Mass Deployment of Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Disadvantaged Communities (REVISED) (SCH #2018068660)

2018068660

California Energy Commission

NOE - Notice of Exemption

4/15/2022

4/15/2022

Felix Villanueva

California Energy Commission

Utility Engineer

Lead/Public Agency

715 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 776-0822

felix.villanueva@energy.ca.gov

35°48'8.4"N 119°6'4.8"W

Guerrero Ave.

93261

1148 D St Corona 92882 Riverside (new) 949 E Annadale Ave Fresno 93706 Fresno (new) 1805 E Bayshore Rd Ste 100 East Palo Alto 94303 Santa Clara (new) 901 W 1St St Santa Ana 92703 Orange (new)

Categorical Exemption

Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15301

The activities would include developing standardized “packages” of energy-efficient equipment and energy efficiency-related materials and methods to be installed or used in existing buildings, especially, multifamily, residential buildings. The equipment and materials would include, but may not be limited to, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units; domestic water heaters; insulation; weatherstripping; paint; building energy controls (e.g., heating, cooling, lighting); and evaluation, measurement, and verification equipment (e.g., power meters, flow meters, sensors, and data loggers). The physical work would include installing this equipment and using these materials. The project would not involve adding residential units or substantially enlarging buildings. The project would also include planning, designing, permitting, and financing. The project would gather and evaluate data from the work. The above activities fall under two categorical exemptions. First, the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, licensing, and minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, and mechanical equipment, involving negligible or no expansion of use, falls under California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301. Second, the project includes data collection and analysis to be conducted in multifamily residential buildings and in existing offices of the grant recipient team. California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15306 exempts basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. The proposed project's data analysis activities will have no significant effect on the environment and fall within the categorical exemption of section 15306. The Energy Commission made CEQA findings pertaining to this project, including finding that it was categorically exempt under CCR tit. 14, sections 15301 and 15306 when the Energy Commission originally approved the agreement on May 1, 2018. The currently proposed changes through this amendment involve changing the location of five (5) test sites. These changes will not result in any environmental impacts beyond those already considered by the Commission. This amended Notice of Exemption provides documentation of the test site changes and the CEC's analysis regarding CEQA.

Categorical Exemption

Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15306

The activities would include developing standardized “packages” of energy-efficient equipment and energy efficiency-related materials and methods to be installed or used in existing buildings, especially, multifamily, residential buildings. The equipment and materials would include, but may not be limited to, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units; domestic water heaters; insulation; weatherstripping; paint; building energy controls (e.g., heating, cooling, lighting); and evaluation, measurement, and verification equipment (e.g., power meters, flow meters, sensors, and data loggers). The physical work would include installing this equipment and using these materials. The project would not involve adding residential units or substantially enlarging buildings. The project would also include planning, designing, permitting, and financing. The project would gather and evaluate data from the work. The above activities fall under two categorical exemptions. First, the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, licensing, and minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, and mechanical equipment, involving negligible or no expansion of use, falls under California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301. Second, the project includes data collection and analysis to be conducted in multifamily residential buildings and in existing offices of the grant recipient team. California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15306 exempts basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. The proposed project's data analysis activities will have no significant effect on the environment and fall within the categorical exemption of section 15306. The Energy Commission made CEQA findings pertaining to this project, including finding that it was categorically exempt under CCR tit. 14, sections 15301 and 15306 when the Energy Commission originally approved the agreement on May 1, 2018. The currently proposed changes through this amendment involve changing the location of five (5) test sites. These changes will not result in any environmental impacts beyond those already considered by the Commission. This amended Notice of Exemption provides documentation of the test site changes and the CEC's analysis regarding CEQA.