Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes, 88896-88898 [2023-28401]

Download as PDF 88896 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2023 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Boyette, Office of External Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802; Phone: (803) 952–6120; or Email: amy.boyette@ srs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: cleanup activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship. 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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: cleanup activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear materials management and disposition; excess SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide advice and recommendations on any EM program components. Tentative Agenda: • Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’ Updates • Presentation • Consideration of Draft Advice • Board Subcommittee Reports • Discussion of Board Business Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Hanford, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Lindsay Somers at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or within five business days after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Lindsay Somers. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available at the following website: https:// www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab/ FullBoardMeetingInformation. Signed in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2023. LaTanya Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–28372 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to issue, on behalf of the DOE Grid Deployment Office (GDO), an amendment to the Administrative and Legal Requirements Document (ALRD) SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2023 / Notices DE–FOA–0002736 (BIL—Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes), titled Amendment 000008. This grant program is authorized under of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and Amendment 000008 provides access to fiscal year (FY) 2024 formula grant allocations. ADDRESSES: Requests for more information should be addressed by electronic mail to david.parsons@ hq.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Parsons, (240) 449–7764, david.parsons@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIL is a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure, which will grow a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable economy through enhancing U.S. competitiveness, driving the creation of good-paying union jobs, and ensuring stronger access to economic, environmental, and other benefits for disadvantaged communities. The BIL appropriates more than $62 billion to DOE to invest in American manufacturing and workers; expand access to energy efficiency; deliver reliable, clean, and affordable power to more Americans; and deploy the technologies of tomorrow through clean energy demonstrations. The forthcoming ALRD Amendment 000008, expected to take effect in January 2024 (available at: https:// www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/ ?doc=DE-FOA-0003221&agency=DOE), will support the Administration and Congressional goals to (1) demonstrate measurable improvements in energy resilience in the United States and mitigate climate related risk, (2) invest in modernized grid infrastructure that can enable consumer access to lowercost energy and accommodate increased electrification, increased penetrations of variable renewable electricity and distributed energy resources, and other evolving system needs over the coming decades, (3) invest in clean energy and decarbonization solutions to achieve a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide by 2050, and (4) create good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union. The purpose of ALRD Amendment 000008 is to allow for submission of applications for the FY 2024 formula grant allocations. The FY 2024 formula grant allocation amounts are available at: https://netl.doe.gov/bilhub/gridresilience/formula-grants. The process for requesting a FY 2024 allocation depends on whether the applicant is an VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:25 Dec 22, 2023 Jkt 262001 existing grant recipient, a current grant applicant, or a new grant applicant: • Existing Grant Recipients that have already received grants for FY 2022 and FY 2023 of the Program will have 90 days from the issuance of ALRD Amendment 000008 to request their FY 2024 allocation, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of their current Grant award. • Current Grant Applicants that previously submitted a grant application for FY 2022 and FY 2023 of the program but have not yet received their grant at the time the ALRD Amendment 000008 (for FY 2024) is issued, will have 90 days from the issuance of ALRD Amendment 000008 to amend their submitted grant application to include the FY 2024 allocations. • New Grant Applicants are eligible applicants (as defined in ALRD Amendment 0000008) that did not submit a grant application for FY 2022 and FY 2023 of the Program. New Grant Applicants will have 90 days from the issuance of ALRD Amendment 000008 to submit a grant application for a FY 2024 allocation. Several one-time actions, explained below, must be completed before an application can be submitted, including registration with the System for Award Management (SAM), obtaining a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and