[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8828-8829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03324]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Regional Clean 
Hydrogen Hubs Implementation Strategy

AGENCY: Office Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Fossil 
Energy and Carbon Management, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Clean 
Energy Demonstrations, 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-0002664 regarding the 
implementation strategy of a DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) 
to fund regional clean hydrogen hubs, as required by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 
(BIL). The information being sought is intended to assist DOE in 
developing the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs FOA. Specifically, this RFI 
seeks input on the regional clean hydrogen hub provisions and 
requirements in the BIL and how DOE should develop the overall FOA 
solicitation process, structure, and implementation strategy; include 
equity, environmental, and energy justice priorities; and evaluate 
market adoption and sustainability of the hubs.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by March 8, 2022, by 5:00 
p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the RFI must be provided in writing. Interested 
parties are to submit their written comments electronically to 
[email protected] and include ``H2Hubs RFI response'' 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 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-0002664] document is located at 
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to 
[email protected] or to Karen Dandridge at (202) 586-1042. Further 
instructions can be found in the RFI document [DE-FOA-0002664] posted 
on EERE Exchange at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: One key pathway to achieving large-scale, 
commercially viable deployment of hydrogen is through matching the 
scaleup of clean hydrogen supplies with a concomitant and growing 
regional demand. Co-locating large scale clean hydrogen production with 
multiple end-uses can foster the development of low-cost hydrogen and 
the necessary supporting infrastructure to jumpstart the hydrogen 
economy in various market segments, create jobs, and realize emissions 
reduction benefits. Section 40314 of the BIL amends section 813 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations of $8 billion for 
the five (5) year period encompassing fiscal years (FYs) 2022 through 
2026 for the development of Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs that aid the 
achievement of the clean hydrogen production standard developed under 
section 822(a), demonstrate the production, processing, delivery, 
storage, and end-use of clean hydrogen, and can be developed into a 
national clean hydrogen network to facilitate a clean hydrogen economy. 
The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, 
government agencies, state and local coalitions, academia, research 
laboratories, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders 
regarding the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub solicitation process and 
implementation strategy as DOE currently envisions it. Specifically, 
DOE is requesting input in the following categories:

 Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Provisions and Requirements
 Solicitation Process, FOA Structure, and Implementation 
Strategy
 Equity, Environmental, and Energy Justice Priorities
 Market Adoption and Sustainability of Hubs

    Specific questions can be found in the RFI. The RFI [DE-FOA-
0002664] 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 February 11, 2022, by Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director, Hydrogen 
and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, and DOE Hydrogen Program 
Coordinator, 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 February 11, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-03324 Filed 2-15-22; 8:45 am]
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