam.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Glickman at 

[email protected].



    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2010.

Cathy Zoi,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 2010-13679 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]

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