Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Using a Consent-Based Siting Process To Identify Federal Interim Storage Facilities, 68244-68246 [2021-25724]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Civil Penalties; Notice of Adjusted
Maximum Amounts
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of adjusted maximum
civil penalty amounts.
AGENCY:
In 1990, Congress enacted
statutory amendments to adjust the
maximum civil penalty amounts
authorized under the Consumer Product
Safety Act (CPSA), the Federal
Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), and
the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA). On
August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product
Safety Improvement Act of 2008
(CPSIA) increased the maximum civil
penalty amounts to $100,000 for each
violation and $15,000,000 for any
related series of violations. The CPSIA
tied the effective date of the new
amounts to the earlier of the date on
which final regulations are issued or 1
year after August 14, 2008. The new
amounts became effective on August 14,
2009. The CPSIA also revised the
starting date, from December 1, 1994 to
December 1, 2011, and December 1 of
each fifth calendar year, thereafter, on
which the Commission must prescribe
and publish in the Federal Register, the
schedule of maximum authorized
penalties. On November 23, 2016, the
CPSC published increased maximum
authorized civil penalty amounts of
$110,000 for each violation and
$16,025,000 for any related series of
violations. As calculated in accordance
with the amendments, the new amounts
are $120,000 for each violation and
$17,150,000 for any related series of
violations.
SUMMARY:
The new amounts will become
effective after January 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy S. Colvin, Attorney, Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone (301) 504–7639; email
acolvin@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Consumer Product Safety Improvement
Act of 1990 (Improvement Act), Public
Law 101–608, 104 stat. 3110 (Nov. 16,
1990), and the CPSIA, Public Law 110–
314, 122 stat. 3016 (Aug. 14, 2008),
amended the CPSA, FHSA, and the
FFA. The Improvement Act added civil
penalty authority to the FHSA and FFA,
which previously contained only
criminal penalties. 15 U.S.C. 1264(c)
and 1194(e). The Improvement Act also
increased the maximum civil penalty
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amounts applicable to civil penalties
under the CPSA and set the same
maximum amounts for the newly
created FHSA and FFA civil penalties.
15 U.S.C. 2069(a)(1), 1264(c)(1) and
1194(e)(1).
The Improvement Act amended the
CPSA, FHSA, and FFA to adjust the
maximum civil penalty amounts
periodically for inflation. 15 U.S.C.
2069(a)(3), 1264(c)(6), and 1194(e)(5).
The Improvement Act required that the
Commission ‘‘prescribe and publish in
the Federal Register a schedule of
maximum authorized penalties that
shall apply for violations that occur
after January 1 of the year immediately
following such publication’’ not later
than December 1, 1994, and December
1 of each fifth calendar year thereafter
and directed how the Commission must
calculate the schedule. Section 115(a)–
(c) of Public Law 101–608.
The CPSIA amended the CPSA,
FHSA, and FFA to increase the
maximum authorized civil penalty
amounts to $100,000 for each violation,
and $15,000,000 for any related series of
violations. 15 U.S.C. 2069(a)(1),
1264(c)(1), and 1194(e)(1). The CPSIA
amended the starting date in the CPSA
from not later than December 1, 1994,
and December 1 of each fifth calendar
year thereafter, to not later than
December 1, 2011, and December 1 of
each fifth calendar year thereafter, as the
date on which ‘‘the Commission shall
prescribe and publish in the Federal
Register a schedule of maximum
authorized penalties that shall apply for
violations that occur after January 1 of
the year immediately following such
publication.’’ Section 217 (a)(1)–(3) of
Public Law 110–314. The CPSIA tied
the effective date of the new amounts to
the earlier of the date on which final
regulations are issued under section
217(b)(2) of Public Law 110–314, or 1
year after August 14, 2008. Section
217(a)(4) of Public Law 110–314. The
new amounts became effective on
August 14, 2009.
