[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39081-39082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13946]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program; Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy.

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

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SUMMARY: The Loan Programs Office (``LPO'') of the Department of Energy 
(``DOE'') is seeking information to understand how it could improve its 
Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program (the ``Title 
XVII Loan Guarantee Program'') and implement provisions of the Energy 
Act of 2020 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the 
``IIJA'') that expand or modify the authorities applicable to the Title 
XVII Loan Guarantee Program. On June 1, 2022, DOE published a request 
for information (``RFI'') on these subjects. The RFI provided an 
opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information no 
later than July 1, 2022. DOE received separate requests from Holland & 
Knight LLP; Piedmont Lithium, Inc.; Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.; 
and American Clean Power Association for an extension of the public 
comment period for an additional 30 days. DOE has reviewed these 
requests and is granting an extension of the public comment period to 
allow comments to be submitted no later than August 1, 2022.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on June 1, 2022 (87 FR 
33141) is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information 
regarding the RFI received no later than August 1, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, 
identified by ``Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program RFI,'' by any of the 
following methods:
    Email: [email protected]. Include ``Title XVII 
Loan Guarantee Program RFI'' in the subject line of the message. Email 
attachments can be provided in PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 
Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file format, prepared in accordance 
with the detailed instructions in section III of the June 1, 2022 RFI, 
which can be found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2022-11734.
    Postal Mail: Loan Programs Office, Attn: LPO Legal Department, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper copy. Due to 
potential delays in DOE's receipt and processing of mail sent through 
the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to submit comments 
electronically to ensure timely receipt.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Westhoff, Attorney-Adviser, 
Loan Programs Office, email: [email protected], or 
phone: (240) 220-4994.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 1, 2022, DOE published an RFI 
initiating a review to consider whether to amend DOE's Title XVII Rule 
at 10 CFR part 609. 87 FR 33141. In the RFI, DOE identified certain 
programmatic and procedural issues on which it is interested in 
receiving comment. These issues include the scope and application of 
statutory amendments under the Energy Act of 2020 and the IIJA, 
facilitation of new or different projects and financing structures, and 
other potential improvements to the Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program. 
The RFI set a comment period deadline of July 1, 2022.
    Several interested parties requested a 30-day extension of the 
public comment period to help investigate the request and respond 
appropriately with considered comments. For example, these parties 
referred to the diversity of topics covered in the RFI and the 
potential impacts that the RFI process will have on DOE's 
implementation of the Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program. DOE 
anticipates that extending the public comment period will enable 
additional stakeholders to submit valuable comments in response to the 
RFI.
    DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period 
is appropriate to allow interested parties additional time to submit 
comments for DOE's consideration. Thus, DOE is extending the comment 
period through August 1, 2022.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 24, 
2022, by Dong Kim, Deputy Director, Loan Programs Office, 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 June 24, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-13946 Filed 6-29-22; 8:45 am]
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