registering with FedConnect.net. These actions can be completed prior to the issuance of ALRD Amendment 000008. Prospective New Grant Applicants are encouraged to address these items as soon as possible, as some may take several weeks to complete. Additional instructions for New Grant Applicants will be provided in the ALRD Amendment 000008. Note: Neither applications nor allocation requests are being accepted at this time. The current ALRD (Amendment 000007) is available at: https://www. fedconnect.net/fedconnect/?doc=DEFOA-0002736&agency=DOE. New Grant Applicants must complete the following steps in order to submit their application via FedConnect: Pre-application actions: SAM—Applicants must register with the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/ prior to submitting an application in response to this ALRD. Designating an Electronic Business Point of Contact (EBiz POC) and obtaining a special password called an MPIN are important steps in SAM registration. The applicant must maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application under consideration. More information about SAM registration for applicants is PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 88897 available at: https://www.fsd.gov/ gsafsd_sp?id=gsafsd_kb_articles&sys_ id=650d493e1bab7c105465 eaccac4bcbcb. Note: If clicking the SAM links do not work, please copy and paste the link into your browser. UEI—Applicants must obtain an UEI from the SAM to uniquely identify the entity. The UEI is available in the SAM entity registration record. Note: Subawardees/subrecipients at all tiers must also obtain an UEI from the SAM and provide the UEI to the award recipient before the subaward can be issued. Note: Due to the high demand of UEI requests and SAM registrations, entity legal business name and address validations are taking longer than expected to process. Entities should start the UEI and SAM registration process as soon as possible. If entities have technical difficulties with the UEI validation or SAM registration process they should utilize the HELP feature on SAM.gov. SAM.gov will address entity service tickets in the order in which they are received and asks that entities not create multiple service tickets for the same request or technical issue. FedConnect.net—Applicants must register with FedConnect to submit applications in response to the ALRD, to submit questions, and to receive the award. FedConnect website: https:// www.fedconnect.net/. For more information regarding registration with FedConnect, review the FedConnect Ready, Set, Go! Guide at: https:// www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/ Marketing/Documents/FedConnect_ Ready_Set_Go.pdf. Electronic Signatures— Acknowledgement of award documents by the Grant Recipient authorized representative through electronic systems used by the Department of Energy, including FedConnect, constitutes the Grantee’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the award. Acknowledgement via FedConnect by the Grantee’s authorized representative constitutes the Grantee’s electronic signature. Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 14, 2023, by Maria D. Robinson, 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 E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1 88898 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2023 / Notices 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 December 20, 2023. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2023–28401 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2576–210] FirstLight CT Housatonic LLC; Notice of Effectiveness of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment of License On October 5, 2023, FirstLight CT Housatonic LLC (licensee) filed an application for non-capacity amendment of the license for the 114.9megawatt Housatonic River Hydroelectric Project No. 2576. On November 30, 2023, the licensee filed a notice of withdrawal of the amendment application. The project is located on the Housatonic River in the Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven counties, Connecticut. No motion in opposition to the notice of withdrawal has been filed, and the Commission has taken no action to disallow the withdrawal. Pursuant to Rule 216(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure,1 the withdrawal of the application became effective on December 15, 2023, and this proceeding is hereby terminated. Dated: December 19, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–28437 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES [Docket No. ER24–672–000] Moonshot Solar, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Moonshot Solar, LLC’s application for 1 18 CFR 385.216(b) (2022). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:25 Dec 22, 2023 Jkt 262001 market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is January 8, 2024. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (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. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Dated: December 19, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88896-88898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28401]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric 
Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Energy 
Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to issue, on behalf of the DOE 
Grid Deployment Office (GDO), an amendment to the Administrative and 
Legal Requirements Document (ALRD)

