Notice2022-19762
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Collection, Transportation, Sorting, Processing and Second Life Applications for End-of-Life Lithium Ion Batteries
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Published
September 13, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its request for information (RFI) number DE-FOA-DE-FOA-0002833 to help inform DOE's implementation of the lithium-ion battery recycling programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This RFI covers the lithium-ion battery recycling programs described in BIL. Specifically, this RFI seeks input on how federal investments can help accelerate the collection, transportation, processing, and recycling of batteries and scrap materials; enable second-life applications of lithium-ion batteries previously used to power electric vehicles; support high-quality jobs for American worker; s and how the Program can most impactfully support equity, environmental, and energy justice principles and priorities.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56044-56045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19762]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Collection,
Transportation, Sorting, Processing and Second Life Applications for
End-of-Life Lithium Ion Batteries
AGENCY: Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains; Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on
its request for information (RFI) number DE-FOA-DE-FOA-0002833 to help
inform DOE's implementation of the lithium-ion battery recycling
programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also
commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This RFI
covers the lithium-ion battery recycling programs described in BIL.
Specifically, this RFI seeks input on how federal investments can help
accelerate the collection, transportation, processing, and recycling of
batteries and scrap materials; enable second-life applications of
lithium-ion batteries previously used to power electric vehicles;
support high-quality jobs for American worker; s and how the Program
can most impactfully support equity, environmental, and energy justice
principles and priorities.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by October 14, 2022 by 5
p.m. eastern.
ADDRESSES: Comments to the RFI must be provided in writing. Interested
parties are to submit their written comments electronically to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dd9f9491f09fbca9a9b8afa4b0bcb3a8bbbcbea9a8afb4b3ba9db5acf3b9b2b8f3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8aaa1a4c5aa899c9c8d9a918589869d8e898b9c9d9a81868fa88099c68c878dc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a> and include ``BIL-Battery Recycling
RFI'' in the subject line of the email. Email attachments can be
provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) file or an Adobe PDF (.pdf) file,
prepared in accordance with the detailed instructions in the RFI.
Documents submitted electronically should clearly indicate which topic
areas and specific questions are being addressed and should be limited
to no more than 25 MB in size. The complete RFI [DE-FOA-0002833]
document is located at <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Gillard, (202) 586-8055, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fab8b3b6d7b89b8e8e9f8883979b948f9c9b998e8f8893949dba928bd49e959fd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c5e5550315e7d6868796e65717d72697a7d7f68696e75727b5c746d32787379327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>. Further instructions can be found in
the RFI document [DE-FOA-0002833] posted on EERE Exchange at <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIL invests $335 million over the five-
year period (Fiscal Years 2022-2026) in the lithium ion battery
recycling programs outlined in Sections 40207 (e), 40207 (f)(2),
(f)(3), (f)(4) and 40208. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit
feedback from industry, manufacturers, minority-owned businesses,
academia, research laboratories, institutes, government agencies, State
and local officials, labor unions, Tribes, community-based
organizations (CBOs), environmental justice organizations, retailers
and other stakeholders on issues related to design and implementation
of the Battery Recycling Provisions.
<bullet> Section 40207(e) titled Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling
Prize covers the continuation of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling
Prize Competition for additional rounds after completion of the current
round.
<bullet> Section (f)(2) titled Battery Recycling Research,
Development, and
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Demonstration Grants will total $60M for FY2022 to FY2026. DOE shall
award multiyear grants to anticipated eligible entities for research,
development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and
practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries.
<bullet> Section (f)(3) titled State and Local Programs will total
$50M for the period of FY2022 to FY2026. It is anticipated that DOE
shall establish a program which will award grants, on a competitive
basis, to the following anticipated entities of States and units of
local government to assist in the establishment or enhancement of State
battery collection, recycling, and reprocessing programs.
<bullet> Section (f)(4) titled Retailers As Collection Points will
total $15M for the period of FY2022 to FY2026. DOE shall award grants,
on a competitive basis. It is anticipated that these grants will be
restricted to retailers that sell covered batteries or covered battery-
containing products to establish and implement a system for the
acceptance and collection of covered batteries and covered battery-
containing products, as applicable, for reuse, recycling, or proper
disposal.
<bullet> Section 40208 titled Electric Drive Vehicle Battery
Recycling and Second-Life Program will total $200M for the period of
FY2022 to FY2026. The DOE shall carry out a program of research,
development, and demonstration of second-life applications for electric
drive vehicle batteries that have been used to power electric drive
vehicles; technologies and processes for final recycling and disposal
of the [electric drive vehicle batteries] Specific questions can be
found in the RFI. The RFI [DE-FOA-0002833] is available at: <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/</a>.
Confidential Business Information: Pursuant 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 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. DOE will make its own determination about the
confidential status of the information and treat it according to its
determination. Further instructions and disclaimers related to the
disclosure, identification, and handling of proprietary or otherwise
confidential business information, as well as the full Freedom of
Information Act disclosure, can be found in the RFI [DE-FOA-0002833],
available at <a href="https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/">https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/</a>.
To the extent that the Federal Register Notice conflicts with or
otherwise contradicts the guidelines set forth in the RFI, the language
in the RFI is controlling and should be followed
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on August 31, 2022, by David Howell, Acting Director and
Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Manufacturing and Energy
Supply Chains and Director of the Vehicle Technologies Office, Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 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 September 8, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-19762 Filed 9-12-22; 8:45 am]
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