[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 4168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01283]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Funding Opportunity for Consent-Based Siting Program; Extension 
of Application Deadline

AGENCY: Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition, Office of Nuclear 
Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of application deadline.

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SUMMARY: On September 20, 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE or the 
Department) issued a $16 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) 
to support community engagement with DOE's consent-based siting 
activities and foster the development of innovative community ideas and 
feedback related to the potential role that one or more federal 
consolidated interim storage facilities for commercial spent nuclear 
fuel may have in the community. The Department then published a notice 
of funding opportunity in the Federal Register on October 27, 2022, 
inviting applications. This notice extends the deadline date for 
transmittal of questions until January 16, 2023 and extends the 
deadline for submittal of FOA applications until January 31, 2023.

DATES: The application deadline for the FOA that published in the 
Federal Register on October 27, 2022 (87 FR 65048) is extended. The 
deadline for Transmittal of questions was January 16, 2023. The 
deadline for submittal of FOA applications is January 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: All applications must be emailed to the DOE Contracts 
Specialist at [email protected]. Applicants must 
obtain a Unique Entity ID (UEI) number. Applicants must first be 
registered with the (System for Award Management) SAM website: https://www.sam.gov. All SAM registrants will be assigned a UEI and can view 
the number on the SAM website. Applications shall be prepared in 
accordance with the detailed instructions in the FOA. To learn more 
about the FOA, including application requirements, please go to https://www.grants.gov and search for ``DE-FOA-0002575.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tran Le, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, NE-82, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (301) 903-3301. Email: 
[email protected]. Questions about the FOA must be 
submitted by January 16, 2023, to the DOE Contracts Specialist at 
[email protected]. For non-FOA related questions 
about DOE's consent-based siting activities, please send your inquiry 
via email to [email protected] or by phone at (301) 903-
3301.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 12, 
2023, by Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary for the Office of 
Nuclear 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 January 19, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-01283 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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