[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50444-50445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20809]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Wells of 
Opportunity for Critical Geothermal Field Research Applications

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), 
Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Request for information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
its Request for Information (RFI) regarding the identification of wells 
of opportunity for critical geothermal field research application. DOE 
is seeking information from the geothermal community about 
underutilized wells in known geothermal resource areas in the United 
States. The goal is to obtain feedback on industry willingness to 
partner with DOE's Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) to test 
downhole tools, technologies, and methodologies that can improve the 
probability of successful geothermal commercialization.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by October 25, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected]. Include Wells of Opportunity in the subject 
of the title. The complete RFI document is located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to 
[email protected], or Lauren Boyd, 202-287-1854. Further 
instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this RFI is to solicit 
feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government 
agencies, and other stakeholders on existing Wells of Opportunity 
(underutilized wells in known geothermal resources) that DOE and 
partners can use for downhole testing of tools, technologies, and 
methodologies. EERE is specifically interested in information from 
stakeholders with available well infrastructure on their willingness to 
participate and allow research and testing for downhole tools, 
technologies, and methods in their well. Additionally, EERE is 
interested in stakeholder feedback on their well asset acquisition 
experiences for technology testing, development, or other purposes, 
particularly on what incentives were important towards obtaining the 
necessary infrastructure. The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

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. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential 
status of the information and treat it according to its determination.

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    Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat 
submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the 
items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as 
confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is 
generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the 
information has previously been made available to others without 
obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the 
competitive injury to the submitting person that would result from 
public disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its 
confidential character due to the passage of time; and (7) why 
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2019.
Susan Hamm,
Director Geothermal Technologies Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-20809 Filed 9-24-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P