[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR622.301]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 622--ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND RELATED PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C--Requirements for Energy Assessments
 
Sec. 622.301  Buildings.

    Authority: Sec. 403(b), Pub. L. 95-620; E.O. 12185.


    (a) FTA assistance for the construction, reconstruction, or 
modification of buildings for which applications are submitted to FTA 
after October 1, 1980, will be approved only after the completion of an 
energy assessment. An energy assessment shall consist of an analysis of 
the total energy requirements of a building, within the scope of the 
proposed construction activity and at a level of detail appropriate to 
that scope, which considers:
    (1) Overall design of the facility or modification, and alternative 
designs;
    (2) Materials and techniques used in construction or rehabilitation;
    (3) Special or innovative conservation features that may be used;
    (4) Fuel requirements for heating, cooling, and operations essential 
to the function of the structure, projected over the life of the 
facility and including projected costs of this fuel; and
    (5) Kind of energy to be used, including:

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    (i) Consideration of opportunities for using fuels other than 
petroleum and natural gas, and
    (ii) Consideration of using alternative, renewable energy sources.
    (b) Compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this 
section shall be documented as part of the Environmental Assessment or 
Environmental Impact Statement for projects which are subject to a 
requirement for one. Projects for which there is no environmental 
assessment or EIS shall document compliance by submission of appropriate 
material with the application for FTA assistance for actual 
construction.
    (c) The cost of undertaking and documenting an energy assessment may 
be eligible for FTA participation if the requirements of Federal 
Management Circular 74-4 (A-87) are met.
    (d) This requirement shall not apply to projects for which the final 
project application or environmental assessment have been submitted to 
FTA prior to October 1, 1980.

[45 FR 58038, Aug. 29, 1980]