Notice of Availability of a Notice of Intent and Request for Information Regarding the Establishment of a Program To Use the Defense Production Act, 67459 [2022-24291]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of a Notice of
Intent and Request for Information
Regarding the Establishment of a
Program To Use the Defense
Production Act
Office of Manufacturing and
Energy Supply Chains, Department of
Energy.
AGENCY:
Notice of availability of a notice
of intent (NOI) and request for
information (RFI).
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) announces the notice of
availability (NOA) of a notice of intent
and request for information on DOE’s
support of domestic manufacturing of
electric heat pumps using Title III of the
Defense Production Act (DPA). DOE
invites public comment on the RFI
regarding the application process,
examples of eligible projects, potential
funding sizes required, and criteria for
qualification and selection of eligible
projects to participate in the electric
heat pumps DPA program.
SUMMARY:
Responses will be reviewed and
considered on a rolling basis but are due
no later than 5 p.m. (ET) on December
2nd, 2022.
DATES:
Interested parties are to
submit comments electronically to
dpaheatpump@energy.gov and include
‘‘NOI/RFI: Heat Pump Defense
Production Act’’ in the subject line.
Email attachments can be provided as a
Microsoft Word (.docx) file or an Adobe
PDF (.pdf) file, prepared in accordance
with the instructions in the RFI.
Attachments with file sizes exceeding
25MB should be compressed (i.e.,
zipped) to ensure message delivery;
however, no email shall exceed a total
of 45MB, including all attachments. The
complete RFI document is located at
https://www.energy.gov/mesc/defenseproduction-act-request-information.
Please refer to the Disclaimer and
Important Note section at the end of the
RFI on how to submit business sensitive
and/or confidential information.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Requests for additional information and
questions about the NOI and RFI may be
addressed to Tsisilile Igogo at (240)
278–5471 or dpaheatpump@energy.gov.
In June
2022, President Biden issued five
determinations under the DPA,
including a presidential determination
to allow DOE to use its delegated DPA
authorities to expand the domestic
production capability for electric heat
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pumps.1 In early October 2022, DOE
issued a RFI to determine how best to
leverage the authority invoked by
President Biden to accelerate domestic
production of four of the five
technologies that received Presidential
Determinations under title III of DPA.2
This joint NOI and RFI focuses on
electric heat pumps, the fifth technology
that received a Presidential
Determination.
U.S. manufacturing output of electric
heat pumps, which include groundsource and air-source heat pumps as
well as both space heating and water
heating equipment, is not yet at the rate
or volume needed to fully achieve U.S.
climate and energy security goals.
Buildings, homes, offices, schools,
hospitals, military bases, and other
critical facilities drive more than 40% of
all U.S. energy consumption. U.S.
energy supplies are largely dependent
on fossil fuels that remain susceptible to
geopolitical impacts from nations that
are not U.S. strategic partners or allies.
Section 30001 of the Inflation
Reduction Act (IRA) appropriated $500
million to carry out the DPA, and $250
million of that amount was allocated to
the Department of Energy for title III of
the DPA to support the growth of
manufacturing needed to meet the
anticipated growing demand for electric
heat pumps. DPA resources could help
scale up U.S. heating, ventilation, and
air conditioning (HVAC) and water
heating (WH) manufacturing, accelerate
installation of high-efficiency electric
heat pumps in homes, qualified
buildings, and industrial settings, and
complement investment coming through
other BIL and IRA provisions.
This NOI describes the proposed
funding approach to eligible entities in
the electric heat pump industry,
including the proposed electric heat
pump solicitation process, program
structure and criteria. Through this RFI,
DOE seeks comment on the application
process, examples of eligible projects,
potential funding sizes required, and
criteria for qualification and selection of
eligible projects to participate in the
electric heat pumps DPA program. This
NOI and RFI are available at: https://
www.energy.gov/mesc/defenseproduction-act-request-information.
Confidential Business Information:
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person
submitting information that he or she
believes to be confidential and exempt
1 www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/
presidential-actions/2022/06/06/memorandum-onpresidential-determination-pursuant-to-section-303of-the-defense-production-act-of-1950-as-amendedon-electric-heat-pumps/.
2 www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-actrequest-information.
