Announcement of Public Meetings To Receive Comments on Draft Solicitation for Advanced Fossil Energy Projects, 44103-44104 [2013-17669]

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It is not necessary to do both. All comments, whether submitted in writing or given at a meeting, will be considered. Neither method of commenting will cause comments to be given greater or lesser consideration. However, only United States citizens can attend any of the public meetings. Non-U.S. citizens [FR Doc. 2013–17668 Filed 7–22–13; 8:45 a.m.] should provide their comments to the BILLING CODE 5001&–06&–P draft solicitation in writing. Persons attending any of the meetings should note: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (1) The purpose of the meetings is for DOE to receive comments on the draft Announcement of Public Meetings To solicitation. DOE intends to consider all Receive Comments on Draft comments (whether provided in writing Solicitation for Advanced Fossil or at a meeting) prior to issuing the final Energy Projects solicitation. Specific projects will not be addressed by DOE until applications are AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. submitted pursuant to a final ACTION: Notice of public meetings to solicitation, if any. receive comments on draft solicitation. (2) Persons other than representatives SUMMARY: The Loan Programs Office from DOE may be at any of the (LPO) of the Department of Energy meetings. (DOE) announces that it will hold a (3) DOE will take notes of each series of public meetings to receive meeting, including attendees’ names, comments on the draft of a potential affiliations, and titles. DOE may publish future solicitation announcement for those notes on the LPO Web site. (4) Written materials provided to DOE Federal Loan Guarantees for Advanced at any of the meetings may be published Fossil Energy Projects. DATES: The public meetings will be held on the LPO Web site. (5) Arrive no later than thirty minutes on the following dates and times in prior to the scheduled meeting time in Room 6E–069 at DOE’s Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., order to allow sufficient time for security screening. Washington, DC: DOE is considering a potential future solicitation announcement for Federal Date Time Loan Guarantees for Advanced Fossil July 31, 2013 ....... 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Energy Projects. Should DOE choose to August 14, 2013 ... 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. proceed which such a solicitation, August 27, 2013 ... 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. applicants would be invited to apply for loan guarantees from DOE to finance ADDRESSES: The draft solicitation is projects and facilities located in the available on LPO’s Web site at https:// United States that employ innovative www.lgprogram.energy.gov/. and advanced fossil energy technologies United States citizens that want to (‘‘Advanced Fossil Energy Projects’’). comment on the draft of a potential DOE may make up to Eight Billion future solicitation announcement for Dollars ($8,000,000,000) in loan Federal Loan Guarantees for Advanced guarantee authority available under the Fossil Energy Projects are invited to proposed solicitation for Advanced attend any of the meetings listed in Fossil Energy Projects. DOE is DATES. To attend, send an email with the considering including in any potential names, affiliation, and titles of the future solicitation projects or facilities attendee(s) to: DraftLPOFossilSoliciation that (1) Avoid, reduce, or sequester air Comments@hq.doe.gov by 5:00 p.m. ET pollutants or anthropogenic emission of at least two days prior to the relevant greenhouse gases, (2) employ New or public meeting. Significantly Improved Technology as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: compared to Commercial Technology in David G. Frantz, DraftLPOFossil service in the United States at the time SoliciationComments@hq.doe.gov. the Term Sheet is issued (as each SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE capitalized term is defined in the published a Request for Comments on regulations implementing Title XVII, Delete entry and replace with ‘‘10 U.S.C. 113, Secretary of Defense; 5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 5 U.S.C. 7905, Programs to encourage commuting by means other than singleoccupancy motor vehicles; DoD Instruction 1000.27, Mass Transportation Benefit Program (MTBP); E.O. 12191, Federal facility ridesharing program; E.O. 13150, Federal Workforce Transportation; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.’’ * * * * * PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 44104 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 23, 2013 / Notices which are set forth in Part 609 under Chapter II of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations), and (3) use advanced fossil energy technology (within the meaning of that term in Section 1703(b)(2) of Title XVII) and are described in one or more of the following technology areas: (a) Advanced resource development, (b) carbon capture, (c) low-carbon power systems, or (d) efficiency improvements. DOE is assuming that the scope of any potential solicitation would be broad. All fossil fuels, including, without limitation, coal, natural gas, oil, shale gas, oil gas, coal bed methane, methane hydrates, and others, may be included in the potential future solicitation. DOE is considering including both electrical and non-electrical fossil energy use. While comments are sought on all aspects of the draft solicitation, DOE is particularly interested in comments regarding the weighting percentage allocated to each category for evaluations (Programmatic, Technical, Policy, and Financial), and the categories themselves. Statutory authority: Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.). Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2013. David G. Frantz, Deputy Executive Director, Loan Programs Office. [FR Doc. 2013–17669 Filed 7–22–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of Intent To Issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement; Technical Assistance Federal Energy Management Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE–FOA– 0000898, tentatively entitled ‘‘Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies’’ (AFFECT), subject to available funding. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) is anticipating the availability of grant funding to assist Federal agencies in implementing combined heat and power (CHP) and renewable energy measures ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:40 Jul 22, 2013 Jkt 229001 in Federal facilities. This notice also is to inform Federal agencies of the availability of technical assistance in advance of the FOA with the planning of CHP and renewable measures. ADDRESSES: Interested agencies can check the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Funding Opportunity Exchange (EERE Exchange) Web site, located at https:// eere-exchange.energy.gov for the posting of the FOA. Upon release of a FOA, applications only will be accepted through the EERE Exchange Web site. Prospective applicants also may receive official notifications and information regarding the FOA on the EERE Exchange Web site. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For requests for technical assistance regarding CHP, please contact David Boomsma, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program (EE–2L), 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; 202–586–7086; david.boomsma@ee.doe.gov. For requests for technical assistance regarding renewable energy measures, please contact Boyan Kovacic, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program (EE–2L), 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; 202–586– 4272; boyan.kovacic@ee.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMP works with key individuals to accomplish energy change within organizations by bringing expertise from all levels of project and policy implementation to enable Federal agencies to meet energy-related goals and to provide energy leadership to the country. The Federal Government, as the nation’s largest energy consumer, has a tremendous opportunity and clear responsibility to lead by example. FEMP is central to this responsibility, guiding agencies to use funding more effectively in meeting Federal and agency-specific energy management objectives. Section 152(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Public Law 102–486, authorizes the Secretary of Energy to establish a Federal Energy Efficiency Fund with the stated purpose of providing grants to Federal agencies to assist them in meeting the energy management requirements of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8256(b)). FEMP anticipates that the FOA will announce the availability of funding from the Federal Energy Efficiency Fund, which likely will be limited to proposed CHP and renewable energy projects that meet PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the energy management requirements of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8253). FEMP further anticipates that applications would include, at a minimum, a preliminary analysis and anticipated implementation process for a technically and economically viable capital project or set of projects. Project goals should include the completion of CHP or renewable energy projects at Federal facilities. In conjunction with AFFECT funds under the FOA, a Federal agency would be expected to demonstrate that it could significantly leverage FOA grant funds using appropriated funds or alternative project financing mechanisms such as energy savings performance contracts, utility energy service contracts, or power purchase agreements. A Federal agency also would need to demonstrate that the proposed project would lend itself to follow-on replication efforts at additional Federal facilities. The purpose of this Notice of Intent is to encourage prospective applicants to begin formulating ideas, gathering data, and developing opportunities to leverage funds in anticipation of the issuance of the FOA. Additionally, FEMP assists Federal agencies in planning and implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Assistance provided by FEMP includes assistance to Federal agencies interested in identifying and analyzing CHP and/or renewable energy opportunities and technologies in advance of the FOA. This technical assistance may include pre-screenings and/or screenings of potential technologies and sites, or possibly other forms of assistance. For more information on the assistance FEMP can provide, please contact the FEMP staff identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Interested Federal agencies also can visit https:// www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/ technologies/renewable_assistance.html (although this Web site specifically covers renewable energy, similar services are available for CHP). All Federal agencies are encouraged to take advantage of the technical assistance offered by FEMP. Participation in technical assistance offered by FEMP does not guarantee that an applicant for the AFFECT grant program would be selected, and not utilizing FEMP technical assistance would not preclude an applicant from applying or being selected for AFFECT grant funding. FEMP technical assistance related to the objectives of the AFFECT FOA will only be available to Federal agencies up until the release of the FOA, which is tentatively scheduled E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Announcement of Public Meetings To Receive Comments on Draft 
Solicitation for Advanced Fossil Energy Projects

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings to receive comments on draft 
solicitation.

