83 FR 25656 - Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Metrics in the U.S. for System and Subsystem Performance
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 107 (June 4, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 107 (June 4, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-11941 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 25656-25657] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11941] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Metrics in the U.S. for System and Subsystem Performance AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) on Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) metrics in the U.S. for system and subsystem performance. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is specifically interested in feedback on (1) the performance metrics identified within the document titled ``Existing Ocean Energy Performance Metrics'' relating to performance in the U.S. marine resource, as well as any additional applications, assumptions, benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations for those metrics, (2) any performance metrics not captured within the ``Existing Ocean Energy Performance Metrics'' documents, (3) considerations for baseline reference values documenting the current state of the U.S. MHK industry identified by metric and resource type, and (4) feedback specifically on Technology Readiness Level (TRL) definitions as referenced in the document and as those TRL definitions relate to the U.S. MHK industry. DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on July 31, 2018. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to [email protected]. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. Include ``MHK Metrics RFI'' as the subject of the email. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to the email, and no more than 10 pages in length, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. Only electronic responses will be accepted. The complete RFI document is located at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to [email protected]. Further instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research institutions, government agencies, and other stakeholders on assumptions and uncertainties with metrics in the U.S. that are used to evaluate MHK system and subsystem performance. In addition to levelized cost of energy, various other metrics, as documented in ``Existing Ocean Energy Performance Metrics'' (collocated with this RFI on EERE Exchange, https://eere-Exchange.energy.gov/), have historically been utilized to evaluate and track progress within the MHK industry. EERE is specifically interested in feedback on the application and limitations of those metrics that are currently used or have been used previously, and is also soliciting [[Page 25657]] suggestions for new metrics or new applications of existing metrics. Feedback is requested on the content within the document titled ``Existing Ocean Energy Performance Metrics'', including possible gaps, additional limitations, or further considerations. The results of this RFI may be used to inform the Water Power Technologies Office strategic planning in future years, contribute to evaluation criteria for potential future funding opportunities, and provide a baseline for U.S. input into international efforts related to Marine Renewable Energy metrics. 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. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination. Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the information has previously been made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting person that would result from public disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its confidential character due to the passage of time; and (7) why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2018. Alejandro Moreno, Director, Water Power Technologies Office. [FR Doc. 2018-11941 Filed 6-1-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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Process for Filling MRRIC Stakeholder given to all complete applications Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Vacancies (www.MRRIC.org). received by the specified due date. (EERE) is specifically interested in
Members and alternates of the Application Review Process. feedback on (1) the performance metrics
Committee will not receive any Committee stakeholder applications will identified within the document titled
compensation from the federal be forwarded to the current members of ‘‘Existing Ocean Energy Performance
government for carrying out the duties the MRRIC. The MRRIC will provide Metrics’’ relating to performance in the
of the MRRIC. Travel expenses incurred membership recommendations to the U.S. marine resource, as well as any
by members of the Committee are not Corps as described in Attachment A of additional applications, assumptions,
currently reimbursed by the federal the Process for Filling MRRIC benefits, drawbacks, or other
government. Stakeholder Vacancies document considerations for those metrics, (2) any
Application for Stakeholder (www.MRRIC.org). The Corps is performance metrics not captured
Membership. Persons who believe that responsible for appointing stakeholder within the ‘‘Existing Ocean Energy
they are or will be affected by the members. The Corps will consider Performance Metrics’’ documents, (3)
Missouri River recovery and mitigation applications using the following criteria: considerations for baseline reference
activities may apply for stakeholder • Ability to commit the time required. values documenting the current state of
membership on the MRRIC. Committee • Commitment to make a good faith the U.S. MHK industry identified by
members are obligated to avoid and (as defined in the Charter) effort to seek metric and resource type, and (4)
disclose any individual ethical, legal, balanced solutions that address multiple feedback specifically on Technology
financial, or other conflicts of interest interests and concerns. Readiness Level (TRL) definitions as
they may have involving MRRIC. • Agreement to support and adhere to referenced in the document and as those
Applicants must disclose on their the approved MRRIC Charter and TRL definitions relate to the U.S. MHK
application if they are directly Operating Procedures. industry.
employed by a government agency or • Demonstration of a formal DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
program (the term ‘‘government’’ designation or endorsement by an received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on
encompasses state, tribal, and federal organization, local government, or July 31, 2018.
agencies and/or programs). constituency as its preferred ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
Applications for stakeholder representative. submit comments electronically to
membership may be obtained • Demonstration of an established WPTORFI@ee.doe.gov. Responses must
electronically at www.MRRIC.org. communication network to keep be provided as attachments to an email.
