83 FR 27591 - Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Priorities for Reducing Barriers to Deployment of Hydrogen Infrastructure
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 114 (June 13, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 114 (June 13, 2018)
| Page Range | 27591-27592 | |
| FR Document | 2018-12699 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 27591-27592] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12699] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Priorities for Reducing Barriers to Deployment of Hydrogen Infrastructure 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) published a Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Priorities for Reducing Barriers to Deployment of Hydrogen Infrastructure on EERE Exchange to gather information on priority areas for reducing barriers to deployment of hydrogen technologies, with a particular focus on hydrogen infrastructure. DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on August 10, 2018. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to [email protected]. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. Include ``Deployment Barriers 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 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: DOE posted on its website an RFI to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on critical barriers to deployment of hydrogen infrastructure. The goal of the RFI is to identify these barriers and potential courses-of-action to address them to reduce deployment time and cost in implementing hydrogen technologies and to support the implementation of large-scale applications. Deployment of hydrogen [[Page 27592]] station regulatory compliance costs and time for regulatory processing have been shown to be substantial. Courses-of-action may include areas such as: Identifying gaps in existing regulations, codes and standards; streamlining regulatory, permitting, and certification processes; reducing unneeded compliance actions; or consolidating regulatory requirements. The RFI [DE-FOA-0001948] is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. Confidential Business Information Because information received in response to this RFI may be used to structure future programs, funding and/or otherwise be made available to the public, respondents are strongly advised to not include any information in their responses that might be considered business sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential. If, however, a respondent chooses to submit business sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information, it must be clearly and conspicuously marked as such in the response as detailed in the RFI [DE-FOA-0001948] at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2018. Sunita Satyapal, Director, Fuel Cell Technologies Office. [FR Doc. 2018-12699 Filed 6-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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Data. The Department may disclose RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 2014 (79 FR 54685), and last altered on
records from this system to another If you wish to gain access to a record September 2, 2016 (81 FR 60683).
Federal agency or Federal entity, when regarding you in the system of records, [FR Doc. 2018–12700 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am]
the Department determines that contact the system manager at the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
information from this system of records address listed above. You must provide
is reasonably necessary to assist the necessary particulars such as your
recipient agency or entity in (a) name, SSN, and any other identifying DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
responding to a suspected or confirmed information requested by the
breach or (b) preventing, minimizing, or Department while processing the Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
remedying the risk of harm to request to distinguish between on Identifying Priorities for Reducing
individuals, the recipient agency or individuals with the same name. Your Barriers to Deployment of Hydrogen
entity (including its information request must meet the requirements of Infrastructure
systems, programs, and operations), the 34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
Federal Government, or national AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
security, resulting from a suspected or CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Renewable Energy, Department of
confirmed breach. Energy (DOE).
If you wish to contest the content of ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF a record regarding you in the system of
RECORDS: records, contact the system manager SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
with the information described in the Energy (DOE) published a Request for
These records will be maintained in record access procedures. Your request Information (RFI) on Identifying
an electronic database. must meet the requirements of 34 CFR Priorities for Reducing Barriers to
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF 5b.7. Deployment of Hydrogen Infrastructure
RECORDS: on EERE Exchange to gather information
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: on priority areas for reducing barriers to
Records are indexed by Social deployment of hydrogen technologies,
Security number, name, date of birth, If you wish to determine whether a
record exists regarding you in the with a particular focus on hydrogen
and case tracking number. infrastructure.
system of records, contact the system
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND manager at the address listed above. DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: You must provide necessary particulars received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on
All records are retained and disposed such as your name, SSN, and any other August 10, 2018.
of in accordance with Department identifying information requested by the ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
Records Schedule 052: Ombudsman Department while processing the submit comments electronically to
Case Files (N1–441–09–21) (ED 052). ED request to distinguish between FY18FCTOBARRIERSRFI@
052 is being amended, pending approval individuals of with the same name. EE.DOE.GOV. Responses must be
by the National Archives and Records Your request must meet the provided as attachments to an email.
