Notice2024-13767
Notice of Intent and Request for Information Regarding Computational Tools To Support Class VI Permitting
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Published
June 24, 2024
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Energy Department
Abstract
The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), Department of Energy (DOE or Department), on behalf of the National Energy Technology Laboratory, is issuing this NOI to notify interested parties of its intent to develop and release a revised and updated version of the report "Rules and Tools Crosswalk: A Compendium of Computational Tools to Support Geologic Carbon Storage Environmentally Protective UIC Class VI Permitting." The Department also seeks input from all stakeholders through this RFI regarding additional relevant computational tools (or updated information on already documented tools) that should be considered as the authors prepare the new release of the aforementioned report.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52442-52444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13767]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Intent and Request for Information Regarding
Computational Tools To Support Class VI Permitting
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI); request for information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM),
Department of Energy (DOE or Department), on behalf of the National
Energy Technology Laboratory, is issuing this NOI to notify interested
parties of its intent to develop and release a revised and updated
version of the report ``Rules and Tools Crosswalk: A Compendium of
Computational Tools to Support Geologic Carbon Storage Environmentally
Protective UIC Class VI Permitting.'' The Department also seeks input
from all stakeholders through this RFI regarding additional relevant
computational tools (or updated information on already documented
tools) that should be considered as the authors prepare the new release
of the aforementioned report.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested by July 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments electronically to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#533d213223133d36273f7d373c367d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="630d110213230d06170f4d070c064d040c15">[email protected]</span></a> and include ``Computational Tools to Support Class VI
Permitting'' in the subject line of the email. Responses must be
provided as attachments to an email. Only electronic responses will be
accepted. The report is available at: <a href="https://www.netl.doe.gov/energy-analysis/details?id=af3aa712-dcea-4abd-b2a4-c52f2550ac74">https://www.netl.doe.gov/energy-analysis/details?id=af3aa712-dcea-4abd-b2a4-c52f2550ac74</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Brian
Strazisar, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb8999828a85c5989f998a9182988a99ab858e9f87c58f848ec58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9abbba0a8a7e7babdbba8b3a0baa8bb89a7acbda5e7ada6ace7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a> or (412) 386-9218.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology
Laboratory (NETL), in collaboration with representatives from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National
Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and four Regional
Initiatives to Accelerate Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
(CCUS), released the report, ``Rules and Tools Crosswalk: A Compendium
of Computational Tools to Support Geologic Carbon Storage
Environmentally Protective UIC Class VI Permitting,'' available at
<a href="https://www.netl.doe.gov/energy-analysis/details?id=af3aa712-dcea-4abd-b2a4-c52f2550ac74">https://www.netl.doe.gov/energy-analysis/details?id=af3aa712-dcea-4abd-b2a4-c52f2550ac74</a>. This report was published on NETL's website and
posted on the U.S. EPA's Underground Injection Control Program's
website for Class VI (Geologic Sequestration) Permit Application and
Permitting Tools, available at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/uic/class-vi-geologic-sequestration-permit-application-and-permitting-tools">https://www.epa.gov/uic/class-vi-geologic-sequestration-permit-application-and-permitting-tools</a>. The
report summarizes computational tools and methods that may be used to
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address specific requirements of the Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Class VI (Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide) permit
application process and is intended to serve as a resource for
stakeholders. The report highlights available computational tools that
may have relevance to elements of the permit application, including
siting, construction, operation, testing, monitoring, and closure of
Class VI wells, as codified in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (40
CFR 146.81 et seq.). The compilation of computational tools is intended
to be an informational resource for practitioners seeking to understand
or develop a Class VI permit application and is not intended to be
exhaustive. Reference to any computational tool should not be seen as
an endorsement of that tool by the report coauthors or their
organizations. Similarly, a lack of reference to any tool should not be
seen as a repudiation of that tool by the coauthors or their
organizations.
II. Notice of Intent
NETL intends to use feedback from this RFI, together with other
gathered sources of information, to develop a revised and updated
version of the report ``Rules and Tools Crosswalk: A Compendium of
Computational Tools to Support Geologic Carbon Storage Environmentally
Protective UIC Class VI Permitting.'' The revised report will be made
publicly accessible as a DOE NETL web-based product and may also be
made available by other co-authoring institutions.
III. Questions for Request for Information
NETL and the U.S. EPA are seeking information from stakeholders on
additional relevant computational tools (or updated information on
already documented tools) that should be considered as the authors
prepare a new release of this report. NETL specifically welcomes
responses to the questions listed below. Responses received within 30
days of this notice will be considered for inclusion in the next
release of this report; additional input will be accepted on an ongoing
basis and considered for inclusion in any subsequent versions of the
report.
Specific Information Requested
Tool Name
1. What is the commercial or common name for the tool?
Developer/Owner
2. What entity developed the tool and/or is responsible for its
distribution?
Tool Type
3. Please specify the type of tool that is being described
(numerical reservoir simulator, stochastic model, etc.)
Description
4. Provide a high-level description of the tool (please also
include any relevant publicly available URLs).
Tool Licensing and Access
5. How is the tool licensed?
6. Where can it be downloaded or purchased?
Model Input
7. What type of information is needed to run the model?
Model Output
8. What type of information does the model produce?
Risks Behavior Considered
9. What kinds of risks or behaviors does the model simulate? (e.g.,
leakage risk, environmental risk, induced seismicity, etc.)
Relevant Permitting Phase
10. During which phases of a Class VI permit would the tool be
used? (e.g., site screening, site characterization, injection, post-
injection)
Class VI Permit Element Addressed
11. What specific aspects of a Class VI permit does the tool
address? (e.g., Area of Review, Post Injection Site Care, Monitoring
Plan, etc.)
How the Tool Is Used
12. Please provide general comments on how the tool can be used in
a Class VI permitting workflow.
Last Updated
13. When was the tool last updated?
Ongoing Development
14. Is the tool still under development?
15. Does it have an active user community?
16. Support for the tool still available?
Ease of Use
17. Does the tool have a graphical user interface?
18. Do users need computer programming skills to use the tool?
19. What other skills may be needed to run the tool?
Computational Speed
20. Is the model designed for computational efficiency?
21. How long do simulations typically take to run?
22. Are computational speeds limiting in any way?
Tool Verification
23. Has the tool been verified for accuracy?
24. If so, where can this documentation be found?
Related References
25. Please provide a list of websites, manuals, and publications
where additional information about the tool and its application can be
found.
IV. Response Guidelines
NOI/RFI responses shall include:
1. NOI/RFI title and reference number;
2. Name(s), phone number(s), and email address(es) for the
principal point(s) of contact;
3. Institution or organization affiliation and postal address; and
4. Clear indication of the specific information you are providing.
Responses including confidential business information will be
handled per guidance in Section V.
V. 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 June 17,
2024, by Bradford Crabtree, Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil
Energy and Carbon Management, 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.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-13767 Filed 6-21-24; 8:45 am]
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