Request for Information on Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program, 54681-54682 [2022-19308]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 7, 2022 / Notices to use limited rights data, if the recipient agrees not to further use, release, or disclose the data. The provision at DFARS 252.227– 7028, Technical Data or Computer Software Previously Delivered to the Government, requires an offeror to identify any technical data or computer software that it previously delivered, or will deliver, under any Government contract. DoD needs this information to avoid paying for rights in technical data or computer software that the Government already owns. Jennifer D. Johnson, Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. [FR Doc. 2022–19283 Filed 9–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Request for Information on Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program Grid Deployment Office, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Request for information. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) invites public comment on its request for information (RFI) on DOE’s implementation strategy for the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program, including on the competitive solicitation process, draft funding opportunity announcement (FOA) language, prioritization of topics and projects, and selection criteria. DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by no later than 5 p.m. EDT on October 14, 2022. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit questions, comments, and responses to the Department’s RFI to the following email address: GDORFI@ hq.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program’’ in the subject line of the email. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF attachment to the email, and no more than 20 pages in length, 12-point font, 1-inch margins. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Only electronic responses will be accepted. For ease of replying and to aid categorization of your responses, please copy and paste the RFI questions, including the question numbering, and use them as a template for your response. Respondents may answer as many or as few questions as they wish. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Sep 06, 2022 Jkt 256001 The Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program RFI is available at: https:// www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/ ?doc=DE-FOA-0002827&agency=DOE. The Draft Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for FY22 and FY23 GRIP funding is available at: https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/ ?doc=DE-FOA-0002740&agency=DOE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact: Dylan Reed, (202) 586– 3185, GDORFI@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117–58) approximately $10.5 billion for the five-year period encompassing FY22 through FY26, to prevent outages and enhance the resilience of the electric grid, deploy technologies to enhance grid flexibility, and to demonstrate innovative approaches to power sector infrastructure resilience and reliability. Together, DOE refers to these programs as the GRIP program. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, State and local officials, labor unions, Tribes, community-based organizations (CBOs), and other stakeholders on issues related to the GRIP program. To help inform DOE’s implementation of the IIJA provisions referenced previously, this RFI seeks input on the following categories: 1. DOE’s implementation strategy and approach for the GRIP program, both overall and for each of the individual topic areas. 2. DOE’s approach to Community Benefits including engagement, quality jobs, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA), and Justice40. 3. Build America, Buy America requirements. This is solely a request for information and is not a funding opportunity announcement. DOE is not accepting applications at this time and will not reimburse any of respondents’ costs in preparing a response. The complete GRIP program RFI can be found at: https:// www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/ ?doc=DE-FOA-0002827&agency=DOE. The Draft FOA for FY22 and FY23 GRIP Funding can be found at: https:// www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/ ?doc=DE-FOA-0002740&agency=DOE. Proprietary Information Because information received in response to this RFI may be used to structure future programs and formula grant allocations and/or otherwise be PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54681 made available to the public, respondents are strongly advised NOT to include any information in their responses that might be considered business sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential. If, however, a respondent chooses to submit business sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information, it must be clearly and conspicuously marked as such in the response. Responses containing confidential, proprietary, or privileged information must be conspicuously marked as described below. Failure to comply with these marking requirements may result in the disclosure of the unmarked information under the Freedom of Information Act or otherwise. The U.S. Federal Government is not liable for the disclosure or use of unmarked information and may use or disclose such information for any purpose. Confidential, Commercial, and Financial Information. Consistent with 10 CFR 1004.11, DOE requires that any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via email two wellmarked copies: One copy of the document marked ‘‘Confidential Commercial and Financial Information’’ 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. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination. The copy containing confidential commercial and financial information must include a cover sheet marked as follows identifying the specific pages containing confidential, proprietary, or privileged information: ‘‘Notice of Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data: Pages [list applicable pages] of this response may contain confidential, commercial, or financial information that is exempt from public disclosure.’’ The Government may use or disclose any information that is not appropriately marked or otherwise restricted, regardless of source. In addition, (1) the header and footer of every page that contains confidential, proprietary, or privileged information must be marked as follows: ‘‘Contains Confidential, Commercial, or Financial Information Exempt from Public Disclosure’’ and (2) every line and paragraph containing proprietary, privileged, or trade secret information must be clearly marked with [[double brackets]] or highlighting. E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 54682 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 7, 2022 / Notices Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September 1, 2022, by Maria D. Robinson, Director of the Grid Deployment Office, 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 on publication in the Federal Register. Signed in Washington, DC, on September 1, 2022. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2022–19308 Filed 9–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2275–050] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Application for Amendment of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Proceeding: Application for non-capacity amendment of license. b. Project No.: 2275–050. c. Date Filed: January 28, 2022. d. Licensee: Public Service Company of Colorado. e. Name of Project: Salida Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The Salida Hydroelectric Project is located on the South Arkansas River and Fooses Creek, approximately 6 miles west of the town of Poncha Springs in Chaffee County, Colorado. The project partially occupies federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service within the Pike-San Isabel National Forests. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Licensee Contact: Christine Johnson, (303) 294–2224, christine.johnston@xcelenergy.com. i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin, (202) 502–6012, Rebecca.martin@ ferc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Sep 06, 2022 Jkt 256001 j. Deadline for filing comments, interventions, and protests: September 30, 2022. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–2275–050. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. Description of Request: The Salida Project consists of two developments, Salida No. 1 and Salida No. 2. The licensee has determined that the Salida No.1 development is no longer economical. The licensee proposes to amend the existing license for the project to decommission the Salida No. 1 development by removing the Garfield and Fooses dams and reservoirs, pipeline, penstock, powerhouse, and substation. l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also register online at https:// PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. Dated: August 31, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–19252 Filed 9–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54681-54682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19308]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Request for Information on Grid Resilience and Innovation 
Partnerships Program