[[Page 88897]]

DE-FOA-0002736 (BIL--Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of 
the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes), titled 
Amendment 000008. This grant program is authorized under of the 
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and Amendment 000008 provides 
access to fiscal year (FY) 2024 formula grant allocations.

ADDRESSES: Requests for more information should be addressed by 
electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Parsons, (240) 449-7764, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIL is a once-in-a-generation investment 
in infrastructure, which will grow a more sustainable, resilient, and 
equitable economy through enhancing U.S. competitiveness, driving the 
creation of good-paying union jobs, and ensuring stronger access to 
economic, environmental, and other benefits for disadvantaged 
communities. The BIL appropriates more than $62 billion to DOE to 
invest in American manufacturing and workers; expand access to energy 
efficiency; deliver reliable, clean, and affordable power to more 
Americans; and deploy the technologies of tomorrow through clean energy 
demonstrations.
    The forthcoming ALRD Amendment 000008, expected to take effect in 
January 2024 (available at: https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0003221&agency=DOE), will support the Administration and 
Congressional goals to (1) demonstrate measurable improvements in 
energy resilience in the United States and mitigate climate related 
risk, (2) invest in modernized grid infrastructure that can enable 
consumer access to lower-cost energy and accommodate increased 
electrification, increased penetrations of variable renewable 
electricity and distributed energy resources, and other evolving system 
needs over the coming decades, (3) invest in clean energy and 
decarbonization solutions to achieve a carbon-free power sector by 2035 
and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide by 2050, and (4) 
create good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union.
    The purpose of ALRD Amendment 000008 is to allow for submission of 
applications for the FY 2024 formula grant allocations. The FY 2024 
formula grant allocation amounts are available at: https://netl.doe.gov/bilhub/grid-resilience/formula-grants. The process for 
requesting a FY 2024 allocation depends on whether the applicant is an 
existing grant recipient, a current grant applicant, or a new grant 
applicant:
     Existing Grant Recipients that have already received 
grants for FY 2022 and FY 2023 of the Program will have 90 days from 
the issuance of ALRD Amendment 000008 to request their FY 2024 
allocation, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of their 
current Grant award.
     Current Grant Applicants that previously submitted a grant 
application for FY 2022 and FY 2023 of the program but have not yet 
received their grant at the time the ALRD Amendment 000008 (for FY 
2024) is issued, will have 90 days from the issuance of ALRD Amendment 
000008 to amend their submitted grant application to include the FY 
2024 allocations.
     New Grant Applicants are eligible applicants (as defined 
in ALRD Amendment 0000008) that did not submit a grant application for 
FY 2022 and FY 2023 of the Program. New Grant Applicants will have 90 
days from the issuance of ALRD Amendment 000008 to submit a grant 
application for a FY 2024 allocation. Several one-time actions, 
explained below, must be completed before an application can be 
submitted, including registration with the System for Award Management 
(SAM), obtaining a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and registering with 
FedConnect.net. These actions can be completed prior to the issuance of 
ALRD Amendment 000008. Prospective New Grant Applicants are encouraged 
to address these items as soon as possible, as some may take several 
weeks to complete. Additional instructions for New Grant Applicants 
will be provided in the ALRD Amendment 000008.

    Note: Neither applications nor allocation requests are being 
accepted at this time.

    The current ALRD (Amendment 000007) is available at: https://www.fedconnect.net/fedconnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0002736&agency=DOE.
    New Grant Applicants must complete the following steps in order to 
submit their application via FedConnect:
    Pre-application actions:
    SAM--Applicants must register with the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/ 
prior to submitting an application in response to this ALRD. 
Designating an Electronic Business Point of Contact (EBiz POC) and 
obtaining a special password called an MPIN are important steps in SAM 
registration. The applicant must maintain an active SAM registration 
with current information at all times during which it has an active 
Federal award or an application under consideration. More information 
about SAM registration for applicants is available at: https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=gsafsd_kb_articles&sys_id=650d493e1bab7c105465 
eaccac4bcbcb.

    Note: If clicking the SAM links do not work, please copy and 
paste the link into your browser.

    UEI--Applicants must obtain an UEI from the SAM to uniquely 
identify the entity. The UEI is available in the SAM entity 
registration record.

    Note: Subawardees/subrecipients at all tiers must also obtain an 
UEI from the SAM and provide the UEI to the award recipient before 
the subaward can be issued.


    Note: Due to the high demand of UEI requests and SAM 
registrations, entity legal business name and address validations 
are taking longer than expected to process. Entities should start 
the UEI and SAM registration process as soon as possible. If 
entities have technical difficulties with the UEI validation or SAM 
registration process they should utilize the HELP feature on 
SAM.gov. SAM.gov will address entity service tickets in the order in 
which they are received and asks that entities not create multiple 
service tickets for the same request or technical issue.

    FedConnect.net--Applicants must register with FedConnect to submit 
applications in response to the ALRD, to submit questions, and to 
receive the award. FedConnect website: https://www.fedconnect.net/. For 
more information regarding registration with FedConnect, review the 
FedConnect Ready, Set, Go! Guide at: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/Marketing/Documents/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf.
    Electronic Signatures--Acknowledgement of award documents by the 
Grant Recipient authorized representative through electronic systems 
used by the Department of Energy, including FedConnect, constitutes the 
Grantee's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the award. 
Acknowledgement via FedConnect by the Grantee's authorized 
representative constitutes the Grantee's electronic signature.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 
14, 2023, by Maria D. Robinson, 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

[[Page 88898]]

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 December 20, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-28401 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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