Administration (NARA). Records will requirements of 34 CFR 5b.5, including Include ‘‘Deployment Barriers RFI’’ as
not be destroyed until NARA-approved proof of identity. the subject of the email. It is
amendments to ED 052 are in effect, as recommended that attachments with file
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
applicable. sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed
None. (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL Responses must be provided as a
SAFEGUARDS: HISTORY: Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to
Access to and use of these records by The system of records notice entitled the email, and 12 point font, 1 inch
Department employees and agents shall ‘‘Office of the Student Loan margins. Only electronic responses will
be limited to those persons whose Ombudsman Records’’ (18–11–11) was be accepted. The complete RFI
official duties require access. This published in the Federal Register on document is located at https://eere-
includes staff members of the Office of December 27, 1999 (64 FR 72384, exchange.energy.gov/.
the Student Loan Ombudsman, 72399–72400). The ‘‘Office of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Enforcement Office staff members, and Student Loan Ombudsman Records’’ Questions may be addressed to
other Department employees and agents. system of records notice was most FY18FCTOBARRIERSRFI@
All physical access to the site where this recently altered and republished in full EE.DOE.GOV. Further instruction can be
system of records is maintained, is in the Federal Register on March 8, found in the RFI document posted on
controlled and monitored by security 2016 (81 FR 12081). EERE Exchange.
personnel who check each individual The records that will be maintained in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE
entering the building for his or her the CEMS system of records that are posted on its website an RFI to solicit
employee or visitor badge. about individuals who have asserted feedback from industry, academia,
The computer system offers a high defenses to the repayment of their research laboratories, government
degree of resistance to tampering and Federal student loans, also known as agencies, and other stakeholders on
circumvention. This security system ‘‘borrower defenses,’’ pursuant to the critical barriers to deployment of
limits data access to staff on a ‘‘need to Department’s regulations at 34 CFR hydrogen infrastructure. The goal of the
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know’’ basis, and controls individual 685.206, previously were covered by the RFI is to identify these barriers and
users’ ability to access and alter records system of records notice entitled potential courses-of-action to address
within the system. All users of this ‘‘Common Services for Borrowers them to reduce deployment time and
system of records are given unique user (CSB)’’ (18–11–16), which was first cost in implementing hydrogen
IDs with personal identifiers. All published in the Federal Register on technologies and to support the
interactions by individual users with January 23, 2006 (71 FR 3503), implementation of large-scale
the system are recorded. subsequently updated on September 12, applications. Deployment of hydrogen
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station regulatory compliance costs and ADDRESSES: Written comments should provides EIA with the authority to
time for regulatory processing have been be sent to the: DOE Desk Officer, Office utilize qualitative and quantitative
shown to be substantial. Courses-of- of Information and Regulatory Affairs, methodologies to pretest questionnaires
action may include areas such as: Office of Management and Budget, New and validate the quality of data
Identifying gaps in existing regulations, Executive Office Building Room 10102, collected on EIA’s surveys. EIA uses
codes and standards; streamlining 735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC EIA–882T to meet its obligation to
regulatory, permitting, and certification 20503. publish, and otherwise make available
processes; reducing unneeded If you wish access to the collection of independent, high-quality statistical
compliance actions; or consolidating information, without charge, contact the data to federal government agencies,
regulatory requirements. The RFI [DE– person listed as soon as possible. state and local governments, the energy
FOA–0001948] is available at: https:// Sharon Archer, Procurement Analyst, industry, researchers, and the general
eere-exchange.energy.gov/. MA–61/L’Enfant Plaza Building, U.S. public.
