NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE TO COMMENT IN WRITING
Weatherization Assistance Program Draft State Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Revision 1
Hearing: Friday, October 30, 2015, 4:00 pm
District Department of the Environment
1200 First Street, NE, 5th Floor
NoMa-Gallaudet University Metro Stop, Washington, D.C.
Written Comments due by: October 30, 2015, 5:00 pm
The Department of Energy and Environment (“DOEE”) provides abbreviated notice to the public to present its feedback, input, and comments on the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Draft State Plan 2016 – Revision 1. DOEE intends to review the revised components of the State Plan at the public hearing. Feedback may be expressed in person at the public hearing or in writing.
Authority for the program is provided by:
- Department of Energy and Environment Establishment Act of 2005, § 101 et seq., effective February 15, 2006, as amended (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8‑151.01 et seq. (2013 Repl.));
- District of Columbia Office of Energy Act of 1980, § 2 et seq., effective March 4, 1981, as amended (D.C. Law 3-132; D.C. Official Code § 8-171.01 et seq. (2013 Repl.));
- Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008, § 101 et seq., effective Oct. 22, 2008, as amended (D.C. Law 17-250; D.C. Official Code § 8-1773.01, 8-1774.01 et seq. (2013 Repl.)); and
- Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006, and its delegations of authority.
Comments may be provided in person or in writing. A person need not attend the public hearing in order to submit comments on a State Plan.
The public hearing will take place at the above-stated time and place. The public hearing will continue until the presiding officer determines that everyone has had a meaningful opportunity to be heard. The presiding officer may limit the time in which to comment. A person who cannot be present at the opening time may reserve a time to speak, by contacting DOEE, as described below, in this notice. A person attending the public hearing should check in with the guard in the building lobby, and then go to DOEE’s reception desk on the 5th floor.
Written comments may be submitted directly to DOEE by mail, hand delivery, or email. Instructions for submitting written comments appear below, in this notice. DOEE will accept written comments until Friday, October 30, 2015, 5:00 pm.
Obtaining text of the WAP Draft State Plan 2016 – Revision 1. The document is available as a .pdf attachment below and from DOEE’s offices, as described below in this notice. The document is available on the DOEE web page, described below, in this notice, as follows:
The WAP Draft State Plan 2016 – Revision 1 on Friday, September 25, 2015.
A person may obtain a copy of the document by any of the following methods:
- Download, by visiting DOEE’s website, doee.dc.gov. Look for the title/section, “EnergySmart DC”, click on it, choose “Energy Assistance and Weatherization” and click on it. Scroll down to the section titled “Publications” to find the document’s listing. Click on it. Follow the link to the document in PDF format at the bottom of the page, which can be downloaded;
- Email a request to [email protected] with “Request copy of WAP Draft State Plan 2016 – Revision 1” in the subject line;
- In person by making an appointment to examine a copy in DOEE's offices at the 5th floor reception desk at the street address below (call DOEE reception at 202-535-2600 and mention the State Plan by name). DOEE is located one block west of the NOMA Red Line Station, at the corner of M Street and First Street NE; or
- Mail, by writing to DOEE at 1200 First Street, N.E., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20002, “Attn: Request copy of WAP Draft State Plan 2016 – Revision 1” on the outside of the letter.
The State Plan contact: For additional information regarding the public hearing or written comments please send an email to [email protected].
DOEE appreciates the time, insight, and expertise that go into submitting comments. DOEE will carefully consider all of the comments that it receives.
Instructions for Submitting Written Comments
Written comments should: (1) identify the commenter, and commenter’s organization, if any; and (2) be clearly marked “WAP Draft State Plan 2016 – Revision 1”, and be mailed or hand-delivered to DOEE Energy Administration, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Branch, 1200 First Street, N.E., 5th Floor Washington, DC 20002, or emailed to [email protected].
