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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge
Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
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AGENCY:
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Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),
Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act requires that public
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Energy, Oak Ridge Office of
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Signed in Washington, DC, on January 3,
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Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of Guidance on
Implementing the Federal Power Act
To Designate National Interest Electric
Transmission Corridors
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) gives notice of availability
of the final Guidance setting forth the
nonbinding process that DOE plans to
generally follow to designate National
Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
(NIETC) pursuant to the Federal Power
Act. The Federal Power Act requires
DOE to issue a report not less frequently
than once every three years, which may
designate as a NIETC any geographic
area that is experiencing or is expected
to experience electric energy
transmission capacity constraints or
congestion that adversely affects
consumers. NIETC designation focuses
public and policymaker attention on the
areas of greatest transmission need and
unlocks valuable Federal financing and
permitting tools to advance
transmission development.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
information and recommendations
based on the list of information
requested for Phase 1 in the Guidance
by 5:00 p.m. ET on February 2, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gretchen Kershaw, U.S. Department of
Energy, Grid Deployment Office, at
(202) 586–2006; or NIETC@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE’s
Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is
announcing the availability of the
Guidance on Implementing Section
216(a) of the Federal Power Act to
Designate National Interest Electric
Transmission Corridors (NIETC
Guidance). Section 216(a)(2) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended
by section 40105 of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), requires
DOE to issue a report not less frequently
than once every three years, which may
designate as a NIETC any geographic
area that is experiencing or is expected
to experience electric energy
transmission capacity constraints or
congestion that adversely affects
consumers. DOE must base any NIETC
designation on the findings of DOE’s
triennial nationwide study required by
FPA section 216(a)(1), which DOE refers
to as the National Transmission Needs
Study (Needs Study), or other
information relating to electric energy
transmission capacity constraints or
congestion. In addition, the FPA
requires DOE to consider alternatives
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and recommendations from interested
parties (including an opportunity for
comment from affected States and
Indian Tribes) and to consult with
regional entities when designating a
NIETC. FPA section 216(a)(4) allows
DOE to also consider several additional
factors in designating a NIETC.
The NIETC Guidance describes DOE’s
intended implementation of this
statutory authority and initiates the
process for designating one or more
NIETCs following issuance of the Needs
Study released in October 2023. The
NIETC Guidance expands on DOE’s May
15, 2023, Notice of Intent and Request
for Information, which set forth key
elements of a process through which
interested parties could propose NIETC
designation and requested comment on
the process generally and in response to
other specific questions (88 FR 30956).
The NIETC Guidance includes revisions
made in response to comments and
input DOE received.
The NIETC Guidance sets forth a fourphase process, which begins with DOE’s
evaluation of the results of the most
recent final Needs Study to begin
identifying potential geographic areas
for NIETC designation and concurrent
opening of a 45-day Phase 1 information
submission window. During this
window, interested parties may submit
information and recommendations on
the narrow geographic boundaries of
potential NIETCs, the present or
expected transmission capacity
constraints or congestion within those
geographic boundaries, and the relevant
discretionary factors in FPA section
216(a)(4). Phase 2 of the NIETC
designation process begins with DOE’s
public issuance of a preliminary list of
potential NIETC designations. This
opens a 45-day comment period and
Phase 2 information submission
window for submission of additional
information on geographic boundaries
and permitting. DOE plans to prioritize
which potential NIETCs move to Phase
3 based on the available information on
geographic boundaries and permitting
and preliminary review of comments.
During Phase 3, DOE continues to
independently assess the basis for
NIETC designation, initiates any needed
environmental reviews, and conducts
robust public engagement, culminating
in the release of one or more draft
designation reports and draft
environmental documents, as needed,
for public comment. Phase 4 is the
conclusion of the NIETC designation
process, with issuance of one or more
final designation reports and final
environmental documents, as needed.