Applications may be emailed or mailed constituents informed and efficiently Include ‘‘MHK Metrics RFI’’ as the
to the location listed (see ADDRESSES). In seek their input when needed. subject of the email. It is recommended
order to be considered, each application • Agreement to participate in that attachments with file sizes
must include: collaboration training as a condition of exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e.,
1. The name of the applicant and the membership. zipped) to ensure message delivery.
primary stakeholder interest category All applicants will be notified in
Responses must be provided as a
that person is qualified to represent; writing as to the final decision about
Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to
2. A written statement describing the their application.
the email, and no more than 10 pages in
applicant’s area of expertise and why Certification. I hereby certify that the
length, 12 point font, 1 inch margins.
the applicant believes he or she should establishment of the MRRIC is necessary
Only electronic responses will be
be appointed to represent that area of and in the public interest in connection
accepted. The complete RFI document
expertise on the MRRIC; with the performance of duties imposed
is located at: https://eere-
3. A written statement describing how on the Corps by the Endangered Species
exchange.energy.gov.
the applicant’s participation as a Act and other statutes.
Stakeholder Representative will fulfill FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: May 18, 2018.
the roles and responsibilities of MRRIC; Questions may be addressed to
Mark Harberg, WPTORFI@ee.doe.gov. Further
4. A written description of the Program Manager for the Missouri River
applicant’s past experience(s) working instruction can be found in the RFI
Recovery Program (MRRP). document posted on EERE Exchange.
collaboratively with a group of [FR Doc. 2018–11891 Filed 6–1–18; 8:45 am]
individuals representing varied interests SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback
towards achieving a mutual goal, and
the outcome of the effort(s); from industry, academia, research
5. A written description of the institutions, government agencies, and
communication network that the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY other stakeholders on assumptions and
applicant plans to use to inform his or uncertainties with metrics in the U.S.
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) that are used to evaluate MHK system
her constituents and to gather their
on Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) and subsystem performance. In addition
feedback, and
6. A written endorsement letter from Metrics in the U.S. for System and to levelized cost of energy, various other
an organization, local government body, Subsystem Performance metrics, as documented in ‘‘Existing
or formal constituency, which AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Ocean Energy Performance Metrics’’
demonstrates that the applicant Renewable Energy, Department of (collocated with this RFI on EERE
represents an interest group(s) in the Energy (DOE). Exchange, https://eere-
Exchange.energy.gov/), have historically
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Missouri River basin. ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
To be considered, the application been utilized to evaluate and track
must be complete and received by the SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of progress within the MHK industry.
close of business on July 27 2018, at the Energy (DOE) invites public comment EERE is specifically interested in
location indicated (see ADDRESSES). on its Request for Information (RFI) on feedback on the application and
Applications must include an Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) metrics limitations of those metrics that are
endorsement letter to be considered in the U.S. for system and subsystem currently used or have been used
complete. Full consideration will be performance. The Office of Energy previously, and is also soliciting
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suggestions for new metrics or new ACTION: Notice of availability. 7303. Written comments should be
applications of existing metrics. submitted to: Mr. Jan Bovier, U.S.
Feedback is requested on the content SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Department of Energy, Office of River
within the document titled ‘‘Existing Energy (DOE) announces the availability Protection, P.O. Box 450, MSIN H6–60,
Ocean Energy Performance Metrics’’, of the Draft Waste Incidental to Richland, WA 99354. Alternatively,
including possible gaps, additional Reprocessing Evaluation for Closure of comments may also be filed
limitations, or further considerations. Waste Management Area C at the electronically by email to:
The results of this RFI may be used to Hanford Site, Washington (Draft WIR WMACDRAFTWIR@rl.gov.
inform the Water Power Technologies Evaluation). The Draft WIR Evaluation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Office strategic planning in future years, demonstrates that the tanks and further information about this Draft WIR
contribute to evaluation criteria for ancillary structures, from which waste Evaluation, please contact Mr. Jan
potential future funding opportunities, has been or will be removed, and their Bovier by mail at U.S. Department of
and provide a baseline for U.S. input residual waste at closure of Waste Energy, Office of River Protection, P.O.
into international efforts related to Management Area C (WMA C) is waste Box 450, MSIN H6–60, Richland, WA
Marine Renewable Energy metrics. that is incidental to reprocessing, is not 99354, by phone at 509–376–9630, or by
high-level radioactive waste (HLW), and email at Jan_B_Bovier@orp.doe.gov.
