§6346 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must offer onsite technical assessments, when a manufacturer asks, through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The checks must find ways to save energy in industrial and shared systems, cut pollution and waste, use water better, conserve resources, and meet other Secretary‑chosen goals. To put recommendations into action and speed new technologies, the Secretary must work with four partners (three DOE offices and private/other agencies, including NIST) and run a joint industry‑government program to research and demonstrate sustainable manufacturing technologies.

Title 42, §6346

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(a)As part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy, the Secretary, on the request of a manufacturer, shall carry out onsite technical assessments to identify opportunities for—

(1)maximizing the energy efficiency of industrial processes and cross-cutting systems;

(2)preventing pollution and minimizing waste;

(3)improving efficient use of water in manufacturing processes;

(4)conserving natural resources; and

(5)achieving such other goals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

(b)To implement any recommendations resulting from an onsite technical assessment carried out under subsection (a) and to accelerate the adoption of new and existing technologies and processes that improve energy efficiency, the Secretary shall coordinate with—

(1)the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy;

(2)the Building Technologies Office of the Department of Energy;

(3)the Federal Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy; and

(4)the private sector and other appropriate agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(c)As part of the industrial efficiency programs of the Department of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a joint industry-government partnership program to research, develop, and demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes that maximize the energy efficiency of industrial plants, reduce pollution, and conserve natural resources.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6346, Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 376, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 938; Pub. L. 95–619, title IV, § 461(d)(1), title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3275, 3288, set forth general provisions relating to compliance with former part C reporting requirements, use of information, and absence of liability for failure to meet energy efficiency improvement targets, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–509, title III, § 3101(b), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1888.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Wage Rate RequirementsFor provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for

Construction

, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including authority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title.

§6346 Sustainable manufacturing initiative