Notice2022-23382
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Consent-Based Siting Program
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Published
October 27, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
On September 20, 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) issued a $16 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to support community engagement with DOE's consent-based siting activities and foster the development of innovative community ideas and feedback related to the potential role that one or more federal consolidated interim storage facilities for commercial spent nuclear fuel may have in the community. To view the FOA, go to https:// www.grants.gov and search for "DE-FOA-0002575."
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65048-65049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23382]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Consent-Based Siting Program
AGENCY: Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition, Office of Nuclear
Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Funding opportunity announcement.
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SUMMARY: On September 20, 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE or the
Department) issued a $16 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
to support community engagement with DOE's consent-based siting
activities and foster the development of innovative community ideas and
feedback related to the potential role that one or more federal
consolidated interim storage facilities for commercial spent nuclear
fuel may have in the community. To view the FOA, go to <a href="https://www.grants.gov">https://www.grants.gov</a> and search for ``DE-FOA-0002575.''
DATES: Questions about the FOA must be received by December 4, 2022.
FOA applications must be received by 8 p.m., EST, December 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All applications must be emailed to the DOE Contracts
Specialist at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86e5e9e8f5e3e8f2abe4e7f5e3e2abf5eff2efe8e1abf6f4e9ece3e5f2c6efe2a8e2e9e3a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81e2eeeff2e4eff5ace3e0f2e4e5acf2e8f5e8efe6acf1f3eeebe4e2f5c1e8e5afe5eee4afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>. Applicants must
obtain a Unique Entity ID (UEI) number. Applicants must first be
registered with the (System for Award Management) SAM website: <a href="https://www.sam.gov">https://www.sam.gov</a>. All SAM registrants will be assigned a UEI and can view
the number on the SAM website. Applications shall be prepared in
accordance with the detailed instructions in the FOA. To learn more
about the FOA, including application requirements, please go to <a href="https://www.grants.gov">https://www.grants.gov</a> and search for ``DE-FOA-0002575.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tran Le, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, NE-82, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (301) 903-3301. Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93f0fcfde0f6fde7f1f2e0f6f7e0fae7fafdf4d3fbe2bdf7fcf6bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9af9f5f4e9fff4eef8fbe9fffee9f3eef3f4fddaf2ebb4fef5ffb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>.
Questions about the FOA must be submitted by December 4, 2022, to
the DOE Contracts Specialist at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a090504190f041e47080b190f0e4719031e03040d471a1805000f091e2a030e440e050f440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8aba7a6bbada6bce5aaa9bbadace5bba1bca1a6afe5b8baa7a2adabbc88a1ace6aca7ade6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>. For
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non-FOA related questions about DOE's consent-based siting activities,
please send your inquiry via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98fbf7f6ebfdf6ecfaf9ebfdfcebf1ecf1f6ffd8f0e9b6fcf7fdb6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d3e32332e3833293f3c2e38392e342934333a1d352c73393238733a322b">[email protected]</span></a> or
by phone at (301) 903-3301.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issuance of this FOA is an important step
toward building understanding between interested communities,
organizations, and DOE about consent-based siting. While DOE is not
soliciting volunteer sites to host consolidated interim storage
facilities as part of this funding opportunity, the Department hopes to
encourage engagement, open dialogue, and building capacity among
interested stakeholders and communities about the consent-based siting
process. In later phases, DOE will engage with communities that express
interest in potentially hosting one or more facilities.
Who should apply?: This FOA invites proposals from communities and
organizations located within the continental United States interested
in learning more about consent-based siting. Eligible awardees include,
but are not limited to: higher-education institutions (colleges,
universities, and other institutions of higher learning); Tribal,
State, and local governments (municipalities, towns, cities, and
counties); Community foundations; and Non-governmental organizations
(trade associations, 501(c)(3) organizations, and other public groups).
Federally funded research and development centers are not eligible to
apply for funding. More detailed information on eligibility is provided
in the FOA.
Public Information Webinar: DOE hosted an informational webinar
about this FOA on October 3, 2022, to discuss the scope and answer
questions about the application process. The webinar was recorded and
is available at <a href="https://www.energy.gov/ne/consent-based-siting">https://www.energy.gov/ne/consent-based-siting</a>.
Background
Management of the nation's spent nuclear fuel and high-level
radioactive waste is the US DOE's responsibility. This includes finding
sites to store and dispose of the Nation's spent nuclear fuel. DOE is
committed to a consent-based approach to siting and an integrated waste
management system that enables broad participation and centers equity
and environmental justice. In the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021, and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Congress appropriated
funds to the Department for Federal interim storage activities using a
consent-based approach. Interim storage is an important component of an
integrated waste management system and will enable near-term
consolidation and temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel until a
disposal capability is identified. A Federal interim storage capability
will enable removal of spent nuclear fuel from reactor sites, provide
useful research opportunities, and build trust and confidence with
stakeholders and the public by demonstrating a consent-based approach
to facility siting.
In December 2021, DOE issued a request for information on ``Using a
Consent-Based Siting Process to Identify Federal Interim Storage
Facilities'' (86 FR 68244). The 225 submissions received by the DOE
(available at <a href="https://www.energy.gov/ne/consent-based-siting">https://www.energy.gov/ne/consent-based-siting</a>) included
comments from Tribal, State, and local governments; Non-governmental
organizations; members of academia, industry; other stakeholders and
individual commenters. This consent-based siting FOA is responsive to
public feedback on the need to provide resources for interested
communities to learn more about consent-based siting and spent nuclear
fuel management. Specifically, the FOA seeks to advance mutual learning
between stakeholders, communities, and DOE and to foster open
discussions about consent-based siting, spent nuclear fuel management,
and the role one or more federal consolidated interim storage
facilities could have in interested communities. For more information
on DOE's consent-based siting activities, please go to <a href="https://www.energy.gov/ne/consent-based-siting">https://www.energy.gov/ne/consent-based-siting</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, 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, if feasible. 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 October 21,
2022, by Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Nuclear 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 October 24, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-23382 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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