[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34226-34227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09246]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Federal 
Lands Permitting Task Force Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and 
Sequestration Non-Federal Lands Permitting Task Force

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice announces a joint meeting of the Carbon Dioxide 
Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Federal Lands Permitting Task 
Force and the Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration 
Non-Federal Lands Permitting Task Force (CCUS Permitting Task Forces). 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice 
of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, May 21, 2024: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET; Wednesday, May 22, 
2024: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: This joint meeting of the CCUS Permitting Task Forces will 
be held in person at the U.S. Geologic Survey National Center, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, with the option of 
virtual attendance. Members of the public are encouraged to participate 
virtually, as physical space to attend onsite is limited to members. 
The website for the CCUS Permitting Task Forces will be updated with 
announcements about the meeting, including instructions for registering 
to attend virtually: https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Waldron, Designated Federal 
Officer, Fossil Energy and Carbon

[[Page 34227]]

Management, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 
(771) 217-0877 or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    In April 2024, Department of Energy (DOE) and the Council on 
Environmental Quality (CEQ) chartered and appointed members for the two 
new CCUS Permitting Task Forces as required by the USE IT Act and in 
accordance with FACA. The purpose of each Task Force is the same, but 
the scope is to differ by geographical area--one Task Force will focus 
on Federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf, and the other will 
focus on non-Federal lands.
    Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Task Forces is to 
identify permitting and other challenges and successes that permitting 
authorities and project developers and operators face in permitting 
projects in an efficient, orderly, and responsible manner; and improve 
the performance of the permitting process and regional coordination for 
the purpose of promoting the efficient, orderly, and responsible 
development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects 
and carbon dioxide pipelines.
    To accomplish these objectives, the USE IT Act requires each Task 
Force to undertake the following activities with respect to its 
geographic scope: (1) inventory existing or potential Federal and State 
approaches to facilitate reviews associated with the deployment of 
carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon 
dioxide pipelines, including best practices that avoid duplicative 
reviews to the extent permitted by law, engage stakeholders early in 
the permitting process, and make the permitting process efficient, 
orderly, and responsible; (2) develop common models for State-level 
carbon dioxide pipeline regulation and oversight guidelines that can be 
shared with States in the geographical area covered by the Task Force; 
(3) provide technical assistance to States in the geographical area 
covered by the Task Force in implementing regulatory requirements and 
any models developed under (b) above; (4) inventory current or emerging 
activities that transform captured carbon dioxide into a product of 
commercial value, or as an input to products of commercial value; (5) 
identify any priority carbon dioxide pipelines needed to enable 
efficient, orderly, and responsible development of carbon capture, 
utilization, and sequestration projects at increased scale; (6) 
identify gaps in the current Federal and State regulatory framework and 
in existing data for the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and 
sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines; (7) identify 
Federal and State financing mechanisms available to project developers; 
and (8) develop recommendations for relevant Federal agencies on how to 
develop and research technologies that can capture carbon dioxide and 
would be able to be deployed within the region covered by the Task 
Force, including any projects that have received technical or financial 
assistance for research under paragraph (6) of section 103(g) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(g)).
    In carrying out these activities to support the efficient, 
effective, and responsible permitting of CCUS projects, the Task Forces 
shall also consider and develop recommendations to address community 
concerns regarding the climate benefits and environmental justice 
implications, including public health and safety, of CCUS. In the 
development of these recommendations, the Task Forces shall consider 
and identify recommended mechanisms to ensure just treatment and 
meaningful involvement of impacted communities.

Tentative Agenda

 Opening remarks
 Ethics briefing
 Presentations relevant to the USE IT Act duties
 Public comment period

    To view the final agenda when available, or for additional 
information about the Task Forces and the meeting, see the CCUS 
Permitting Task Forces website at: https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces.
    Public Participation: The two-day meeting is open to the public via 
webcast using Zoom. The website will be updated with instructions and 
links to register for the meeting. All attendees are required to 
register in advance. If you would like to file a written statement with 
either Task Force, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If 
you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on 
the agenda, please send an email request to Christina Waldron at 
[email protected]. You must make your request 
for an oral statement by Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 11:59 a.m. ET. 
Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral 
statements on the agenda. Time allotted per speaker will depend on the 
number who wish to speak but is not expected to exceed three minutes. 
The Chairpersons of the Task Forces will conduct the meeting to 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review within 45 days at the website of the CCUS Permitting Task Forces 
at: https://www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-capture-utilization-and-sequestration-ccus-permitting-task-forces. They can 
also be obtained by contacting Ms. Christina Waldron using the contact 
information above.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on April 24, 2024, by Alyssa Petit, Alternate Deputy Committee 
Management Officer, 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 April 25, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-09246 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P