The Commission’s Directorate for
Economics calculated the cost-of-living
adjustment increases the maximum civil
penalty amounts to $117,656 for each
violation, and to $17,140,340 for any
related series of violations. In
accordance with statutory directions
regarding rounding, the adjusted
maximum amounts are $120,000 for
each violation, and $17,150,000 for any
related series of violations. These new
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amounts apply to violations that occur
after January 1, 2022.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
on Using a Consent-Based Siting
Process To Identify Federal Interim
Storage Facilities
Office of Spent Fuel and Waste
Disposition, Office of Nuclear Energy,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The Office of Nuclear Energy
(NE), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
requests information on how to site
Federal facilities for the temporary,
consolidated storage of spent nuclear
fuel using a consent-based approach.
DOE anticipates that communities;
governments at the local, State, and
Tribal levels; members of the public;
energy and environmental justice
groups; organizations or corporations;
and other stakeholders may be
interested in responding to this Request
for Information (RFI). We especially
welcome insight from people,
communities, and groups that have
historically not been well-represented in
these discussions. Responses to the RFI
will inform development of a consentbased siting process, overall strategy for
an integrated waste management
system, and possibly a funding
opportunity.
SUMMARY:
Responses to the RFI must be
received by March 4, 2022 by 5:00 p.m.
(ET).
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments electronically to
consentbasedsiting@hq.doe.gov. Include
‘‘RFI: Consent-Based Siting and Federal
Interim Storage’’ in the subject line of
the email. Email attachments can be
provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx)
file or an Adobe PDF (.pdf) file,
prepared in accordance with the
detailed instructions in the RFI.
Documents submitted electronically
should clearly indicate which topic
areas and specific questions are being
addressed, and should be limited to no
more than 45MB in size.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please send any questions to
consentbasedsiting@hq.doe.gov, or to
Alisa Trunzo at 301–903–9600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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Background
In 2015, DOE began developing a
consent-based process for siting storage
or disposal facilities collaboratively
with members of the public,
communities, stakeholders, and
governments at the Tribal, State, and
local levels. As part of this initiative, the
Department issued an Invitation for
Public Comment (www.energy.gov/sites/
prod/files/2016/12/f34/Summary of
Public Input Report FINAL.pdf) and
conducted a series of public meetings to
seek feedback and inform future efforts.
Based on that feedback, as well as the
findings of several expert groups, DOE
developed and requested public
comment on the Draft Consent-Based
Siting Process for Consolidated Storage
and Disposal Facilities for Spent
Nuclear Fuel and High-Level
Radioactive Waste (the ‘‘Draft ConsentBased Siting Process,’’ www.energy.gov/
sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/Draft
Consent-Based Siting Process and Siting
Considerations.pdf) in January 2017.
In the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021, Congress appropriated funds
to the Department for interim storage
activities. Interim storage is an
important component of a waste
management system and will enable
near-term consolidation and temporary
storage of spent nuclear fuel. This will
allow for removal of spent nuclear fuel
from reactor sites, provide useful
research opportunities, and build trust
and confidence with stakeholders and
the public by demonstrating a consentbased approach to siting.
DOE anticipates that an interim
storage facility would need to operate
until the fuel can be moved to final
disposal. The duration of the interim
period depends on the completion of a
series of significant steps, such as the
need to identify, license, and construct
a facility, plus the time needed to move
the spent nuclear fuel.
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Questions for Input
Given Congressional appropriations to
move forward with interim storage
activities, we are seeking input on using
a consent-based process to site federal
interim storage facilities. We will use
responses to this RFI, along with
comments received in 2017 on the Draft
Consent-Based Siting Process
(www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/
01/f34/Draft Consent-Based Siting
Process and Siting Considerations.pdf),
to help develop a consent-based siting
process for use in siting federal interim
storage facilities, the overall strategy for
development and operation of an
integrated waste management system,
and possibly a funding opportunity.
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Respondents to this RFI do not need
to address every question, but DOE
welcomes input in all of the following
areas.
Area 1: Consent-Based Siting Process
1. How should the Department build
considerations of social equity and
environmental justice into a consentbased siting process?
2. What role should Tribal, State, and
local governments and officials play in
determining consent for a community to
host a federal interim storage facility?
