[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37733-37734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15553]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Wind and Water Power Program: Guidance for Hydroelectric 
Incentive Payments

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft guidance

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
its draft Guidance for EPAct 2005 Section 242 Program. The guidance 
describes how DOE intends to provide incentive payments to the owners 
or operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities for electric energy 
generated and sold for a specified 10-year period as authorized under 
section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

DATES: Comments regarding this draft guidance must be received on or 
before July 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-4), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Mr. Steven Lindenberg, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-4), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-2783, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 
2005; Pub. L. 109-58) Congress established a new program to support the 
expansion of hydropower energy development at existing dams and 
impoundments through an incentive payment procedure. Under section 242 
of EPAct 2005, the Secretary of Energy is directed to provide incentive 
payments to the owner or operator of qualified hydroelectric facilities 
for electric energy generated and sold by a qualified hydroelectric 
facility for a specified 10-year period. (See 42 U.S.C. 15881) DOE has 
not made these incentive payments

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in the past due to a lack of appropriations for the hydroelectric 
production incentive. The conference report to the Fiscal Year 2014 
Omnibus Appropriations bill, however, includes $3,600,000 for 
conventional hydropower under section 242 of EPAct 2005.
    In response, DOE developed draft guidance intended to describe the 
application process and the information necessary for DOE to make a 
determination of eligibility under section 242. The draft guidance is 
available at: http://energy.gov/eere/water/water-power-program.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2014.
David Danielson,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-15553 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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