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SUMMARY: The Loan Programs Office (LPO) of the Department of Energy 
(DOE) announces that it will hold a series of public meetings to 
receive comments on the draft of a potential future solicitation 
announcement for Federal Loan Guarantees for Advanced Fossil Energy 
Projects.

DATES: The public meetings will be held on the following dates and 
times in Room 6E-069 at DOE's Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Ave. SW., Washington, DC:

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                  Date                                 Time
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July 31, 2013..........................  1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
August 14, 2013........................  10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
August 27, 2013........................  10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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ADDRESSES: The draft solicitation is available on LPO's Web site at 
https://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/.
    United States citizens that want to comment on the draft of a 
potential future solicitation announcement for Federal Loan Guarantees 
for Advanced Fossil Energy Projects are invited to attend any of the 
meetings listed in DATES. To attend, send an email with the names, 
affiliation, and titles of the attendee(s) to: 
DraftLPOFossilSoliciationComments@hq.doe.gov by 5:00 p.m. ET at least 
two days prior to the relevant public meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David G. Frantz, 
DraftLPOFossilSoliciationComments@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published a Request for Comments on 
Draft Solicitation in the Federal Register on July 9, 2013 (78 FR 
41046). Persons desiring to submit comments may do so either in writing 
according to the directions in that publication or verbally by 
attending one of the meetings announced in this notice. It is not 
necessary to do both. All comments, whether submitted in writing or 
given at a meeting, will be considered. Neither method of commenting 
will cause comments to be given greater or lesser consideration. 
However, only United States citizens can attend any of the public 
meetings. Non-U.S. citizens should provide their comments to the draft 
solicitation in writing.
    Persons attending any of the meetings should note:
    (1) The purpose of the meetings is for DOE to receive comments on 
the draft solicitation. DOE intends to consider all comments (whether 
provided in writing or at a meeting) prior to issuing the final 
solicitation. Specific projects will not be addressed by DOE until 
applications are submitted pursuant to a final solicitation, if any.
    (2) Persons other than representatives from DOE may be at any of 
the meetings.
    (3) DOE will take notes of each meeting, including attendees' 
names, affiliations, and titles. DOE may publish those notes on the LPO 
Web site.
    (4) Written materials provided to DOE at any of the meetings may be 
published on the LPO Web site.
    (5) Arrive no later than thirty minutes prior to the scheduled 
meeting time in order to allow sufficient time for security screening.
    DOE is considering a potential future solicitation announcement for 
Federal Loan Guarantees for Advanced Fossil Energy Projects. Should DOE 
choose to proceed which such a solicitation, applicants would be 
invited to apply for loan guarantees from DOE to finance projects and 
facilities located in the United States that employ innovative and 
advanced fossil energy technologies (``Advanced Fossil Energy 
Projects''). DOE may make up to Eight Billion Dollars ($8,000,000,000) 
in loan guarantee authority available under the proposed solicitation 
for Advanced Fossil Energy Projects. DOE is considering including in 
any potential future solicitation projects or facilities that (1) 
Avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emission of 
greenhouse gases, (2) employ New or Significantly Improved Technology 
as compared to Commercial Technology in service in the United States at 
the time the Term Sheet is issued (as each capitalized term is defined 
in the regulations implementing Title XVII,

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which are set forth in Part 609 under Chapter II of Title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations), and (3) use advanced fossil energy 
technology (within the meaning of that term in Section 1703(b)(2) of 
Title XVII) and are described in one or more of the following 
technology areas: (a) Advanced resource development, (b) carbon 
capture, (c) low-carbon power systems, or (d) efficiency improvements. 
DOE is assuming that the scope of any potential solicitation would be 
broad. All fossil fuels, including, without limitation, coal, natural 
gas, oil, shale gas, oil gas, coal bed methane, methane hydrates, and 
others, may be included in the potential future solicitation. DOE is 
considering including both electrical and non-electrical fossil energy 
use.
    While comments are sought on all aspects of the draft solicitation, 
DOE is particularly interested in comments regarding the weighting 
percentage allocated to each category for evaluations (Programmatic, 
Technical, Policy, and Financial), and the categories themselves.

    Statutory authority:  Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2013.
David G. Frantz,
Deputy Executive Director, Loan Programs Office.
[FR Doc. 2013-17669 Filed 7-22-13; 8:45 am]
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