Notice2022-13946
Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
June 30, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
The Loan Programs Office ("LPO") of the Department of Energy ("DOE") is seeking information to understand how it could improve its Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program (the "Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program") and implement provisions of the Energy Act of 2020 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the "IIJA") that expand or modify the authorities applicable to the Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program. On June 1, 2022, DOE published a request for information ("RFI") on these subjects. The RFI provided an opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information no later than July 1, 2022. DOE received separate requests from Holland & Knight LLP; Piedmont Lithium, Inc.; Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.; and American Clean Power Association for an extension of the public comment period for an additional 30 days. DOE has reviewed these requests and is granting an extension of the public comment period to allow comments to be submitted no later than August 1, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39081-39082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13946]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Loan Programs Office (``LPO'') of the Department of Energy
(``DOE'') is seeking information to understand how it could improve its
Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program (the ``Title
XVII Loan Guarantee Program'') and implement provisions of the Energy
Act of 2020 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the
``IIJA'') that expand or modify the authorities applicable to the Title
XVII Loan Guarantee Program. On June 1, 2022, DOE published a request
for information (``RFI'') on these subjects. The RFI provided an
opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information no
later than July 1, 2022. DOE received separate requests from Holland &
Knight LLP; Piedmont Lithium, Inc.; Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.;
and American Clean Power Association for an extension of the public
comment period for an additional 30 days. DOE has reviewed these
requests and is granting an extension of the public comment period to
allow comments to be submitted no later than August 1, 2022.
DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on June 1, 2022 (87 FR
33141) is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information
regarding the RFI received no later than August 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments,
identified by ``Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program RFI,'' by any of the
following methods:
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdb1adb2d3ad8f928d928e9899af889198be9290909893898ebd958cd3999298d39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7438243b5a24061b041b07111026011811371b1919111a0007341c055a101b115a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>. Include ``Title XVII
Loan Guarantee Program RFI'' in the subject line of the message. Email
attachments can be provided in PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or
Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file format, prepared in accordance
with the detailed instructions in section III of the June 1, 2022 RFI,
which can be found at: <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2022-11734">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2022-11734</a>.
Postal Mail: Loan Programs Office, Attn: LPO Legal Department, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper copy. Due to
potential delays in DOE's receipt and processing of mail sent through
the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to submit comments
electronically to ensure timely receipt.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Westhoff, Attorney-Adviser,
Loan Programs Office, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d498849bfa84a6bba4bba7b1b086a1b8b197bbb9b9b1baa0a794bca5fab0bbb1fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83cfd3ccadd3f1ecf3ecf0e6e7d1f6efe6c0eceeeee6edf7f0c3ebf2ade7ece6ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>, or
phone: (240) 220-4994.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 1, 2022, DOE published an RFI
initiating a review to consider whether to amend DOE's Title XVII Rule
at 10 CFR part 609. 87 FR 33141. In the RFI, DOE identified certain
programmatic and procedural issues on which it is interested in
receiving comment. These issues include the scope and application of
statutory amendments under the Energy Act of 2020 and the IIJA,
facilitation of new or different projects and financing structures, and
other potential improvements to the Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program.
The RFI set a comment period deadline of July 1, 2022.
Several interested parties requested a 30-day extension of the
public comment period to help investigate the request and respond
appropriately with considered comments. For example, these parties
referred to the diversity of topics covered in the RFI and the
potential impacts that the RFI process will have on DOE's
implementation of the Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program. DOE
anticipates that extending the public comment period will enable
additional stakeholders to submit valuable comments in response to the
RFI.
DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period
is appropriate to allow interested parties additional time to submit
comments for DOE's consideration. Thus, DOE is extending the comment
period through August 1, 2022.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 24,
2022, by Dong Kim, Deputy Director, Loan Programs Office, 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 24, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-13946 Filed 6-29-22; 8:45 am]
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