[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44061-44062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[DOE-HQ-2020-0028]


Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is extending the 
public comment period for its Request for Information (``RFI'') 
regarding Executive Order 13920 (E.O. 13920) issued May 1, 2020, titled 
``Securing the United States Bulk-Power System.'' DOE published the RFI 
in the Federal Register on July 8, 2020, establishing a 30-day public 
comment period that will end on August 7, 2020. On July 13, 2020, DOE 
received a comment requesting extension of the comment period by 30 
days. DOE is extending the public comment period for submitting 
comments on the RFI for 17 days to August 24, 2020.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on July 8, 2020 (85 FR 
41023), is extended. DOE will accept comments regarding this RFI 
received no later than August 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, 
identified by docket number DOE-HQ-2020-0028, by any of the following 
methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=25&po=0&D=DOE-HQ-2020-0028. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments.
    Email: [email protected]. Include ``Bulk-Power System EO 
RFI'' in the subject line of the message.
    Mail: Charles Kosak, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transmission 
Permitting and Technical Assistance Division, Office of Electricity, 
Mailstop OE-20, Room 8G-024, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Kosak, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance Division, 
Office of Electricity, email: [email protected] or phone: 
(202) 586-2036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2020, DOE published an RFI in the 
Federal Register soliciting public comment regarding Executive Order 
13920 (E.O. 13920) issued May 1, 2020, titled ``Securing the United 
States Bulk-Power System.'' 85 FR 41023. Comments were originally due 
on August 7, 2020. On July 13, 2020, DOE received a comment from the 
American Public Power Association (APPA), National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association (NRECA), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Large 
Public Power Council (LPPC), Utilities Technology Council (UTC), 
American Petroleum Institute (API), Electricity Consumers Resource 
Council (ELCON), and the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) 
requesting extension of the comment period by 30 days.\1\ The 
commenters stated more time is needed to provide the level of research 
that would support fully informed responses. DOE has reviewed this 
request and considered the benefit to stakeholders in providing 
additional time to review the RFI and gather information that DOE is 
seeking. Accordingly, DOE has determined that extending the comment 
period is appropriate and will accept comments until August 24, 2020.
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    \1\ DOE has posted this comment to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=25&po=0&D=DOE-HQ-2020-0028.
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Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 17, 
2020, by Bruce J. Walker, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, 
pursuant to

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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 July 17, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-15848 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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