Notice2021-28543
Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Planning for Establishment of a Program To Support the Availability of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) for Civilian Domestic Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Use
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Published
January 7, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
On December 14, 2021, the U.S Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) issued a RFI inviting input on the planning for establishment of a DOE HALEU Availability Program and to gather information to consider in preparing the required report to Congress describing actions proposed to be carried out by DOE under the program. The Energy Act of 2020 authorized the Department to establish and carry out, through the Office of Nuclear Energy, a program to support the availability of HALEU for civilian domestic research, development, demonstration, and commercial use. The RFI established a January 13, 2022, deadline for the submission of written comments. DOE is extending the comment period to February 14, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 950-951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28543]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Planning for
Establishment of a Program To Support the Availability of High-Assay
Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) for Civilian Domestic Research,
Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Use
AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On December 14, 2021, the U.S Department of Energy (DOE or the
Department) issued a RFI inviting input on the planning for
establishment of a DOE HALEU Availability Program and to gather
information to consider in preparing the required report to Congress
describing actions proposed to be carried out by DOE under the program.
The Energy Act of 2020 authorized the Department to establish and carry
out, through the Office of Nuclear Energy, a program to support the
availability of HALEU for civilian domestic research, development,
demonstration, and commercial use. The RFI established a January 13,
2022, deadline for the submission of written comments. DOE is extending
the comment period to February 14, 2022.
DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on December 14, 2021
(86 FR 71055) is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and
information responding to this RFI submitted on or before February 14,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments by any of the
following methods:
1. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6715010e4a0f060b0212270f164903080249000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f381959ade9b929f9686b39b82dd979c96dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>. Submit electronic comments in
Microsoft Word or PDF file format and avoid the use of special
characters or any form of encryption. Please include ``Response to
RFI'' in the subject line.
2. Postal Mail: This option is not available.
3. Hand Delivery/Courier: This option is not available during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
4. Online: Responses will be accepted online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
for this RFI. No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. Any information
that may be business proprietary and exempt by law from public
disclosure should be submitted as described in Section IV of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be sent to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2557434c084d44494050654d540b414a400b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88faeee1a5e0e9e4edfdc8e0f9a6ece7eda6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a> or Dr. Daniel Vega,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e98d8887808c85c79f8c8e88a9879c8a858c889bc78c878c9b8e90c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e7a7f70777b7230687b797f5e706b7d727b7f6c307b707b6c796730797168">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 586-0235, or Michael Reim,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9df0f4fef5fcf8f1b3eff8f4f0ddf3e8fef1f8fcefb3f8f3f8effae4b3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f22262c272e2a23613d2a26220f213a2c232a2e3d612a212a3d283661282039">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 586-0509.
Please include ``Question on HALEU RFI'' in the subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal
Register (86 FR 71055). DOE issued this RFI to invite input on the
planning for establishment of a DOE HALEU Availability Program and to
gather information to consider in preparing the required report to
Congress describing actions proposed to be carried out by DOE under the
program. The Energy Act of 2020 authorized the Department to establish
and carry out, through the Office of Nuclear Energy, a program to
support the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for
civilian domestic research, development, demonstration, and commercial
use. A HALEU Availability Program, leading to the deployment and
commercialization of clean energy technologies and infrastructure,
could secure a critical domestic supply chain for meeting the
Administration's climate, economic, and energy security goals. The RFI
established a January 13, 2022, deadline for the submission of written
comments. DOE has received requests from the public for extension of
the public comment period. In response to those requests, DOE is
extending the
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comment period to February 14, 2022, to provide the public additional
time for comment.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December
28, 2021, by Andrew Griffith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear
Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain, Office of Nuclear Energy, 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 December 30, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-28543 Filed 1-6-22; 8:45 am]
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