Notice of Intent Regarding the Future Release of Guidance and Application for the Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives, 8837-8838 [2023-02854]

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AGENCY: The Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) intends to release the final guidance and open the 2023 application period for the Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives as authorized through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) and amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, in the second quarter of calendar year 2023. This notice provides preliminary information regarding the GDO’s Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives Program, including application requirements and processes that will be further described in the guidance accompanying the upcoming solicitation. All the information contained in this notice is subject to change. ADDRESSES: The future application period announcement will be published in the Federal Register and guidance will be made available via the GDO website https://www.energy.gov/gdo/ section-243-hydroelectric-efficiencyimprovement-incentives-program. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Ms. Luciana Ciocci, U.S. Department of Energy, Grid Deployment Office, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC, 20585, (202) 480–5768 or by email at hydroelectricincentives@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the coming weeks, the Grid Deployment Office intends to open the 2023 application period for section 243 of EPAct 2005, Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives, as amended by section 40332 IIJA of 2021, Public Law 117–58.1 At that time, GDO will also make available an accompanying guidance document that will describe the application process and the information necessary for the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to owners and authorized operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to be used to make capital improvements in the facilities that are directly related to improving the efficiency of such facilities by at least three percent pursuant to section 243 of EPAct 2005.2 GDO previously released a SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Feb 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Law 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40332(a). U.S.C. 15882(a). request for information (RFI) and held a public webinar related to section 243 incentive. See 87 FR 40515 (Jul. 7, 2022). The information gathered through the RFI and webinar were used to support the development of the guidance. The guidance will describe the application process and the information necessary for the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to owners and authorized operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities pursuant to section 243 of EPAct 2005, Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives. Topics include, eligibility requirements, general application requirements and process, procedures for processing applications, allocation of funding for eligible projects in the event of oversubscription, and funding restrictions. Under the statute, the incentive payments include the following limitations: an incentive payment shall not exceed 30 percent of the costs of the applicable capital improvement(s); and no more than one incentive payment may be made to a single qualified hydroelectric facility in any fiscal year that shall not exceed $5,000,000.3 GDO intends to open the 2023 application period by publishing a notice in the Federal Register, in the coming weeks, and releasing the guidance online, which will be located at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/section243-hydroelectric-efficiencyimprovement-incentives-program. GDO anticipates utilizing the Clean Energy Infrastructure Funding Opportunity eXCHANGE for submission of applications once the application period is opened. The Clean Energy Infrastructure Funding Opportunity eXCHANGE is located at https:// infrastructure-exchange.energy.gov/. A public webinar will be held in the weeks following the release of the guidance and 2023 solicitation to provide clarity on the guidance document, as necessary. The webinar will be held in a question and answer format with registration details available at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/section243-hydroelectric-efficiencyimprovement-incentives-program in the near future. Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 6, 2023, by Maria Duaime 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 1 Public 2 42 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8837 3 42 E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM U.S.C. 15882(b). 10FEN1 8838 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 28 / Friday, February 10, 2023 / Notices 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 February 7, 2023. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2023–02854 Filed 2–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP23–422–000. Applicants: Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: RP 2023–02–03 Administrative Changes to be effective 3/6/2023. Filed Date: 2/3/23. Accession Number: 20230203–5147. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/23. Docket Numbers: RP23–423–000. Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2.3.23 Negotiated Rates—Freepoint Commodities LLC R–7250–45 to be effective 2/3/2023. Filed Date: 2/3/23. Accession Number: 20230203–5164. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/23. Docket Numbers: RP23–424–000. Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2.3.23 Negotiated Rates—Macquarie Energy LLC R–4090–26 to be effective 2/3/2023. Filed Date: 2/3/23. Accession Number: 20230203–5167. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/23. Docket Numbers: RP23–425–000. Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2.3.23 Negotiated Rates—Citadel Energy Marketing LLC R–7705–14 to be effective 2/3/2023. Filed Date: 2/3/23. Accession Number: 20230203–5169. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Feb 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/23. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Docket Numbers: RP23–426–000. Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2.3.23 Negotiated Rates—Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading L.P. R– 4010–35 to be effective 2/3/2023. Filed Date: 2/3/23. Accession Number: 20230203–5170. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/23. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket Numbers: RP23–427–000. Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2.3.23 Negotiated Rates—Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading L.P. R– 4010–36 to be effective 2/3/2023. Filed Date: 2/3/23. Accession Number: 20230203–5171. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/23. Docket Numbers: RP23–428–000. Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2.3.23 Negotiated Rates—Uniper Global Commodities North America LLC R– 7650–05 to be effective2/3/2023. Filed Date: 2/3/23. Accession Number: 20230203–5189. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/23. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: February 6, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–02887 Filed 2–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Project No. 2639–028] Northern States Power Company— Wisconsin; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: P–2639–028. c. Date filed: November 30, 2021. d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company—Wisconsin. e. Name of Project: Cornell Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Lower Chippewa River in the township of Cornell, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Donald R. Hartinger, Director, Hydro Plants, 1414 W Hamilton Avenue, P.O. Box 8; Eau Claire, WI 54701; donald.r.hartinger@ xcelenergy.com; (612) 321–3063. i. FERC Contact: Michael Davis at (202) 502–8339; or michael.davis@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: March 8, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file scoping comments 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, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–2639–028. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person 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 E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Intent Regarding the Future Release of Guidance and 
Application for the Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI).

