Notice2024-26775
Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Federal Lands Permitting Task Force; Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Non-Federal Lands Permitting Task Force
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Published
November 18, 2024
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Energy Department
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The Department of Energy hereby publishes a notice of a joint open meeting of the Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Federal Lands Permitting Task Force and the Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Non-Federal Lands Permitting Task Force (CCUS Permitting Task Forces). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90681-90682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26775]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Federal
Lands Permitting Task Force; Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and
Sequestration Non-Federal Lands Permitting Task Force
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy hereby publishes a notice of a joint
open meeting of the Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and
Sequestration Federal Lands Permitting Task Force and the Carbon
Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Non-Federal Lands
Permitting Task Force (CCUS Permitting Task Forces). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of these
meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, December 11, 2024; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time.
Start and end times may change slightly. Please visit <a href="https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces">https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces</a> for the most up to date
agenda.
ADDRESSES: This joint meeting of the CCUS Permitting Task Forces will
be held in person at the U.S. Geologic Survey National Center, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, with the option of
virtual attendance. Members of the public are encouraged to participate
virtually, as physical space to attend onsite is limited to members.
The website for the CCUS Permitting Task Forces will be updated with
announcements about the meeting, including instructions for registering
to attend virtually: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces">https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Waldron, Designated Federal
Officer, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of
Energy, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (771) 217-0877 or Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e7a717b307d7d6b6d306e7b6c73776a6a777079306a7f6d753078716c7d7b5e766f307a717b30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="086c676d266b6b7d7b26786d7a65617c7c61666f267c697b63266e677a6b6d486079266c676d266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April 2024, Department of Energy (DOE)
and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) chartered and appointed
members for two new CCUS Permitting Task Forces as required by the
Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT)
Act and in accordance with FACA. The purpose of each Task Force is the
same, but the scope differs by geographical area--one Task Force
focuses on Federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf, and the other
focuses on non-Federal lands.
Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Task Forces is to
identify permitting and other challenges and successes that permitting
authorities and project developers and operators face in permitting
projects in an efficient, orderly, and responsible manner; and improve
the performance of the permitting process and regional coordination for
the purpose of promoting the efficient, orderly, and responsible
development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects
and carbon dioxide pipelines.
To accomplish these objectives, the USE IT Act requires each Task
Force to undertake the following activities with respect to its
geographic scope: (1) inventory existing or potential Federal and State
approaches to facilitate reviews associated with the deployment of
carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon
dioxide pipelines, including best practices that avoid duplicative
reviews to the extent permitted by law, engage stakeholders early in
the permitting process, and make the permitting process efficient,
orderly, and responsible; (2) develop common models for State-level
carbon dioxide pipeline regulation and oversight guidelines that can be
shared with States in the geographical area covered by the Task Force;
(3) provide technical assistance to States in the geographical area
covered by the Task Force in implementing regulatory requirements and
any models developed under (2) above; (4) inventory current or emerging
activities that transform captured carbon dioxide into a product of
commercial value, or as an input to products of commercial value; (5)
identify any priority carbon dioxide pipelines needed to enable
efficient, orderly, and responsible development of carbon capture,
utilization, and sequestration projects at increased scale; (6)
identify gaps in the current Federal and State regulatory framework and
in existing data for the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and
sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines; (7) identify
Federal and State financing mechanisms available to project developers;
and (8) develop recommendations for relevant Federal agencies on how to
develop and research technologies that can capture carbon dioxide and
would be able to be deployed within the region covered by the Task
Force, including any projects that have received technical or financial
assistance for research under paragraph (6) of section 103(g) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(g)).
In carrying out these activities to support the efficient,
effective, and responsible permitting of CCUS projects, the Task Forces
shall also consider and develop recommendations to address community
concerns regarding the climate benefits and environmental justice
implications,
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including public health and safety, of CCUS. In the development of
these recommendations, the Task Forces shall consider and identify
recommended mechanisms to ensure just treatment and meaningful
involvement of impacted communities.
Tentative Agenda
<bullet> Opening remarks
<bullet> Presentations on Task Forces' progress on USE IT Act duties
<bullet> Public comment period
<bullet> Closing remarks
To view the final agenda when available, or for additional
information about the Task Forces, the meeting, and the prior meeting
of the Task Forces, see the CCUS Permitting Task Forces website at:
<a href="https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces">https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces</a>.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public via
webcast. The website will be updated with instructions and links to
register for the meeting. All attendees are required to register in
advance. If you would like to file a written statement with either Task
Force, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would
like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda,
please send an email request to Christina Waldron at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aecac1cb80cdcddbdd80decbdcc3c7dadac7c0c980dacfddc580c8c1dccdcbeec6df80cac1cb80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82e6ede7ace1e1f7f1acf2e7f0efebf6f6ebece5acf6e3f1e9ace4edf0e1e7c2eaf3ace6ede7ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>. You must make your request
for an oral statement by Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 11:59 a.m. ET.
Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. Time allotted per speaker will depend on the
number who wish to speak but is not expected to exceed three minutes.
The Chairpersons of the Task Forces will conduct the meeting to
facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review within 45 days at the website of the CCUS Permitting Task Forces
at: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces">https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces</a>. They can
also be obtained by contacting Ms. Christina Waldron using the contact
information above.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on November 12, 2024, by David Borak, Committee Management
Officer, 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 13, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-26775 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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