3. What benefits or opportunities
could encourage local, State, and Tribal
governments to consider engaging with
the Department as it works to identify
federal interim storage sites?
4. What are barriers or impediments
to successful siting of federal interim
storage facilities using a consent-based
process and how could they be
addressed?
5. How should the Department work
with local communities to establish
reasonable expectations and plans
concerning the duration of storage at
federal interim storage facilities?
6. What organizations or communities
should the Department consider
partnering with to develop a consentbased approach to siting?
7. What other issues, including those
raised in the Draft Consent-Based Siting
Process (www.energy.gov/sites/prod/
files/2017/01/f34/Draft Consent-Based
Siting Process and Siting
Considerations.pdf), should the
Department consider in implementing a
consent-based siting process?
Area 2: Removing Barriers to
Meaningful Participation
1. What barriers might prevent
meaningful participation in a consentbased siting process and how could
those barriers be mitigated or removed?
2. What resources might be needed to
ensure potentially interested
communities have adequate
opportunities for information sharing,
expert assistance, and meaningful
participation in the consent-based siting
process?
3. How could the Department
maximize opportunities for mutual
learning and collaboration with
potentially interested communities?
4. How might the Department more
effectively engage with local, State, and
Tribal governments on consent-based
siting of federal interim storage
facilities?
5. What information do communities,
governments, or other stakeholders need
to engage with the Department on
consent-based siting of federal interim
storage facilities?
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Area 3: Interim Storage as Part of a
Waste Management System
1. How can the Department ensure
considerations of social equity and
environmental justice are addressed in
developing the nation’s waste
management system?
2. What are possible benefits or
drawbacks to co-locating multiple
facilities within the waste management
system or co-locating waste
management facilities with
manufacturing facilities, research and
development infrastructure, or clean
energy technologies?
3. To what extent should
development of an interim storage
facility relate to progress on establishing
a permanent repository?
4. What other issues should the
Department consider in developing a
waste management system?
Response Preparation and Transmittal
Instructions
Please submit responses to this RFI
electronically to consentbasedsiting@
hq.doe.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET)
on March 4, 2022. Please include in the
subject line ‘‘RFI: Consent-Based Siting
and Federal Interim Storage.’’ Responses
must be received by March 4, 2022, for
immediate consideration; however, DOE
will continue to accept responses after
that date and will review as time
permits. Responses may be directly
emailed or provided as attachments to
an email. It is recommended that
attachments with file sizes exceeding
25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to
ensure message delivery; however, no
email shall exceed a total of 45MB,
including all attachments. Responses
sent as an email attachment must be
provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) or
Portable Document Format (.pdf)
document.
Please identify your answers by
responding to a specific question or
topic, if applicable. Please clearly state
the specific question to which you are
responding. All proprietary and
restricted information must be clearly
marked. Respondents may answer as
many or as few questions as they wish.
DOE will not respond to individual
submissions. A response to this RFI will
not be viewed as a binding commitment
to develop or pursue the project or ideas
discussed.
Please provide the following
information at the start of your
response:
• Community, organization, or
company (if applicable)
• Contact name
• Contact’s address, phone number, and
email address
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Data collected from this RFI will not
be protected from the public view in
any way. Individual commentors’ names
and addresses (including email
addresses) received as part of this RFI
are part of the public record. DOE plans
to post all comment documents received
in their entirety at following the close of
the public comment period. Any person
wishing to have their name, address,
email address, or other identifying
information withheld from the public
record of comment documents must
state this request prominently at the
beginning of any comment document, or
else no redactions will be made.
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Disclaimer and Important Note
This RFI is not a Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA),
prize, or any other type of solicitation;
therefore, DOE is not accepting
applications at this time. DOE may issue
a FOA or other solicitation in the future
based on or related to the content and
responses to this RFI; however, there is
no guarantee that a FOA or solicitation
will be issued as a result of this RFI.
Responding to this RFI does not provide
any advantage or disadvantage to
potential applicants if DOE chooses to
issue a FOA regarding the subject
matter. Final details, including the
anticipated award size, quantity, and
timing of DOE-funded awards, will be
subject to Congressional appropriations
and direction.
