Notice2022-14444
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Hydropower Incentive Programs Development
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Published
July 7, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public input for its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002762 regarding issues related to the development of hydroelectric incentive programs authorized under sections 243 and 247 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended by sections 40332 and 40333 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) welcomes written and verbal input from the public on the subjects identified in this RFI to support the development of future hydroelectric incentive programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40515-40516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14444]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Hydropower
Incentive Programs Development
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public input for
its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002762 regarding
issues related to the development of hydroelectric incentive programs
authorized under sections 243 and 247 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
as amended by sections 40332 and 40333 of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act. DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) welcomes written and
verbal input from the public on the subjects identified in this RFI to
support the development of future hydroelectric incentive programs.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 11:59 p.m.
EDT on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a6d6a6e75687c737a5f5f145e555f145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bcccbcfd4c9ddd2dbfefeb5fff4feb5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>. In lieu of or in addition to providing electronic
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responses to this RFI, respondents may request a 30-minute individual
unrecorded discussion with a DOE staff member regarding the content of
their responses to the RFI questions. When submitting electronic
responses, include with subject line ``Organization/Name: Response to
RFI on Hydropower Incentives Program''. Only electronic responses or
verbal responses through a scheduled 30-minute individual discussion
will be accepted. The complete RFI is located at <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/</a>.
DOE will hold a public meeting via webinar on Tuesday, August 9,
2022. For webinar registration information, participant instructions,
and information about the capabilities available to webinar
participants, please visit <a href="https://bit.ly/RFI_HydroIncentiveProgram">https://bit.ly/RFI_HydroIncentiveProgram</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Corey
Vezina, email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f17061b0d1016111c1a110b16091a3f1a1a511b101a51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4dccdd0c6dbdddad7d1dac0ddc2d1f4d1d19ad0dbd19ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a> or phone number (240) 562-
1382. Further instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on
EERE Exchange.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this RFI is to solicit
feedback from industry, tribes, government agencies, state and local
coalitions, academia, research laboratories, labor unions, community-
based organizations (CBOs), and other stakeholders on definitions,
program structure, and selection related to the Department's authority
to provide capital improvement incentives under Sections 243 and 247 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) (EPAct 2005). See 42
U.S.C. 15882 and 15883. This is solely a request for information and
not a Funding Opportunity Announcement. DOE is not accepting
applications at this time.
Confidential Business Information: According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any
person submitting information that he or she believes to be
confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via
email, postal mail, or hand delivery two well-marked copies: one copy
of the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information
believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non-
confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential
deleted. Submit these documents via email or on a CD, if feasible. DOE
will make its own determination about the confidential status of the
information and treat it according to its determination.
It is DOE's policy that all comments may be included in the public
docket, without change and as received, including any personal
information provided in the comments (except information deemed to be
exempt from public disclosure).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 30,
2022, by Patricia Hoffman, Acting Director, Grid Deployment 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 July 1, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-14444 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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