[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58776-58777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21016]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance on Hydrogen and Fuel 
Cell Program: Guidance for the Clean Hydrogen Production Qualifications

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft guidance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the notice of 
availability (NOA) and invites public comment on its Clean Hydrogen 
Production Standard (CHPS) Draft Guidance. The draft guidance contains 
the initial proposal for the CHPS, as required by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Specifically, in the draft guidance, 
DOE establishes a target for the lifecycle (i.e., well-to-gate) 
emissions intensity of hydrogen production, based on the IIJA 
definition of the term ``clean hydrogen'' and other factors set forth 
in section 40315(b) of the IIJA.

DATES: Comments regarding this draft guidance must be received on or 
before October 20, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this draft guidance document must be provided in 
writing. Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected]. Email attachments can be provided as a 
Microsoft Word (.docx) file or Adobe PDF (.pdf). The complete draft 
guidance document is located at https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/pdfs/clean-hydrogen-production-standard.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Karen Dandridge at [email protected], 
202-586-3388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Pub. L. 117-58), Congress directed DOE to develop an initial 
standard for the carbon intensity of clean hydrogen production. 
Specifically, under section 40315(a) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and after taking 
into account input from industry and other

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stakeholders, is directed to develop an initial standard for the carbon 
intensity of clean hydrogen production that applies to activities 
carried out under this title. Section 40315(b) states that the standard 
shall: (a) support clean hydrogen production from each source described 
in section 805(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which includes 
fossil fuels with carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration; 
hydrogen-carrier fuels (including ethanol and methanol); renewable 
energy resources, including biomass; nuclear energy; and any other 
methods the Secretary determines to be appropriate; (b) define the term 
``clean hydrogen'' to mean hydrogen produced with a carbon intensity 
equal to or less than 2 kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent produced 
at the site of production per kilogram of hydrogen produced; and (c) 
take into consideration technological and economic feasibility.
    In response, DOE developed and is seeking comment on draft guidance 
for the clean hydrogen production standard. The draft guidance is 
available at: https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/pdfs/clean-hydrogen-production-standard.pdf.
    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 September 15, 2022, by Dr. Geraldine Richmond, Under 
Secretary for Science and Innovation, pursuant to delegated authority 
from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature 
and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purpose only, and in 
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the 
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Office has been authorized to 
sign and submit the document in the 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 September 23, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-21016 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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