Notice2025-05698
Notice of Early Public and Governmental Engagement for Potential Designation of Tribal Energy Access, Southwestern Grid Connector, and Lake Erie-Canada National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors; Reopening of Comment Period
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Published
April 3, 2025
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Energy Department
Abstract
The Grid Deployment Office (GDO) of the Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking public input and comment from Federal and State agencies, regional entities, Tribal and local governments, the public, and other interested parties on DOE's consideration of three potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs). On December 16, 2024, DOE published a Notice of Early Public and Governmental Engagement (notice) inviting input and comment on the possible scope of analysis, including environmental, cultural, or socioeconomic effects should DOE designate any of the potential NIETCs, and the contents of DOE's engagement framework, including appropriate methods and locations of future NIETC-specific meetings. DOE also invited any other relevant feedback. The notice provided an opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information to DOE no later than February 14, 2025. DOE received requests to extend the public comment period, and in response DOE is reopening the public comment period through April 15, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 63 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05698]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Early Public and Governmental Engagement for Potential
Designation of Tribal Energy Access, Southwestern Grid Connector, and
Lake Erie-Canada National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors;
Reopening of Comment Period
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of early public and governmental engagement and request
for comment; reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Grid Deployment Office (GDO) of the Department of Energy
(DOE) is seeking public input and comment from Federal and State
agencies, regional entities, Tribal and local governments, the public,
and other interested parties on DOE's consideration of three potential
National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs). On December
16, 2024, DOE published a Notice of Early Public and Governmental
Engagement (notice) inviting input and comment on the possible scope of
analysis, including environmental, cultural, or socioeconomic effects
should DOE designate any of the potential NIETCs, and the contents of
DOE's engagement framework, including appropriate methods and locations
of future NIETC-specific meetings. DOE also invited any other relevant
feedback. The notice provided an opportunity for submitting written
comments, data, and information to DOE no later than February 14, 2025.
DOE received requests to extend the public comment period, and in
response DOE is reopening the public comment period through April 15,
2025.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published on December 14, 2024
(89 FR 101597) which closed on February 14, 2025, is reopened. DOE will
accept comments, data, and information regarding the notice that are
received no later than April 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, under the
relevant docket number(s). Alternatively, interested parties may submit
comments, identified by relevant docket number(s), by any of the
following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fab4b3bfaeb9ba928bd49e959fd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbb5b2beafb8bb938ad59f949ed59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the relevant docket
number(s) in the subject line of the email.
<bullet> Mail: Address written comments to U.S. Department of
Energy, Grid Deployment Office, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Suite 4H-
065, Washington, DC 20585.
Instructions: There are four docket numbers associated with this
re-opening of Notice of Early Public and Governmental Engagement
comment period. DOE encourages interested parties to submit general
recommendations and comments under the docket number in which this
notice has been posted, as well as recommendations and comments
specific to the circumstances of individual potential NIETCs in the
relevant dockets: DOE-HQ-2024-0088--Potential Designation of the Tribal
Energy Access National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor; DOE-HQ-
2024-0089--Potential Designation of the Southwestern Grid Connector
National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor; DOE-HQ-2024-0090--
Potential Designation of the Lake Erie-Canada National Interest
Electric Transmission Corridor.
Docket: The dockets for this activity are available for review at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. All documents in the dockets are listed in the
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> index. However, not all documents listed in the
index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt
from public disclosure. The docket web pages can be found at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. The docket web pages contain instructions on how
to access all documents, including public comments, in the dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, Senior Technical
Advisor, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d49a9d91809794bca5fab0bbb1fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ade3e4e8f9eeedc5dc83c9c2c883cac2db">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at (202) 586-
2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 14, 2024, DOE published the
notice in the Federal Register inviting input and comment from Federal
and State agencies, regional entities, Tribal and local governments,
the public, and other interested parties on DOE's consideration of
three potential NIETCs (89 FR 101597). In that notice, DOE identified
certain programmatic and engagement topics on which it seeks input. The
notice set a comment period deadline of February 14, 2025.
In response to feedback received and requests to provide additional
time to comment, DOE is reopening the public comment period until April
15, 2025. DOE anticipates that reopening the public comment period will
enable additional stakeholders to submit valuable feedback in response
to the notice.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 27,
2025, by Nick Elliot, 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. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2025.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-05698 Filed 4-2-25; 8:45 am]
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