Notice2023-24898
Notice of Availability of National Transmission Needs Study
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Published
November 13, 2023
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Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of availability of the final "National Transmission Needs Study" (Needs Study) pursuant to the Federal Power Act, which requires DOE to conduct a study of electric transmission capacity constraints and congestion every three years. The Needs Study will inform the potential exercise of DOE's National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation authority and the use of other DOE authorities and funding related to electric transmission.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 77571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24898]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of National Transmission Needs Study
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of
availability of the final ``National Transmission Needs Study'' (Needs
Study) pursuant to the Federal Power Act, which requires DOE to conduct
a study of electric transmission capacity constraints and congestion
every three years. The Needs Study will inform the potential exercise
of DOE's National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation
authority and the use of other DOE authorities and funding related to
electric transmission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Adria Brooks, U.S. Department of
Energy, Grid Deployment Office, via (202) 586-2006; or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95e1e7f4fbe6f8fce6e6fcfafbd5fde4bbf1faf0bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f48086959a87999d87879d9b9ab49c85da909b91da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is
announcing the availability of the ``National Transmission Needs
Study'' (Needs Study). Section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
as recently amended by section 40105 of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (IIJA), requires DOE to conduct a study of historic and
anticipated future electric transmission capacity constraints and
congestion every three years. The Needs Study implements that statutory
provision and replaces what was formerly known as the National Electric
Transmission Congestion Study.
Pursuant to section 216(a)(1), DOE has consulted with states,
Tribes, and appropriate regional reliability entities regarding the
Needs Study, including by providing a consultation draft in October
2022 for review and comment by these entities, holding a series of six
audience-specific webinars following release of the consultation draft,
and making available DOE staff for phone calls and meetings. On March
6, 2023, a draft Needs Study was made available for public comment. The
draft Needs Study included revisions made in response to comments and
input that DOE received from states, Tribes, and regional reliability
entities. The final Needs Study incorporates feedback received during
the public comment period held between March 6 and April 20, 2023.
Pursuant to section 216(a)(2) of the FPA, the study would inform
any decision to exercise DOE's National Interest Electric Transmission
Corridor designation authority. The Needs Study will also inform DOE as
it coordinates the use of other authorities and funding related to
electric transmission. These include new authorities under the IIJA and
existing DOE programs, such as grid-related research and development
and financing authorities that support grid infrastructure development.
Members of the public can visit GDO's website to access the Needs Study
at: <a href="http://www.energy.gov/gdo/national-transmission-needs-study">www.energy.gov/gdo/national-transmission-needs-study</a>.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 3,
2023, 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. The administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-24898 Filed 11-9-23; 8:45 am]
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