Any information obtained as a result
of this RFI is intended to be used by the
Government on a non-attribution basis
for planning and strategy development.
This RFI does not constitute a formal
solicitation for proposals or abstracts.
Your response to this notice will be
treated as information only. DOE will
review and consider all responses in its
formulation of program strategies for the
identified materials of interest that are
the subject of this request. DOE will not
provide reimbursement for costs
incurred in responding to this RFI.
Respondents are advised that DOE is
under no obligation to acknowledge
receipt of the information received or
provide feedback to respondents with
respect to any information submitted
under this RFI. Responses to this RFI do
not bind DOE to any further actions
related to this topic.
If you need assistance in a language
other than English, please visit
www.energy.gov/consentbasedsiting
where additional resources will be made
available or contact
consentbasedsiting@hq.doe.gov.
Thank you in advance for your input,
and we look forward to receiving your
responses.
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on November 18,
2021, by Dr. Kathryn Huff, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the
Office of Nuclear 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 November
19, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Using a Consent-Based
Siting Process To Identify Federal Interim Storage Facilities
AGENCY: Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition, Office of Nuclear
Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE), requests information on how to site Federal facilities for the
temporary, consolidated storage of spent nuclear fuel using a consent-
based approach. DOE anticipates that communities; governments at the
local, State, and Tribal levels; members of the public; energy and
environmental justice groups; organizations or corporations; and other
stakeholders may be interested in responding to this Request for
Information (RFI). We especially welcome insight from people,
communities, and groups that have historically not been well-
represented in these discussions. Responses to the RFI will inform
development of a consent-based siting process, overall strategy for an
integrated waste management system, and possibly a funding opportunity.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by March 4, 2022 by 5:00
p.m. (ET).
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments electronically to
[email protected]. Include ``RFI: Consent-Based Siting and
Federal Interim Storage'' in the subject line of the email. Email
attachments can be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) file or an
Adobe PDF (.pdf) file, prepared in accordance with the detailed
instructions in the RFI. Documents submitted electronically should
clearly indicate which topic areas and specific questions are being
addressed, and should be limited to no more than 45MB in size.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please send any questions to
[email protected], or to Alisa Trunzo at 301-903-9600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
In 2015, DOE began developing a consent-based process for siting
storage or disposal facilities collaboratively with members of the
public, communities, stakeholders, and governments at the Tribal,
State, and local levels. As part of this initiative, the Department
issued an Invitation for Public Comment (www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/12/f34/Summary of Public Input Report FINAL.pdf) and
conducted a series of public meetings to seek feedback and inform
future efforts. Based on that feedback, as well as the findings of
several expert groups, DOE developed and requested public comment on
the Draft Consent-Based Siting Process for Consolidated Storage and
Disposal Facilities for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive
Waste (the ``Draft Consent-Based Siting Process,'' www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/Draft Consent-Based Siting Process and
Siting Considerations.pdf) in January 2017.
In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Congress appropriated
funds to the Department for interim storage activities. Interim storage
is an important component of a waste management system and will enable
near-term consolidation and temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel.
This will allow for removal of spent nuclear fuel from reactor sites,
provide useful research opportunities, and build trust and confidence
with stakeholders and the public by demonstrating a consent-based
approach to siting.
DOE anticipates that an interim storage facility would need to
operate until the fuel can be moved to final disposal. The duration of
the interim period depends on the completion of a series of significant
steps, such as the need to identify, license, and construct a facility,
plus the time needed to move the spent nuclear fuel.
Questions for Input
Given Congressional appropriations to move forward with interim
storage activities, we are seeking input on using a consent-based
process to site federal interim storage facilities. We will use
responses to this RFI, along with comments received in 2017 on the
Draft Consent-Based Siting Process (www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/Draft Consent-Based Siting Process and Siting
Considerations.pdf), to help develop a consent-based siting process for
use in siting federal interim storage facilities, the overall strategy
for development and operation of an integrated waste management system,
and possibly a funding opportunity.
