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Update on Reimbursement for Costs of
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seq.) and to establish the procedures for
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appropriate, with requirements
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discontinuance agreement under section
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(42 U.S.C. 2021). Claims for
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Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2297g). Payment or obligation of funds
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1341).
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This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on May 3, 2024, by
Amie Robinson, Office of Waste
Disposal, Office of Environmental
Management, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by
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DOE. For administrative purposes only,
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the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register
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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 May 6, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024–10186 Filed 5–9–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of Preliminary
List of Potential National Interest
Electric Transmission Corridors;
Request for Comments
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
preliminary list; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) gives notice of availability
of the preliminary list of potential
National Interest Electric Transmission
Corridors (NIETCs). This issuance
initiates Phase 2 of the NIETC
designation process outlined in the
guidance DOE released on December 19,
2023. 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. Additional
information on one of those tools—
Transmission Facility Financing—is
also included with the preliminary list.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
comments on the preliminary list of
potential NIETCs and information and
recommendations focused on those
potential NIETCs based on the list of
information requested for Phase 2 in the
NIETC Guidance by 5:00 p.m. ET on
June 24, 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
Initiation of Phase 2 of National Interest
Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC)
Designation Process: Preliminary List of
Potential NIETCs. Section 216(a)(2) of
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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
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.
On December 19, 2023, DOE released
final guidance (NIETC Guidance) that
describes DOE’s intended
implementation of this statutory
authority and initiated the process for
designating one or more NIETCs
following issuance of the Needs Study
released in October 2023. The NIETC
Guidance sets forth a four-phase
process, which begins with DOE
evaluating the results of the most recent
Needs Study to begin identifying
potential geographic areas for NIETC
designation and concurrent 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). For this iteration of the NIETC
designation process, that window
opened with issuance of the final
guidance on December 19, 2023, and
closed on February 2, 2024.
Phase 2 of the NIETC designation
process begins with DOE’s issuance of a
preliminary list of potential NIETCs,
which is the subject of this notice. The
preliminary list identifies which
potential NIETCs DOE is continuing to
consider, provides a high-level
explanation of the basis for those
potential NIETCs, and opens a public
comment period to gather information
specific to the listed potential NIETCs.
DOE may narrow the list of potential
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NIETCs as the designation process
proceeds to Phase 3. DOE plans to
prioritize which potential NIETCs move
to Phase 3 based on the available
information on geographic boundaries
and potential impacts on
environmental, community, and other
resources 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.
The preliminary list of potential
NIETCs was informed by numerous
Phase 1 information submissions and
recommendations from interested
parties and DOE’s internal preliminary
analysis of known possible
environmental, community, and other
resource impacts. DOE preliminarily
finds that the geographic areas depicted
in the preliminary list of potential
NIETCs constitute targeted, highpriority areas where NIETC designation
is likely to catalyze transmission
development to alleviate transmission
capacity constraints or congestion and
the associated adverse effects on
consumers, thereby making the most
efficient and effective use of DOE’s
resources. DOE intends to employ
NIETC designation in one or more of
these geographic areas to further the
timely buildout of a reliable, resilient,
and efficient transmission system that
facilitates the achievement of national
energy policy goals while reducing
consumer energy costs.
During the 45-day comment period on
the preliminary list of potential NIETCs,
DOE invites interested parties to
comment on the information contained
within the preliminary list of potential
NIETCs. This includes commenting on
the present or expected transmission
capacity constraints or congestion
relevant to the potential NIETCs in the
preliminary list as well as the adverse
effects on consumers resulting
therefrom (i.e., the consumer harms
resulting from inadequate transmission
within the potential NIETCs).
In addition, DOE invites interested
parties to submit further information on
the thirteen resource report categories
listed in the NIETC Guidance for Phase
2: (1) geographic boundaries; (2) water
use and quality; (3) fish, wildlife, and
vegetation; (4) cultural resources; (5)
socioeconomics; (6) Tribal resources; (7)
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communities of interest; (8) geological
resources; (9) soils; (10) land use,
recreation, and aesthetics; (11) air
quality and environmental noise; (12)
alternatives; and (13) reliability and
safety. The Phase 2 information
submission window is focused on
gathering additional information on
geographic boundaries and potential
impacts on environmental, community,
and other resources to facilitate DOE’s
environmental review, which starts in
Phase 3. Interested parties may submit
information related to one or more of
the thirteen categories listed.
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). Additional
information on one of those tools—
Transmission Facility Financing—is
included with the preliminary list of
potential NIETCs, including eligibility
criteria. DOE invites input on the scope
of eligible projects, as explained further
in the document.