NIETC designation focuses public and
policymaker attention on the areas of
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greatest transmission need and unlocks
valuable federal financing and
permitting tools to advance
transmission development. These
include DOE authorities under the IIJA,
the Inflation Reduction Act, and the
Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s permitting authority
under FPA section 216(b). Members of
the public can visit GDO’s website to
access the NIETC Guidance at: https://
www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/
2023-12/2023-12-15
%20GDO%20NIETC%20Final%20
Guidance%20Document.pdf.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on January 2, 2024,
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
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. The
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 3,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of Guidance on Implementing the Federal
Power Act To Designate National Interest Electric Transmission
Corridors
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of
availability of the final Guidance setting forth the nonbinding process
that DOE plans to generally follow to designate National Interest
Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC) pursuant to the Federal Power
Act. The Federal Power Act requires DOE to issue a report not less
frequently than once every three years, which may designate as a NIETC
any geographic area that is experiencing or is expected to experience
electric energy transmission capacity constraints or congestion that
adversely affects consumers. NIETC designation focuses public and
policymaker attention on the areas of greatest transmission need and
unlocks valuable Federal financing and permitting tools to advance
transmission development.
DATES: Interested parties may submit information and recommendations
based on the list of information requested for Phase 1 in the Guidance
by 5:00 p.m. ET on February 2, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gretchen Kershaw, U.S. Department of
Energy, Grid Deployment Office, at (202) 586-2006; or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is
announcing the availability of the Guidance on Implementing Section
216(a) of the Federal Power Act to Designate National Interest Electric
Transmission Corridors (NIETC Guidance). Section 216(a)(2) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by section 40105 of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), requires DOE to issue a
report not less frequently than once every three years, which may
designate as a NIETC any geographic area that is experiencing or is
expected to experience electric energy transmission capacity
constraints or congestion that adversely affects consumers. DOE must
base any NIETC designation on the findings of DOE's triennial
nationwide study required by FPA section 216(a)(1), which DOE refers to
as the National Transmission Needs Study (Needs Study), or other
information relating to electric energy transmission capacity
constraints or congestion. In addition, the FPA requires DOE to
consider alternatives
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and recommendations from interested parties (including an opportunity
for comment from affected States and Indian Tribes) and to consult with
regional entities when designating a NIETC. FPA section 216(a)(4)
allows DOE to also consider several additional factors in designating a
NIETC.
The NIETC Guidance describes DOE's intended implementation of this
statutory authority and initiates the process for designating one or
more NIETCs following issuance of the Needs Study released in October
2023. The NIETC Guidance expands on DOE's May 15, 2023, Notice of
Intent and Request for Information, which set forth key elements of a
process through which interested parties could propose NIETC
designation and requested comment on the process generally and in
response to other specific questions (88 FR 30956). The NIETC Guidance
includes revisions made in response to comments and input DOE received.
The NIETC Guidance sets forth a four-phase process, which begins
with DOE's evaluation of the results of the most recent final Needs
Study to begin identifying potential geographic areas for NIETC
designation and concurrent opening of a 45-day Phase 1 information
submission window. During this window, interested parties may submit
information and recommendations on the narrow geographic boundaries of
potential NIETCs, the present or expected transmission capacity
constraints or congestion within those geographic boundaries, and the
relevant discretionary factors in FPA section 216(a)(4). Phase 2 of the
NIETC designation process begins with DOE's public issuance of a
preliminary list of potential NIETC designations. This opens a 45-day
comment period and Phase 2 information submission window for submission
of additional information on geographic boundaries and permitting. DOE
plans to prioritize which potential NIETCs move to Phase 3 based on the
available information on geographic boundaries and permitting and
preliminary review of comments. During Phase 3, DOE continues to
independently assess the basis for NIETC designation, initiates any
needed environmental reviews, and conducts robust public engagement,
culminating in the release of one or more draft designation reports and
draft environmental documents, as needed, for public comment. Phase 4
is the conclusion of the NIETC designation process, with issuance of
one or more final designation reports and final environmental
documents, as needed.
NIETC designation focuses public and policymaker attention on the
areas of greatest transmission need and unlocks valuable federal
financing and permitting tools to advance transmission development.
These include DOE authorities under the IIJA, the Inflation Reduction
Act, and the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission's permitting authority under FPA section 216(b).
Members of the public can visit GDO's website to access the NIETC
Guidance at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/2023-12-15%20GDO%20NIETC%20Final%20Guidance%20Document.pdf.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 2,
2024, 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 publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. The administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-00102 Filed 1-5-24; 8:45 am]
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