Respondents to this RFI do not need to address every question, but
DOE welcomes input in all of the following areas.
Area 1: Consent-Based Siting Process
1. How should the Department build considerations of social equity
and environmental justice into a consent-based siting process?
2. What role should Tribal, State, and local governments and
officials play in determining consent for a community to host a federal
interim storage facility?
3. What benefits or opportunities could encourage local, State, and
Tribal governments to consider engaging with the Department as it works
to identify federal interim storage sites?
4. What are barriers or impediments to successful siting of federal
interim storage facilities using a consent-based process and how could
they be addressed?
5. How should the Department work with local communities to
establish reasonable expectations and plans concerning the duration of
storage at federal interim storage facilities?
6. What organizations or communities should the Department consider
partnering with to develop a consent-based approach to siting?
7. What other issues, including those raised in the Draft Consent-
Based Siting Process (www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/Draft
Consent-Based Siting Process and Siting Considerations.pdf), should the
Department consider in implementing a consent-based siting process?
Area 2: Removing Barriers to Meaningful Participation
1. What barriers might prevent meaningful participation in a
consent-based siting process and how could those barriers be mitigated
or removed?
2. What resources might be needed to ensure potentially interested
communities have adequate opportunities for information sharing, expert
assistance, and meaningful participation in the consent-based siting
process?
3. How could the Department maximize opportunities for mutual
learning and collaboration with potentially interested communities?
4. How might the Department more effectively engage with local,
State, and Tribal governments on consent-based siting of federal
interim storage facilities?
5. What information do communities, governments, or other
stakeholders need to engage with the Department on consent-based siting
of federal interim storage facilities?
Area 3: Interim Storage as Part of a Waste Management System
1. How can the Department ensure considerations of social equity
and environmental justice are addressed in developing the nation's
waste management system?
2. What are possible benefits or drawbacks to co-locating multiple
facilities within the waste management system or co-locating waste
management facilities with manufacturing facilities, research and
development infrastructure, or clean energy technologies?
3. To what extent should development of an interim storage facility
relate to progress on establishing a permanent repository?
4. What other issues should the Department consider in developing a
waste management system?
Response Preparation and Transmittal Instructions
Please submit responses to this RFI electronically to
[email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on March 4,
2022. Please include in the subject line ``RFI: Consent-Based Siting
and Federal Interim Storage.'' Responses must be received by March 4,
2022, for immediate consideration; however, DOE will continue to accept
responses after that date and will review as time permits. Responses
may be directly emailed or provided as attachments to an email. It is
recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be
compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery; however, no email
shall exceed a total of 45MB, including all attachments. Responses sent
as an email attachment must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) or
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questions as they wish. DOE will not respond to individual submissions.
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develop or pursue the project or ideas discussed.
Please provide the following information at the start of your
response:
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Contact name
Contact's address, phone number, and email address
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record. DOE plans to post all comment documents received in their
entirety at following the close of the public comment period. Any
person wishing to have their name, address, email address, or other
identifying information withheld from the public record of comment
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Disclaimer and Important Note
This RFI is not a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), prize, or
any other type of solicitation; therefore, DOE is not accepting
applications at this time. DOE may issue a FOA or other solicitation in
the future based on or related to the content and responses to this
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issue a FOA regarding the subject matter. Final details, including the
anticipated award size, quantity, and timing of DOE-funded awards, will
be subject to Congressional appropriations and direction.
Any information obtained as a result of this RFI is intended to be
used by the Government on a non-attribution basis for planning and
strategy development. This RFI does not constitute a formal
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will be treated as information only. DOE will review and consider all
responses in its formulation of program strategies for the identified
materials of interest that are the subject of this request. DOE will
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Respondents are advised that DOE is under no obligation to acknowledge
receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents
with respect to any information submitted under this RFI. Responses to
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If you need assistance in a language other than English, please
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be made available or contact [email protected].
Thank you in advance for your input, and we look forward to
receiving your responses.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November
18, 2021, by Dr. Kathryn Huff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
the Office of Nuclear 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 November 19, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-25724 Filed 11-30-21; 8:45 am]
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