Notice2022-12524
Request for Information To Inform the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
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June 10, 2022
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NETL, a DOE National Laboratory, provides coordination support on behalf of DOE for the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Interagency Working Group). NETL is requesting information to help inform the efforts of the Interagency Working Group
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35535-35536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12524]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Request for Information To Inform the Interagency Working Group
on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: NETL, a DOE National Laboratory, provides coordination support
on behalf of DOE for the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power
Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Interagency Working
Group). NETL is requesting information to help inform the efforts of
the Interagency Working Group
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit responses by August 9,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted via the internet at: <a href="https://energycommunities.gov/comment">https://energycommunities.gov/comment</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Briggs White, Deputy Executive
Director, Energy Communities IWG, Telephone: (412) 386-7546. Questions
may be addressed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abc9d9c2ccccd8dcc3c2dfceebcec5ced9ccd2c8c4c6c6dec5c2dfc2ced885ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e0c1c0709091d1906071a0b2e0b000b1c09170d0103031b00071a070b1d40090118">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 27, 2021, President Biden signed
Executive Order 14008, ``Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and
Abroad,'' which established the Interagency Working Group on Coal and
Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (``Interagency
Working Group''). The Interagency Working Group's mandate is to
``coordinate the identification and delivery of federal resources to
revitalize the economies of coal, oil and gas, and power plant
communities.''
The Interagency Working Group is co-chaired by the Director of the
National Economic Council (NEC) and the National Climate Advisor, and
administered by the Secretary of Energy. The members of the Interagency
Working Group include the Secretary of Treasury, the Secretary of the
Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Education, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the
Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and the federal Co-Chair of
the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). NETL, a DOE National
Laboratory, provides coordination support on behalf of DOE for the
Interagency Working Group. The Director of NETL, Brian J. Anderson,
Ph.D., was named as the Executive Director of the Interagency Working
Group. In this role, he strategically leverages national laboratory
resources and expertise to help ensure the shift to a clean energy
economy creates good-paying union jobs, spurs economic revitalization,
remediates environmental degradation and supports energy workers in
coal, oil and gas, and power plant communities.
Executive Order 14008 tasked the Interagency Working Group with
preparing an Initial Report describing ``mechanisms, consistent with
applicable law, to prioritize grantmaking, federal loan programs,
technical assistance, financing, procurement, or other existing
programs to support and revitalize the economies of coal and power
plant communities.''
In the Initial Report, the Interagency Working Group identified 25
priority geographies hard-hit by declines in coal production and
consumption. These geographies are also vulnerable to further economic
distress as the remaining coal mines and coal power plants close.
The Interagency Working Group also identified the following six
guiding principles:
<bullet> Creating good-paying jobs
<bullet> Providing federal investment to catalyze economic
revitalization
<bullet> Supporting energy workers by securing benefits and providing
opportunity
<bullet> Prioritizing pollution mitigation and remediation
<bullet> Adopting a government-wide approach
<bullet> Formalizing stakeholder engagement efforts
A copy of the Initial Report from the Interagency Working Group and
additional information on the priority geographic areas, the guiding
principles, near term goals and other Interagency Working Group
activities can be found at: <a href="https://energycommunities.gov">https://energycommunities.gov</a>.
This RFI seeks input from the public on the challenges facing
energy communities, measures to address those needs, and
recommendations for the Federal Government to consider. Comments can
address, but are not limited to:
Integrated Support
<bullet> Methods the Federal Government can take to reduce or
eliminate barriers that prevent some energy communities from
effectively accessing available funding and program support.
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<bullet> Informational and technical assistance resources needed by
energy communities to more easily access federal support.
<bullet> Models and examples the Interagency Working Group can
consider as it works to establish a one-stop shop for energy
communities to access the range of federal investments that can support
community revitalization, job creation and energy workers.
Investments
<bullet> Areas where federal investments, focused on energy
communities, are most important, such as job creation, economic
development, education, environmental remediation, and healthcare.
<bullet> Examples of federal programs that are working well to
support energy workers and community revitalization and what
specifically makes those programs successful.
<bullet> Gaps where new or additional federal funding would be
beneficial.
Policy
<bullet> In addition to funding and technical assistance, where can
the Federal Government better support energy workers and their
communities as the nation transitions its energy mix.
<bullet> Specific policy recommendations for the Interagency
Working Group to consider.
Other
<bullet> Other recommendations for the Interagency Working Group
consider.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 6,
2022, by Brian J. Anderson, Ph.D., Executive Director, Interagency
Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic
Revitalization and Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory
(NETL), 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 7, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-12524 Filed 6-9-22; 8:45 am]
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