[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15564-15565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04508]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Request for Information Regarding the Manufacturing Capital 
Connector; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Department of 
Energy.

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ACTION: Request for information; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a request for information (RFI) seeking comment on a notional 
Manufacturing Capital Connector (MCC) to support applicants seeking 
clean energy manufacturing funding opportunities and/or tax credits. 
The RFI established a March 4, 2024, deadline for the submission of 
written comments. DOE is extending the comment period to March 15, 
2024.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on February 9, 2024 (89 
FR 9132) is extended. DOE will accept comments responding to this RFI 
submitted on or before March 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments electronically to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Rachel 
Gould, [email protected] or (202) 586-6116.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal 
Register (89 FR 9132). DOE issued this RFI to gauge interest in, and 
invite input on the design of, a notional Manufacturing Capital 
Connector (MCC) that would support applicants seeking clean energy 
manufacturing funding opportunities and/or tax credits. To help inform 
the interest in and design of the MCC for clean energy manufacturing 
programs, DOE is seeking public input on the potential structure, 
benefits, and risks of the proposed MCC from potential capital 
providers and clean energy manufacturing program applicants or 
selectees. The RFI specifically welcomes comment in response to a 
series of questions aimed at applicants or selectees and at potential 
capital providers.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 
28, 2024, by Giulia Siccardo, Director, Office of Manufacturing and 
Energy Supply Chains, 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 28, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer,U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-04508 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
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