United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2023_register executive 2023-05-13 article Notices D09002ee1c79c8c1e D09002ee1c79c8ce3 United States Department of Energy originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Pursuant to the Federal Power Act ("FPA"), the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Department") Grid Deployment Office ("GDO") is issuing this Notice of Intent ("NOI") to establish a process to designate "route-specific" National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors ("NIETCs," pronounced \NIT-sees\). Through this process, DOE intends to invite interested entities to propose for designation as a NIETC a potential route where one or more potential transmission projects could be located within a geographic area where the Department has identified transmission need(s) (i.e., present or expected electric transmission capacity constraints or congestion that adversely affects consumers) and where the Department has made other statutory findings. DOE intends to develop final guidelines and procedures for interested entities to propose that DOE designate a NIETC. In this NOI, DOE identifies certain key program design elements that it believes should form the basis of an applicant- driven, route-specific process to designate NIETCs. In the accompanying RFI, DOE seeks comments from the public and interested parties on these identified program elements and any additional program elements that should be included to assist in developing final guidelines, procedures, and evaluation criteria for the applicant-driven, route- specific NIETC designation process. 88 FR 30956 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-05-15/2023-10321 2023-10321 fr15my23-32 6450-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-05-15/2023-10321 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-15/html/2023-10321.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-15/pdf/2023-10321.pdf 8 p. 30956 30963 88 FR 30956 Notice of Intent and Request for Information: Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue NOTICE 2023-10321 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2023-06-29 6450-01-P 2023-10321 Notice of intent (NOI); request for information (RFI).

Pursuant to the Federal Power Act ("FPA"), the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Department") Grid Deployment Office ("GDO") is issuing this Notice of Intent ("NOI") to establish a process to designate "route-specific" National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors ("NIETCs," pronounced \NIT-sees\). Through this process, DOE intends to invite interested entities to propose for designation as a NIETC a potential route where one or more potential transmission projects could be located within a geographic area where the Department has identified transmission need(s) (i.e., present or expected electric transmission capacity constraints or congestion that adversely affects consumers) and where the Department has made other statutory findings. DOE intends to develop final guidelines and procedures for interested entities to propose that DOE designate a NIETC. In this NOI, DOE identifies certain key program design elements that it believes should form the basis of an applicant- driven, route-specific process to designate NIETCs. In the accompanying RFI, DOE seeks comments from the public and interested parties on these identified program elements and any additional program elements that should be included to assist in developing final guidelines, procedures, and evaluation criteria for the applicant-driven, route- specific NIETC designation process.

Written comments and information are requested on or before June 29, 2023. Requests for additional information may be sent to: NIETC@hq.doe.gov. Questions about the NOI and RFI may Request for Information: Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, Fast.Fortyone@FPISC.gov NIETC@hq.doe.gov https://ncsolarcen-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RPS-CES-Nov2022.pdf https://netzeroamerica.princeton.edu/img/Princeton%20NZA%20FINAL%20REPORT%20SUMMARY%20 https://www.corridoreis.anl.gov/ https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-18/chapter-I/subchapter-W/part-380/section-380.1 https://www.energy.gov/diversity/justice40-initiative https://www.energy.gov/gdo/national-transmission-needs-study https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/02/01/2021-02177/tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/19/2022-00883/building-a-better-grid-initiative-to-upgrade-and-expand-the-nations-electric-transmission-grid-to https://www.state.gov/corporate-and-government-collaboration-for-clean-energy-investment-moves-from-commitment-to-action-up-to-100-billion-in-clean-energy-investment-potential-across-the-world/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/22/fact-sheet-president-biden-sets-2030-greenhouse-gas-pollution-reduction-target-aimed-at-creating-good-paying-union-jobs-and-securing-u-s-leadership-on-clean-energy-technologies/ whitehouse.gov www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/81644.pdf www.regulations.gov Vol. 88, no. 93 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-05-15 continuing daily deposited born digital 263 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-05-15 P0b002ee1be2918bf 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr15my23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-05-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-15/pdf/FR-2023-05-15.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-15/xml/FR-2023-05-15.xml fdlp 30889 31141 DGPO 2023-05-13 2024-05-29 FR-2023-05-15 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-05-15 88 93