[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30454-30455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11604]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Hydrogen Program's 
Demonstration Opportunities Aligned With Hydrogen Energy Earthshot 
Initiative

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of 
Fossil Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Electricity, Office 
of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002529 regarding the 
DOE's Hydrogen Energy Earthshot initiative to enable low cost, clean 
hydrogen at scale. Energy Earthshots being launched by DOE look beyond 
incremental advances and aim, instead, at the game-changing 
breakthroughs that will secure American leadership in enabling net-zero 
carbon technologies and address the climate crisis through the build-up 
of a clean and equitable energy future for all. The information being 
sought is intended to assist DOE's Hydrogen Program in further defining 
the scope and priorities of its initiatives to accelerate the 
production, storage, delivery, and end use of clean, affordable 
hydrogen in the United States. Specifically, this RFI seeks input on 
viable hydrogen demonstration and deployment projects, as well as 
science and innovation, that enable clean and affordable hydrogen 
production, infrastructure and end use to reduce emissions, create 
jobs, provide benefits to disadvantaged communities, and enable a net-
zero carbon emissions economy by 2050. This is solely a request for 
information and not a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). DOE is 
not accepting applications.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by July 7, 2021 by 5:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected]. Include ``HFTO RFI'' in the subject line of the 
email. Email attachments can be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) 
file or an Adobe PDF (.pdf) file, prepared in accordance with the 
detailed instructions in the

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RFI. Documents submitted electronically should clearly indicate which 
topic areas and specific questions are being addressed, and should be 
limited to no more than 25 MB in size. The complete RFI [DE-FOA-
0002529] document is located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to 
[email protected] or to Michael Hahn at 240-562-1551. Further 
instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange at 
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There are extensive opportunities to produce 
clean hydrogen from diverse domestic resources, and both the DOE 
Hydrogen Program and industry have identified opportunities for using 
that clean hydrogen across multiple applications and sectors. The 
Hydrogen Program is interested in hearing from stakeholders, which of 
these areas would provide potential locations for near-term, large-
scale, clean hydrogen demonstration projects, where near-term refers to 
deployment in the next few years. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit 
feedback from industry, investors, developers, academia, research 
laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on potential 
hydrogen demonstration projects and their associated locations, 
including potentially ideal locations in the United States. 
Specifically, DOE is requesting input on the following categories:

 Regional Hydrogen Production, Resources, and Infrastructure
 End Users for Hydrogen in the Region, Cost, and Value 
Propositions
 Greenhouse Gas and Pollutant Emissions Reduction Potential
 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), Jobs, and Environmental 
Justice
 Science and Innovation Needs and Challenges
 Additional Information

    Specific questions can be found in the RFI. 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. Submit these 
documents via email. DOE will make its own determination about the 
confidential status of the information and treat it according to its 
determination.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on May 24, 2021, by Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director, Hydrogen and 
Fuel Cells Technology Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy 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 May 27, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-11604 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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