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by law from public disclosure should
submit via email 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. 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
November 1, 2022, by Kathleen Hogan,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary for
Infrastructure, 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 2,
2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Accelerating Innovations in Emerging
Technologies
Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
AGENCY:
The Office of Science in the
Department of Energy (DOE) invites
interested parties to provide input
relevant to developing approaches for
accelerating innovations in emerging
technologies to drive scientific
discovery to sustainable production of
new technologies across the innovation
continuum; train a science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
workforce to support 21st century
industries; and meet the nation’s needs
for abundant clean energy, a sustainable
environment, and national security.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
received by December 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: DOE is using the
www.regulations.gov system for the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of a Notice of Intent and Request for
Information Regarding the Establishment of a Program To Use the Defense
Production Act
AGENCY: Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a notice of intent (NOI) and request
for information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the notice of
availability (NOA) of a notice of intent and request for information on
DOE's support of domestic manufacturing of electric heat pumps using
Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA). DOE invites public
comment on the RFI regarding the application process, examples of
eligible projects, potential funding sizes required, and criteria for
qualification and selection of eligible projects to participate in the
electric heat pumps DPA program.
DATES: Responses will be reviewed and considered on a rolling basis but
are due no later than 5 p.m. (ET) on December 2nd, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to
[email protected] and include ``NOI/RFI: Heat Pump Defense
Production Act'' in the subject line. Email attachments can be provided
as a Microsoft Word (.docx) file or an Adobe PDF (.pdf) file, prepared
in accordance with the instructions in the RFI. Attachments with file
sizes exceeding 25MB should be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure
message delivery; however, no email shall exceed a total of 45MB,
including all attachments. The complete RFI document is located at
https://www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information.
Please refer to the Disclaimer and Important Note section at the end of
the RFI on how to submit business sensitive and/or confidential
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
and questions about the NOI and RFI may be addressed to Tsisilile Igogo
at (240) 278-5471 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In June 2022, President Biden issued five
determinations under the DPA, including a presidential determination to
allow DOE to use its delegated DPA authorities to expand the domestic
production capability for electric heat pumps.\1\ In early October
2022, DOE issued a RFI to determine how best to leverage the authority
invoked by President Biden to accelerate domestic production of four of
the five technologies that received Presidential Determinations under
title III of DPA.\2\ This joint NOI and RFI focuses on electric heat
pumps, the fifth technology that received a Presidential Determination.
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\1\ www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/06/06/memorandum-on-presidential-determination-pursuant-to-section-303-of-the-defense-production-act-of-1950-as-amended-on-electric-heat-pumps/.
\2\ www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information.
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U.S. manufacturing output of electric heat pumps, which include
ground-source and air-source heat pumps as well as both space heating
and water heating equipment, is not yet at the rate or volume needed to
fully achieve U.S. climate and energy security goals. Buildings, homes,
offices, schools, hospitals, military bases, and other critical
facilities drive more than 40% of all U.S. energy consumption. U.S.
energy supplies are largely dependent on fossil fuels that remain
susceptible to geopolitical impacts from nations that are not U.S.
strategic partners or allies.
Section 30001 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) appropriated
$500 million to carry out the DPA, and $250 million of that amount was
allocated to the Department of Energy for title III of the DPA to
support the growth of manufacturing needed to meet the anticipated
growing demand for electric heat pumps. DPA resources could help scale
up U.S. heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and water
heating (WH) manufacturing, accelerate installation of high-efficiency
electric heat pumps in homes, qualified buildings, and industrial
settings, and complement investment coming through other BIL and IRA
provisions.
This NOI describes the proposed funding approach to eligible
entities in the electric heat pump industry, including the proposed
electric heat pump solicitation process, program structure and
criteria. Through this RFI, DOE seeks comment on the application
process, examples of eligible projects, potential funding sizes
required, and criteria for qualification and selection of eligible
projects to participate in the electric heat pumps DPA program. This
NOI and RFI are available at: https://www.energy.gov/mesc/defense-production-act-request-information.
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 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. 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 November 1, 2022, by Kathleen Hogan, Principal Deputy Under
Secretary for Infrastructure, 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 2, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-24291 Filed 11-7-22; 8:45 am]
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