Confidential Business Information may be managed (disposed in-place) as
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any low-level radioactive waste (LLW). DOE
prepared the Draft WIR Evaluation conducted a multi-year program to
person submitting information that he remove the vast majority of the
or she believes to be confidential and pursuant to DOE Order 435.1,
Radioactive Waste Management, and radioactive waste and key radionuclides
exempt by law from public disclosure contained in 16 underground, single-
should submit via email two well the criteria in DOE Manual 435.1–1,
Radioactive Waste Management shell tanks (tanks which do not have
marked copies: One copy of the secondary containment) and ancillary
document marked ‘‘confidential’’ Manual. DOE is consulting with the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) structures (a catch tank, a process vault
including all the information believed to with smaller tanks, diversion boxes and
be confidential, and one copy of the before finalizing this evaluation. DOE is
also making the Draft WIR Evaluation buried pipelines), located in WMA C at
document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’ the Hanford Site. For example,
with the information believed to be available for comment from States,
Tribal Nations, and the public. After approximately 96 percent of the waste
confidential deleted. DOE will make its volume and radionuclide activity has
own determination about the consultation with NRC, carefully
considering comments received, and been removed from the largest (100
confidential status of the information series) tanks using a series of advanced
and treat it according to its performing any necessary revisions of
analyses and technical documents, DOE technologies. The tanks and ancillary
determination. structures previously stored or
will prepare a final WIR evaluation and
Factors of interest to DOE when transferred a variety of wastes,
potentially make a determination as to
evaluating requests to treat submitted including liquid waste generated by
whether the WMA C tanks, ancillary
information as confidential include: (1) DOE and its predecessor agencies from
structures, and their residuals at closure
A description of the items; (2) whether the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel to
of WMA C are wastes that are incidental
and why such items are customarily produce plutonium and other nuclear
to reprocessing, which may be managed
treated as confidential within the material for nuclear weapons during the
and disposed of as LLW.
industry; (3) whether the information is Manhattan Project and Cold War eras.
generally known by or available from DATES: DOE invites comment on the DOE Manual 435.1–1, which
other sources; (4) whether the Draft WIR Evaluation during a 96-day accompanies DOE Order 435.1,
information has previously been made comment period beginning June 4, 2018, Radioactive Waste Management,
available to others without obligation and ending on September 7, 2018. A provides for a rigorous evaluation
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an public meeting on the Draft WIR process that DOE uses to determine
explanation of the competitive injury to Evaluation will be held on June 18, whether or not certain waste from the
the submitting person that would result 2018. Before the scheduled meeting, reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel is
from public disclosure; (6) when such DOE will issue stakeholder and media incidental to reprocessing, is not HLW
information might lose its confidential notifications and publish an additional and may be managed as LLW. This
character due to the passage of time; and notice in the local newspaper providing process, in relevant part, requires
(7) why disclosure of the information the date, time, and location of the public demonstrating that:
would be contrary to the public interest. meeting. Information on the public (1) The wastes have been processed,
meeting date and location also will be or will be processed, to remove key
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 21,
2018.
available before the scheduled meeting radionuclides to the maximum extent
at the website listed in ADDRESSES. that is technically and economically
Alejandro Moreno,
ADDRESSES: The Draft WIR Evaluation is practical;
Director, Water Power Technologies Office.
available on the internet at https:// (2) The waste will be managed to meet
[FR Doc. 2018–11941 Filed 6–1–18; 8:45 am]
www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/Waste safety requirements comparable to the
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ManagementAreaC and is publicly performance objectives set out in 10
available for review at the following Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part
locations: U.S. DOE Public Reading 61, Subpart C, Performance Objectives;
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Room, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, and
Notice of Availability of Draft Waste Washington, DC 20585, phone: (202) (3) The waste will be managed,
Incidental to Reprocessing Evaluation 586–5955, or fax: (202) 586–0575; and pursuant to DOE authority under the
for Closure of Waste Management Area U.S. DOE Public Reading Room located Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
C at the Hanford Site, Washington at 2770 University Drive, Consolidated and in accordance with the provisions
Information Center (CIC), Room 101L, of Chapter IV of DOE Manual 435.1–1,
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. Richland, WA 99354, phone: (509) 372– provided the waste will be incorporated
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 25656 |
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