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Letter of February 8, 2022 from Laura Jimenez, director of State and Grantee Relations in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, to Alice Yates of ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. It answers ASHRAE's November 29 and December 1, 2021 letters to Secretary Cardona about outdated ASHRAE standards cited in federal regulations. The department says it knows several construction references in Part 75 of its regulations need updating, and that HVAC projects paid for with COVID relief funds, including ESSER funds, should meet current ASHRAE standards. It says it will keep referring states to the current standards and will post the response publicly.

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                               UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                          OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION




                                              February 8, 2022

Alice Yates
Director of Governmental Affairs
ASHRAE
1255 23rd Street N.W., Suite #825
Washington, DC 20037

Dear Ms. Yates:

I am writing in response to your November 29 and December 1, 2021, letters to Secretary Cardona,
in which you shared concerns regarding the outdated American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Energy Conservation Standards referenced in the
Code of Federal Regulations. Thank you for contacting the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) and, to both ASHRAE and Undaunted K12, for highlighting this for our attention. I
am pleased to respond and apologies for the delayed response.

Over the last six months, the Department has communicated with individual States to help them
navigate a variety of requirements that apply to the use COVID relief funds, including Elementary
and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds. We are aware that several of the
references in Part 75 of the Department’s administrative regulations relating to construction,
including the ASHRAE cites you reference, require updates. Please note that, for the purpose of
HVAC projects supported by Department COVID relief funds, the Department has indicated that
projects should meet the current ASHRAE standards, as in the improving ventilation factsheet that
was recently issued on the Department’s website. We also provide a list of the other resources
available from the applicable agencies including ASHRAE:

        “For more information on how ESSER and GEER funds can be used to support these
        efforts, please see questions B-6 and B-7 of Frequently Asked Questions related to the
        program. For more information on using HEER funds, see question 24 of the ARP HEERF
        III FAQs. In addition, for ESSER and GEER, the U.S. Department of Education
        (Department) has provided supplementary information to States and districts to help them
        efficiently implement ventilation projects while following applicable requirements. If a
        district or IHE uses funds for HVAC systems, the Department’s applicable regulations
        require the use of current American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning
        Engineers (ASHRAE) standards.”

Consistent with the updated guidance, the Department will continue to refer States to current
ASHRAE standards as they consider uses of COVID relief funds to support HVAC improvements.




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2 – Yates


Again, thank you for reaching out to the Department, as well as for your efforts to ensure States are
aware of and following the most up to date requirements. As we have received a number of inquiries
related to this topic, please be aware that we will be publicly posting this response on the
Department’s website for reference. If you need further assistance, please feel free to reach out to
our Office of State and Grantee relations at SGR@ed.gov.


                                                  Sincerely,

                                                  Laura Jimenez

                                                  Laura Jimenez
                                                  Director, State and Grantee Relations
                                                  Office Elementary and Secondary Education
                                                  U.S. Department of Education



cc: Office of State and Grantee Relations

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