[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 50355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21726]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[EERE-2018-16577]


Understanding Catalyst Production and Development Needs at 
National Laboratories

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

ACTION: Request for information; reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document reopens the public comment period for submitting 
comments, data and information on the RFI entitled ``Understanding 
Catalyst Production and Development Needs at National Laboratories'' 
published on August 2, 2018. The public comment period closed on 
September 14, 2018.

DATES: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is reopening the comment period 
for ``Understanding Catalyst Production and Development Needs at 
National Laboratories'' published on August 2, 2018. The public comment 
period closed on September 14, 2018 and is reopened for 15 days until 
October 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected]. Responses must be provided as attachments 
to an email. Include ``Understanding Catalyst Production and 
Development RFI'' as the subject of the email. It is recommended that 
attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) 
to ensure message delivery. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft 
Word (.docx) attachment to the email, and 12 point font, 1 inch 
margins. Only electronic responses will be accepted. The complete RFI 
document is located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, or 
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Jim 
Spaeth, (720) 356-1784, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 2, 2018 (83 FR 37806), the DOE 
posted on its website a RFI to solicit feedback from industry and the 
public (including but not limited to research organizations, 
manufacturing organizations, catalyst manufacturers, and catalyst 
research consortia), academia, research laboratories, government 
agencies, and other biofuels and bioproducts stakeholders on ``catalyst 
productions capability for biochemical and thermochemical processes.'' 
Specifically, DOE seeks information to help identify and understand 
additional areas of research, capabilities, and yet-to be-addressed 
challenges pertinent to production scale-up challenges (typically in 
multi-kilogram quantities of novel catalysts used in technology 
development and engineering solutions for the efficient conversion of 
lignocellulosic, waste, and algal feedstocks to produce biofuels and 
bioproducts). The RFI provided for the written submission of comments 
by September 14, 2018. By this notice, DOE is reopening the public 
comment period to all additional time for the public to provide data 
responsive to DOE's detailed inquiries regarding the RFI.
    DOE has determined that a reopening of the public comment period is 
appropriate to allow interested parties additional time to submit 
comments for DOE's consideration. Thus, DOE is reopening the comment 
period by 15 days, until October 22, 2018. DOE will consider any 
comments received by midnight of October 22, 2018 to be timely 
submitted.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2018.
Jonathan Male,
Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-21726 Filed 10-4-18; 8:45 am]
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