Notice2022-21016
Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program: Guidance for the Clean Hydrogen Production Qualifications
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September 28, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the notice of availability (NOA) and invites public comment on its Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS) Draft Guidance. The draft guidance contains the initial proposal for the CHPS, as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Specifically, in the draft guidance, DOE establishes a target for the lifecycle (i.e., well-to-gate) emissions intensity of hydrogen production, based on the IIJA definition of the term "clean hydrogen" and other factors set forth in section 40315(b) of the IIJA.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58776-58777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21016]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance on Hydrogen and Fuel
Cell Program: Guidance for the Clean Hydrogen Production Qualifications
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft guidance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the notice of
availability (NOA) and invites public comment on its Clean Hydrogen
Production Standard (CHPS) Draft Guidance. The draft guidance contains
the initial proposal for the CHPS, as required by the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Specifically, in the draft guidance,
DOE establishes a target for the lifecycle (i.e., well-to-gate)
emissions intensity of hydrogen production, based on the IIJA
definition of the term ``clean hydrogen'' and other factors set forth
in section 40315(b) of the IIJA.
DATES: Comments regarding this draft guidance must be received on or
before October 20, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this draft guidance document must be provided in
writing. Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffbc939a9e9197cd8c8b9e919b9e8d9bbf9a9ad19b909ad1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b28070e0a050359181f0a050f0a190f2b0e0e450f040e450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>. Email attachments can be provided as a
Microsoft Word (.docx) file or Adobe PDF (.pdf). The complete draft
guidance document is located at <a href="https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/pdfs/clean-hydrogen-production-standard.pdf">https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/pdfs/clean-hydrogen-production-standard.pdf</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Karen Dandridge at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c5f70797d72742e6f687d72787d6e785c797932787379327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0b39c95919e98c28384919e94918294b09595de949f95de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>,
202-586-3388.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (Pub. L. 117-58), Congress directed DOE to develop an initial
standard for the carbon intensity of clean hydrogen production.
Specifically, under section 40315(a) of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and after taking
into account input from industry and other
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stakeholders, is directed to develop an initial standard for the carbon
intensity of clean hydrogen production that applies to activities
carried out under this title. Section 40315(b) states that the standard
shall: (a) support clean hydrogen production from each source described
in section 805(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which includes
fossil fuels with carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration;
hydrogen-carrier fuels (including ethanol and methanol); renewable
energy resources, including biomass; nuclear energy; and any other
methods the Secretary determines to be appropriate; (b) define the term
``clean hydrogen'' to mean hydrogen produced with a carbon intensity
equal to or less than 2 kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent produced
at the site of production per kilogram of hydrogen produced; and (c)
take into consideration technological and economic feasibility.
In response, DOE developed and is seeking comment on draft guidance
for the clean hydrogen production standard. The draft guidance is
available at: <a href="https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/pdfs/clean-hydrogen-production-standard.pdf">https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/pdfs/clean-hydrogen-production-standard.pdf</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.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on September 15, 2022, by Dr. Geraldine Richmond, Under
Secretary for Science and Innovation, pursuant to delegated authority
from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature
and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purpose only, and in
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Office has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in the 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 23, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-21016 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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