Notice2022-21669
Civil Nuclear Credit Program: Draft Guidance for the Second Award Period
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Published
October 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its draft Guidance for the Second Award Period for the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program authorized under of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The draft Guidance describes the timelines, deliverables, and other program requirements for owners or operators of eligible nuclear reactors that are projected to cease operations due to economic factors to submit certification applications to become certified, and instructions on formulating and submitting sealed bids to receive credit allocations.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60665-60666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21669]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Civil Nuclear Credit Program: Draft Guidance for the Second Award
Period
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft guidance; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on
its draft Guidance for the Second Award Period for the Civil Nuclear
Credit (CNC) Program authorized under of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (IIJA). The draft Guidance describes the timelines,
deliverables, and other program requirements for owners or operators of
eligible nuclear reactors that are projected to cease operations due to
economic factors to submit certification applications to become
certified, and instructions on formulating and submitting sealed bids
to receive credit allocations.
DATES: Comments regarding this draft Guidance must be received on or
before November 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments by any of the
following methods:
1. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bf9ede2a6e8e5e8cbe5fee8e7eeeaf9a5eee5eef9ecf2a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3d1c5ca8ec0cdc0e3cdd6c0cfc6c2d18dc6cdc6d1c4da8dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a> (Strongly Preferred). Submit
electronic comments in Microsoft Word or PDF file format and avoid the
use of special characters or any form of encryption. Please include
``Response to Notice of Availability'' in the subject line.
2. Online: Submit electronic public comments to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Click on the ``Comment'' icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Department
of Energy as the agency name for this document. No facsimiles (faxes),
postal mail, or hand deliver/courier will be accepted. Any information
that may be business proprietary and exempt by law from public
disclosure should be submitted as described.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information regarding the CNC
Program draft Guidance please contact Kelly Lefler, (202) 586-4316,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0d2c6c98dc3cec3e0ced5c3ccc5c1d28ec5cec5d2c7d98ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1664707f3b757875567863757a7377643873787364716f38717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 40323 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),
Public Law 117-58, codified at 42 U.S.C. 18753, directs the Secretary
of Energy to establish a CNC Program to evaluate and certify nuclear
reactors that are projected to cease operations due to economic factors
and to allocate credits to selected certified nuclear reactors via a
sealed bid process.
DOE is seeking public comment on the draft Guidance for the CNC
Program's second award period, found at <a href="https://www.energy.gov/gdo/civil-nuclear-credit-second-award-cycle">https://www.energy.gov/gdo/civil-nuclear-credit-second-award-cycle</a>. The draft Guidance describes
the program eligibility and certification criteria and bid submission
requirements, including the certification and bidding processes.
Business Proprietary Information
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information he or
she believes to be business proprietary and exempt by law from public
disclosure should submit via email two well-marked copies: One copy of
the document marked ``Business Proprietary'' including all the
information believed to be proprietary, and one copy of the document
marked ``non-Proprietary'' deleting all information believed to be
business proprietary. DOE will make its own determination about the
business proprietary status of the information and treat it
accordingly. Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to
treat submitted information as business proprietary include: (1) A
description of the items; (2) whether and why such items are
customarily treated as business proprietary within
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the industry; (3) whether the information is generally known by or
available from other sources; (4) whether the information has
previously been made available to others without obligation concerning
its business proprietary nature; (5) an explanation of the competitive
injury to the submitting person which would result from public
disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its business
proprietary character due to the passage of time; and (7) why
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September
30, 2022, by Maria D. Robinson, 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 September 30, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-21669 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
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