Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy's Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Research and Development Activities & SuperTruck Initiative, 64136-64137 [2020-22421]

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The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 medium and heavy-duty freight trucking. EERE is specifically interested in information on safe, efficient, affordable solutions that reduce energy use, emissions and total cost of ownership (purchase, fuel, maintenance and operational cost) for medium and heavy duty trucking. This request for information will help to inform the discussion topics during a public workshop EERE is planning for the December 2020 timeframe to identify gaps and barriers to commercializing new technologies, and help inform DOE’s R&D and competitive funding strategy into the next ten years. DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by November 9, 2020. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to VTO@ee.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Medium and Heavy Duty Truck R&D Activities and SuperTruck Initiative RFI’’ in the subject line of the email. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. Only electronic responses will be accepted. The complete RFI document is located at https://eereexchange.energy.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to VTO@ ee.doe.gov or to Kenneth Howden at 202–586–3631. Further instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange at https://eereexchange.energy.gov/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to medium and heavy-duty freight trucking. EERE is specifically interested in information on safe, efficient, affordable solutions that reduce energy use, emissions and total cost of ownership (purchase, fuel, maintenance and operational cost) for medium and heavy duty trucking. This request for information will help to inform the discussion topics during a public workshop DOE is planning for the December 2020 timeframe to identify gaps and barriers to commercializing new technologies, and help inform DOE’s R&D and competitive funding strategy into the next ten years. Feedback is requested in the following categories outlined in the RFI: (1) Freight Operational Efficiency and Systems, (2) Internal Combustion Engine, Powertrain, Fuels, and Emissions Control, (3) Batteries, Electrification, and Charging of MD/HD Trucks, (4) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Trucking, and (5) Other important considerations. Specific questions can E:\FR\FM\09OCN1.SGM 09OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 197 / Friday, October 9, 2020 / Notices be found in the RFI. The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 197 (Friday, October 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64136-64137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22421]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Office of Energy 
Efficiency & Renewable Energy's Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Research 
and Development Activities & SuperTruck Initiative

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002372 regarding the 
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy's (EERE) Medium- and 
Heavy-Duty Truck Research and Development Activities & SuperTruck 
Initiative. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from 
industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and 
other stakeholders on issues related to medium and heavy-duty freight 
trucking. EERE is specifically interested in information on safe, 
efficient, affordable solutions that reduce energy use, emissions and 
total cost of ownership (purchase, fuel, maintenance and operational 
cost) for medium and heavy duty trucking. This request for information 
will help to inform the discussion topics during a public workshop EERE 
is planning for the December 2020 timeframe to identify gaps and 
barriers to commercializing new technologies, and help inform DOE's R&D 
and competitive funding strategy into the next ten years.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by November 9, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected]. Include ``Medium and Heavy Duty Truck R&D Activities 
and SuperTruck Initiative RFI'' in the subject line of the email. 
Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. Only electronic 
responses will be accepted. The complete RFI document is located at 
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to 
[email protected] or to Kenneth Howden at 202-586-3631. Further 
instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange at 
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this RFI is to solicit 
feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government 
agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to medium and heavy-
duty freight trucking. EERE is specifically interested in information 
on safe, efficient, affordable solutions that reduce energy use, 
emissions and total cost of ownership (purchase, fuel, maintenance and 
operational cost) for medium and heavy duty trucking. This request for 
information will help to inform the discussion topics during a public 
workshop DOE is planning for the December 2020 timeframe to identify 
gaps and barriers to commercializing new technologies, and help inform 
DOE's R&D and competitive funding strategy into the next ten years. 
Feedback is requested in the following categories outlined in the RFI: 
(1) Freight Operational Efficiency and Systems, (2) Internal Combustion 
Engine, Powertrain, Fuels, and Emissions Control, (3) Batteries, 
Electrification, and Charging of MD/HD Trucks, (4) Hydrogen and Fuel 
Cell Trucking, and (5) Other important considerations. Specific 
questions can

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be found in the RFI. The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
    Confidential Business Information: Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any 
person submitting information that he or she believes to be 
confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via 
email, postal mail, or hand delivery two well-marked copies: One copy 
of the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information 
believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non-
confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential 
deleted. Submit these documents via email or on a CD, if feasible. DOE 
will make its own determination about the confidential status of the 
information and treat it according to its determination.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on October 5, 2020, by David Howell, Acting Director, Vehicle 
Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
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 October 6, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-22421 Filed 10-8-20; 8:45 am]
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