[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57880-57881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15591]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Fusion Energy Public-Private Consortium Framework; Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Fusion Energy Sciences, Office of Science, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Request for information; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published 
a request for information (RFI) regarding input on a proposed fusion 
energy public-private consortium framework (PPCF). The RFI provided an 
opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information by 
July 22, 2024. DOE has received a request to extend the public comment 
period for an additional 15 days. DOE

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has reviewed this request and is granting an extension of the public 
comment period to allow comments to be submitted until August 6, 2024.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on June 7, 2024 (89 FR 
48605) is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information 
regarding the RFI on or before August 6, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Colleen Nehl, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, Office of Science, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (301) 903-4920, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 7, 2024, DOE published an RFI to 
invite interested parties to provide input on a proposed fusion energy 
public-private consortium framework (PPCF). The RFI set a comment 
period deadline of July 22, 2024. An interested party in the matter, 
the Fusion Industry Association (FIA), a non-profit organization 
composed of dozens private fusion companies and fusion affiliates, 
requested a 15-day extension of the public comment period to review and 
comment on the RFI given the substantial overlap in the timeline for a 
current fusion funding opportunity announcement, and the significant 
impact of a fusion consortium. DOE believes that additional time is 
warranted and is extending the comment period for 15 additional days, 
as requested. Therefore, comments on this RFI will be accepted until 
August 6, 2024.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 10, 
2024, by Harriet Kung, Acting Director, Office of Science, 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 July 11, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-15591 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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