Confidential Business Information Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant DATES: EIA must receive all comments
Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024, on this proposed information collection
Because information received in Sharon.Archer@hq.doe.gov.
response to this RFI may be used to no later than August 13, 2018. If you
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: anticipate any difficulties in submitting
structure future programs, funding and/
Requests for additional information or your comments by the deadline, contact
or otherwise be made available to the
copies of the information collection the person listed in the ADDRESSES
public, respondents are strongly advised
instrument and instructions should be section of this notice as soon as
to not include any information in their
directed to Sharon Archer, by email: possible.
responses that might be considered
business sensitive, proprietary, or Sharon.Archer@hq.doe.gov, or by
telephone at (202) 287–1739. ADDRESSES: Send your comments to
otherwise confidential. If, however, a Brian Hewitt, U.S. Energy Information
respondent chooses to submit business SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Administration, 1000 Independence
sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise information collection request contains: Avenue SW, EI–21 Washington, DC
confidential information, it must be (1) OMB No. 1910–4100 (Renewal); (2) 20585. If you prefer, you can email them
clearly and conspicuously marked as Information Collection Request Title: to: brian.hewitt@eia.gov.
such in the response as detailed in the Procurement Information Collection; (3)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
RFI [DE–FOA–0001948] at: https://eere- Type of Request: Renewal; (4) Purpose:
Under 48 CFR part 952 and Subpart you need additional information, send
exchange.energy.gov/. your request to Brian Hewitt, U.S.
970.52, DOE must collect certain types
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2018.
of information from those seeking to do Energy Information Administration,
Sunita Satyapal,
business with the Department or those 1000 Independence Avenue SW, EI–21,
Director, Fuel Cell Technologies Office. awarded contracts by the Department. Washington, DC 20585. If you prefer,
[FR Doc. 2018–12699 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] This information collection is necessary you can email brian.hewitt@eia.gov or
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P for the solicitation, award, contact him by telephone at 202–586–
administration, and closeout of DOE 5045.
procurement contracts. (5) Annual SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Estimated Number of Respondents: information collection request contains:
7,387; (6) Annual Estimated Total (1) OMB No.: 1905–0186;
Agency Information Collection (2) Information Collection Request
Extension Burden Hours: 666,082; (7) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Title: Generic Clearance for
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. Cost Burden: $56,616,970. Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and
ACTION:Submission for Office of Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201.
Research;
Management and Budget (OMB) review (3) Type of Request: Renewal;
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, (4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy
and comment. 2018. Information Administration (EIA) is
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy John Bashista, requesting a three-year approval from
(DOE) has submitted an information Director, Office of Acquisition Management. the Office of Management and Budget
collection request to the OMB for [FR Doc. 2018–12698 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] (OMB) to utilize qualitative and
extension under the provisions of the BILLING CODE 6450–01–P quantitative methodologies to pretest
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The questionnaires and validate the quality
information collection requests a three- of the data that is collected on EIA and
year extension of its Procurement DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE survey forms. Through the use of
Collection, OMB Control Number 1910– these methodologies, EIA will conduct
4100. This information collection Energy Information Administration research studies to improve the quality
request covers information necessary to of energy data being collected, reduce or
administer and manage DOE’s Agency Information Collection
minimize survey respondent burden,
procurement and acquisition programs. Proposed New Survey or Extension
and increase agency efficiency. This
DATES: Comments regarding this AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information authority would also allow EIA to
collection must be received on or before Administration (EIA), Department of improve data collection in order to meet
July 13, 2018. If you anticipate that you Energy (DOE). the needs of EIA’s customers while also
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will be submitting comments, but find ACTION: Notice and request for staying current in the evolving nature of
it difficult to do so within the period of comments. the energy industry.
time allowed by this notice, please The specific methods proposed for the
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your SUMMARY: EIA is requesting a three-year coverage by this clearance are described
intention to make a submission as soon extension of EIA–882T, ‘‘Generic below. Also outlined is the legal
as possible. The Desk Officer may be Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, authority for these voluntary
telephoned at (202) 395–4650. Evaluation, and Research.’’ EIA–882T information gathering activities.
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 27591 |
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