Notice2022-24291
Notice of Availability of a Notice of Intent and Request for Information Regarding the Establishment of a Program To Use the Defense Production Act
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November 8, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the notice of availability (NOA) of a notice of intent and request for information on DOE's support of domestic manufacturing of electric heat pumps using Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA). DOE invites public comment on the RFI regarding the application process, examples of eligible projects, potential funding sizes required, and criteria for qualification and selection of eligible projects to participate in the electric heat pumps DPA program.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 67459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24291]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of a Notice of Intent and Request for
Information Regarding the Establishment of a Program To Use the Defense
Production Act
AGENCY: Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a notice of intent (NOI) and request
for information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the notice of
availability (NOA) of a notice of intent and request for information on
DOE's support of domestic manufacturing of electric heat pumps using
Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA). DOE invites public
comment on the RFI regarding the application process, examples of
eligible projects, potential funding sizes required, and criteria for
qualification and selection of eligible projects to participate in the
electric heat pumps DPA program.
DATES: Responses will be reviewed and considered on a rolling basis but
are due no later than 5 p.m. (ET) on December 2nd, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#503420313835312420253d2010353e352237297e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9adb9a8a1aca8bdb9bca4b989aca7acbbaeb0e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a> and include ``NOI/RFI: Heat Pump Defense
Production Act'' in the subject line. Email attachments can be provided
as a Microsoft Word (.docx) file or an Adobe PDF (.pdf) file, prepared
in accordance with the instructions in the RFI. Attachments with file
sizes exceeding 25MB should be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure
message delivery; however, no email shall exceed a total of 45MB,
including all attachments. The complete RFI document is located at
<a href="https://www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information">https://www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information</a>.
Please refer to the Disclaimer and Important Note section at the end of
the RFI on how to submit business sensitive and/or confidential
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
and questions about the NOI and RFI may be addressed to Tsisilile Igogo
at (240) 278-5471 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9afeeafbf2fffbeeeaeff7eadafff4ffe8fde3b4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="482c3829202d293c383d2538082d262d3a2f31662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In June 2022, President Biden issued five
determinations under the DPA, including a presidential determination to
allow DOE to use its delegated DPA authorities to expand the domestic
production capability for electric heat pumps.\1\ In early October
2022, DOE issued a RFI to determine how best to leverage the authority
invoked by President Biden to accelerate domestic production of four of
the five technologies that received Presidential Determinations under
title III of DPA.\2\ This joint NOI and RFI focuses on electric heat
pumps, the fifth technology that received a Presidential Determination.
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\1\ <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/06/06/memorandum-on-presidential-determination-pursuant-to-section-303-of-the-defense-production-act-of-1950-as-amended-on-electric-heat-pumps/">www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/06/06/memorandum-on-presidential-determination-pursuant-to-section-303-of-the-defense-production-act-of-1950-as-amended-on-electric-heat-pumps/</a>.
\2\ <a href="http://www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information">www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information</a>.
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U.S. manufacturing output of electric heat pumps, which include
ground-source and air-source heat pumps as well as both space heating
and water heating equipment, is not yet at the rate or volume needed to
fully achieve U.S. climate and energy security goals. Buildings, homes,
offices, schools, hospitals, military bases, and other critical
facilities drive more than 40% of all U.S. energy consumption. U.S.
energy supplies are largely dependent on fossil fuels that remain
susceptible to geopolitical impacts from nations that are not U.S.
strategic partners or allies.
Section 30001 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) appropriated
$500 million to carry out the DPA, and $250 million of that amount was
allocated to the Department of Energy for title III of the DPA to
support the growth of manufacturing needed to meet the anticipated
growing demand for electric heat pumps. DPA resources could help scale
up U.S. heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and water
heating (WH) manufacturing, accelerate installation of high-efficiency
electric heat pumps in homes, qualified buildings, and industrial
settings, and complement investment coming through other BIL and IRA
provisions.
This NOI describes the proposed funding approach to eligible
entities in the electric heat pump industry, including the proposed
electric heat pump solicitation process, program structure and
criteria. Through this RFI, DOE seeks comment on the application
process, examples of eligible projects, potential funding sizes
required, and criteria for qualification and selection of eligible
projects to participate in the electric heat pumps DPA program. This
NOI and RFI are available at: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information">https://www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information</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 November 1, 2022, by Kathleen Hogan, Principal Deputy Under
Secretary for Infrastructure, 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 November 2, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-24291 Filed 11-7-22; 8:45 am]
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