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) 
intends to release the final guidance and open the 2023 application 
period for the Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives as 
authorized through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) and 
amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, 
in the second quarter of calendar year 2023. This notice provides 
preliminary information regarding the GDO's Hydroelectric Efficiency 
Improvement Incentives Program, including application requirements and 
processes that will be further described in the guidance accompanying 
the upcoming solicitation. All the information contained in this notice 
is subject to change.

ADDRESSES: The future application period announcement will be published 
in the Federal Register and guidance will be made available via the GDO 
website https://www.energy.gov/gdo/section-243-hydroelectric-efficiency-improvement-incentives-program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Ms. 
Luciana Ciocci, U.S. Department of Energy, Grid Deployment Office, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC, 20585, (202) 480-5768 or by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the coming weeks, the Grid Deployment 
Office intends to open the 2023 application period for section 243 of 
EPAct 2005, Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives, as amended 
by section 40332 IIJA of 2021, Public Law 117-58.\1\ At that time, GDO 
will also make available an accompanying guidance document that will 
describe the application process and the information necessary for the 
Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to owners and authorized 
operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to be 
used to make capital improvements in the facilities that are directly 
related to improving the efficiency of such facilities by at least 
three percent pursuant to section 243 of EPAct 2005.\2\ GDO previously 
released a request for information (RFI) and held a public webinar 
related to section 243 incentive. See 87 FR 40515 (Jul. 7, 2022). The 
information gathered through the RFI and webinar were used to support 
the development of the guidance.
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    \1\ Public Law 117-58, div. D, title III, Sec.  40332(a).
    \2\ 42 U.S.C. 15882(a).
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    The guidance will describe the application process and the 
information necessary for the Secretary of Energy to make incentive 
payments to owners and authorized operators of qualified hydroelectric 
facilities pursuant to section 243 of EPAct 2005, Hydroelectric 
Efficiency Improvement Incentives. Topics include, eligibility 
requirements, general application requirements and process, procedures 
for processing applications, allocation of funding for eligible 
projects in the event of oversubscription, and funding restrictions.
    Under the statute, the incentive payments include the following 
limitations: an incentive payment shall not exceed 30 percent of the 
costs of the applicable capital improvement(s); and no more than one 
incentive payment may be made to a single qualified hydroelectric 
facility in any fiscal year that shall not exceed $5,000,000.\3\
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    \3\ 42 U.S.C. 15882(b).
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    GDO intends to open the 2023 application period by publishing a 
notice in the Federal Register, in the coming weeks, and releasing the 
guidance online, which will be located at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/section-243-hydroelectric-efficiency-improvement-incentives-program. 
GDO anticipates utilizing the Clean Energy Infrastructure Funding 
Opportunity eXCHANGE for submission of applications once the 
application period is opened. The Clean Energy Infrastructure Funding 
Opportunity eXCHANGE is located at https://infrastructure-exchange.energy.gov/.
    A public webinar will be held in the weeks following the release of 
the guidance and 2023 solicitation to provide clarity on the guidance 
document, as necessary. The webinar will be held in a question and 
answer format with registration details available at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/section-243-hydroelectric-efficiency-improvement-incentives-program in the near future.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 6, 
2023, by Maria Duaime 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

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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 February 7, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-02854 Filed 2-9-23; 8:45 am]
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