[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 78011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25029]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Challenges and 
Opportunities at the Interface of Wind Turbines and Radar Technology

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

ACTION: Request for information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
its request for information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0003166 regarding 
mitigation strategies for the technical and operational effects of wind 
turbines on critical radar missions, as required by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 
(BIL).

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by January 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the RFI must be provided in writing. Interested 
parties are to submit their written comments electronically to 
[email protected] and include ``Comment on RFI: Challenges & 
Opportunities at the Interface of Wind Turbines and Radar Technology'' 
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-0003166 document is located 
at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hannah Taylor, 
[email protected], (240) 220-8077.
    Further instructions can be found in the RFI document DE-FOA-
0003166 posted on EERE Exchange at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, on behalf of the Wind Energy Technologies Office and 
in collaboration with the Wind Turbine-Radar Interference Mitigation 
(WTRIM) Working Group, issued this RFI to seek public input to help 
inform DOE's implementation of the BIL. The WTRIM Working Group has 
been working to identify and develop the means to mitigate the 
technical and operational effects of wind turbines on critical radar 
missions. This RFI represents the latest effort by the WTRIM Working 
Group to better understand the challenges wind developers are facing 
regarding radar interference and to determine the capability of the 
marketplace to find solutions that mitigate the impact of wind turbine 
interference on existing and future radar systems.
    Specific questions can be found in the RFI. The RFI DE-FOA-0003166 
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 November 6, 2023, by Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for 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 November 8, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-25029 Filed 11-13-23; 8:45 am]
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