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) invites 
public comment on its request for information (RFI) on DOE's 
implementation strategy for the Grid Resilience and Innovation 
Partnerships (GRIP) program, including on the competitive solicitation 
process, draft funding opportunity announcement (FOA) language, 
prioritization of topics and projects, and selection criteria.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by no later than 5 p.m. 
EDT on October 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit questions, comments, and 
responses to the Department's RFI to the following email address: 
[email protected]. Include ``Grid Resilience and Innovation 
Partnerships Program'' in the subject line of the email. Responses must 
be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF attachment to the email, 
and no more than 20 pages in length, 12-point font, 1-inch margins. It 
is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be 
compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Only electronic 
responses will be accepted. For ease of replying and to aid 
categorization of your responses, please copy and paste the RFI 
questions, including the question numbering, and use them as a template 
for your response. Respondents may answer as many or as few questions 
as they wish. The Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) 
program RFI is available at: https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0002827&agency=DOE. The Draft Funding Opportunity 
Announcement (FOA) for FY22 and FY23 GRIP funding is available at: 
https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0002740&agency=DOE.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact: Dylan Reed, (202) 586-
3185, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58) approximately $10.5 billion for the five-year 
period encompassing FY22 through FY26, to prevent outages and enhance 
the resilience of the electric grid, deploy technologies to enhance 
grid flexibility, and to demonstrate innovative approaches to power 
sector infrastructure resilience and reliability. Together, DOE refers 
to these programs as the GRIP program.
    The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, 
academia, research laboratories, government agencies, State and local 
officials, labor unions, Tribes, community-based organizations (CBOs), 
and other stakeholders on issues related to the GRIP program.
    To help inform DOE's implementation of the IIJA provisions 
referenced previously, this RFI seeks input on the following 
categories:
    1. DOE's implementation strategy and approach for the GRIP program, 
both overall and for each of the individual topic areas.
    2. DOE's approach to Community Benefits including engagement, 
quality jobs, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA), 
and Justice40.
    3. Build America, Buy America requirements.
    This is solely a request for information and is not a funding 
opportunity announcement. DOE is not accepting applications at this 
time and will not reimburse any of respondents' costs in preparing a 
response.
    The complete GRIP program RFI can be found at: https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0002827&agency=DOE.
    The Draft FOA for FY22 and FY23 GRIP Funding can be found at: 
https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0002740&agency=DOE.

Proprietary Information

    Because information received in response to this RFI may be used to 
structure future programs and formula grant allocations and/or 
otherwise be made available to the public, respondents are strongly 
advised NOT to include any information in their responses that might be 
considered business sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential. 
If, however, a respondent chooses to submit business sensitive, 
proprietary, or otherwise confidential information, it must be clearly 
and conspicuously marked as such in the response. Responses containing 
confidential, proprietary, or privileged information must be 
conspicuously marked as described below. Failure to comply with these 
marking requirements may result in the disclosure of the unmarked 
information under the Freedom of Information Act or otherwise. The U.S. 
Federal Government is not liable for the disclosure or use of unmarked 
information and may use or disclose such information for any purpose.
    Confidential, Commercial, and Financial Information. Consistent 
with 10 CFR 1004.11, DOE requires that any person submitting 
information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by 
law from public disclosure should submit via email two well-marked 
copies: One copy of the document marked ``Confidential Commercial and 
Financial Information'' 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. DOE will make 
its own determination about the confidential status of the information 
and treat it according to its determination. The copy containing 
confidential commercial and financial information must include a cover 
sheet marked as follows identifying the specific pages containing 
confidential, proprietary, or privileged information: ``Notice of 
Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data: Pages [list applicable 
pages] of this response may contain confidential, commercial, or 
financial information that is exempt from public disclosure.'' The 
Government may use or disclose any information that is not 
appropriately marked or otherwise restricted, regardless of source. In 
addition, (1) the header and footer of every page that contains 
confidential, proprietary, or privileged information must be marked as 
follows: ``Contains Confidential, Commercial, or Financial Information 
Exempt from Public Disclosure'' and (2) every line and paragraph 
containing proprietary, privileged, or trade secret information must be 
clearly marked with [[double brackets]] or highlighting.

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Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September 
1, 2022, by Maria D. Robinson, Director of the Grid Deployment Office, 
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 on publication in the Federal 
Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 1, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-19308 Filed 9-6-22; 8:45 am]
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