Members of the public can visit
GDO’s website to access the preliminary
list of potential NIETCs at: https://
www.energy.gov/gdo/national-interestelectric-transmission-corridordesignation-process. Additionally, the
NIETC Guidance remains available at:
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/
files/2023-12/2023-12-15%20GDO%20
NIETC%20Final%20Guidance%20
Document.Vpdf.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on May 7, 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
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publication in the Federal Register.
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Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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20852.
The Commission’s Office of Public
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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
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assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of Preliminary List of Potential National
Interest Electric Transmission Corridors; Request for Comments
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of preliminary list; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of
availability of the preliminary list of potential National Interest
Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs). This issuance initiates Phase
2 of the NIETC designation process outlined in the guidance DOE
released on December 19, 2023. 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. Additional information on one of those
tools--Transmission Facility Financing--is also included with the
preliminary list.
DATES: Interested parties may submit comments on the preliminary list
of potential NIETCs and information and recommendations focused on
those potential NIETCs based on the list of information requested for
Phase 2 in the NIETC Guidance by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 24, 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 Initiation of Phase 2 of National
Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) Designation Process:
Preliminary List of Potential NIETCs. Section 216(a)(2) of
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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 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.
On December 19, 2023, DOE released final guidance (NIETC Guidance)
that describes DOE's intended implementation of this statutory
authority and initiated the process for designating one or more NIETCs
following issuance of the Needs Study released in October 2023. The
NIETC Guidance sets forth a four-phase process, which begins with DOE
evaluating the results of the most recent Needs Study to begin
identifying potential geographic areas for NIETC designation and
concurrent 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). For this iteration of the NIETC designation process,
that window opened with issuance of the final guidance on December 19,
2023, and closed on February 2, 2024.
Phase 2 of the NIETC designation process begins with DOE's issuance
of a preliminary list of potential NIETCs, which is the subject of this
notice. The preliminary list identifies which potential NIETCs DOE is
continuing to consider, provides a high-level explanation of the basis
for those potential NIETCs, and opens a public comment period to gather
information specific to the listed potential NIETCs. DOE may narrow the
list of potential NIETCs as the designation process proceeds to Phase
3. DOE plans to prioritize which potential NIETCs move to Phase 3 based
on the available information on geographic boundaries and potential
impacts on environmental, community, and other resources 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.
The preliminary list of potential NIETCs was informed by numerous
Phase 1 information submissions and recommendations from interested
parties and DOE's internal preliminary analysis of known possible
environmental, community, and other resource impacts. DOE preliminarily
finds that the geographic areas depicted in the preliminary list of
potential NIETCs constitute targeted, high-priority areas where NIETC
designation is likely to catalyze transmission development to alleviate
transmission capacity constraints or congestion and the associated
adverse effects on consumers, thereby making the most efficient and
effective use of DOE's resources. DOE intends to employ NIETC
designation in one or more of these geographic areas to further the
timely buildout of a reliable, resilient, and efficient transmission
system that facilitates the achievement of national energy policy goals
while reducing consumer energy costs.
During the 45-day comment period on the preliminary list of
potential NIETCs, DOE invites interested parties to comment on the
information contained within the preliminary list of potential NIETCs.
This includes commenting on the present or expected transmission
capacity constraints or congestion relevant to the potential NIETCs in
the preliminary list as well as the adverse effects on consumers
resulting therefrom (i.e., the consumer harms resulting from inadequate
transmission within the potential NIETCs).
In addition, DOE invites interested parties to submit further
information on the thirteen resource report categories listed in the
NIETC Guidance for Phase 2: (1) geographic boundaries; (2) water use
and quality; (3) fish, wildlife, and vegetation; (4) cultural
resources; (5) socioeconomics; (6) Tribal resources; (7) communities of
interest; (8) geological resources; (9) soils; (10) land use,
recreation, and aesthetics; (11) air quality and environmental noise;
(12) alternatives; and (13) reliability and safety. The Phase 2
information submission window is focused on gathering additional
information on geographic boundaries and potential impacts on
environmental, community, and other resources to facilitate DOE's
environmental review, which starts in Phase 3. Interested parties may
submit information related to one or more of the thirteen categories
listed.
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).
Additional information on one of those tools--Transmission Facility
Financing--is included with the preliminary list of potential NIETCs,
including eligibility criteria. DOE invites input on the scope of
eligible projects, as explained further in the document.
Members of the public can visit GDO's website to access the
preliminary list of potential NIETCs at: https://www.energy.gov/gdo/national-interest-electric-transmission-corridor-designation-process.
Additionally, the NIETC Guidance remains available at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/2023-12-15%20GDO%20NIETC%20Final%20Guidance%20Document.Vpdf.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 7,
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.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-10251 Filed 5-9-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
