Electric Vehicle Working Group Publication: Federal Register Signing Official: Treena V. Garrett Department: Department of Energy Date: 14 June 2022

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12725]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Electric Vehicle Working Group

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

ACTION: Notice of establishment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) and 
Department of Transportation (DOT) announce the establishment of the 
Electric Vehicle Working Group (EV Working Group), pursuant to the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and the rules and 
regulations in implementation of that Act.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EV Working Group is established by the 
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to make recommendations to 
the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation regarding 
the development, adoption, and integration of light-, medium-, and 
heavy-duty electric vehicles into the transportation and energy systems 
of the United States. The EV Working Group shall also develop three 
reports submitted to the Secretaries, the Committees on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives describing the status of electric vehicle 
adoption including topics in section 25006(c)(1) of IIJA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachael Nealer, Designated Federal 
Officer, Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; telephone at 
(202) 586-3916, or email: EVWG@ee.doe.gov.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 8, 
2022, by Miles Fernandez, Acting Committee Management Officer, 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 8, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-12725 Filed 6-13-22; 8:45 am]
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