83_FR_61057 83 FR 60829 - Notice of Request for Information (RFI)-Technology Commercialization Fund

83 FR 60829 - Notice of Request for Information (RFI)-Technology Commercialization Fund

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

Page Range60829-60830
FR Document2018-25838

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) regarding the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). The purpose of this RFI is to seek input on how the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) might improve the TCF through changes to the program and its structure.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60829-60830]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25838]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Request for Information (RFI)--Technology 
Commercialization Fund

AGENCY: Office of Technology Transitions, Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
its Request for Information (RFI) regarding the Technology 
Commercialization Fund (TCF). The purpose of this RFI is to seek input 
on how the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) might improve the TCF 
through changes to the program and its structure.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by January 11, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected] with the subject line ``TCF RFI Response'' no later 
than January 11, 2019. All responses must be submitted as a Microsoft 
Word document (.doc/.docx) of no more than 5 pages in length, with 
black, Times New Roman, 12 point font, and 1 inch margins as an 
attachment to an email. The document cannot exceed 2MB in size. Only 
electronic responses to the above email address will be accepted. DOE 
will not consider responses submitted by any other means. The complete 
RFI document is located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId9996b2e6-2586-457f-98ca-a7bbb5e9cef5.

    NOTE: If clicking on the above link gives you an error message, 
you must CUT AND PASTE the URL into your browser to reach the web 
page.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact 
[email protected]. For specific questions related to collection 
activities, please contact Donald Macdonald, (202) 586-2676.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this Request for Information 
(RFI) is to seek input about how OTT might improve the TCF through 
changes to the program and its structure. OTT seeks specific input on 
the TCF's structure and process, role of project partners, cost share 
arrangements, and potential to leverage other DOE programs. This RFI 
builds on previous DOE RFIs related to technology transfer and 
commercialization topics, including the 2008 Federal Register Notice on 
DOE Technology Transfer Practices,\1\ the 2013 Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Commercialization RFI,\2\ and 
OTT's 2015 RFI,\3\ which included a section about the TCF. Responses to 
this RFI will serve as a complement to the input collected from these 
previous requests. The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId9996b2e6-2586-457f-98ca-a7bbb5e9cef5.
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    \1\ U.S. Department of Energy. ``Questions Concerning Technology 
Transfer Practices at DOE Laboratories.'' 73 FR 72036, Doc No. E8-
28187. November 26, 2008. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2008/11/26/E8-28187/questions-concerning-technology-transfer-practices-at-doe-laboratories.
    \2\ U.S. Department of Energy. ``Request for Information--EERE 
Commercialization.'' DE-FOA-0001001. September 2013. http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=243333.
    \3\ U.S. Department of Energy. ``Request for Information--Office 
of Technology Transitions'' DE-FOA-0001346. May 2015. https://www.energy.gov/technologytransitions/downloads/de-foa-0001346-request-information-rfi.

    NOTE: If clicking on the above link gives you an error message, 
you must CUT AND PASTE the URL into your browser to reach the web 
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page.

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

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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.

    Signed in Washington, DC on November 19, 2018.
Conner H. Prochaska,
Director, Office of Technology Transitions.
[FR Doc. 2018-25838 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Notices 60829 Respondents/Affected Public: the revised Payback Information (RFI) is to seek input about how OTT Individuals or Households; Private Management System (PIMS). Through might improve the TCF through changes Sector. the PIMS grantees, scholars and to the program and its structure. OTT Total Estimated Number of Annual employers report data electronically. seeks specific input on the TCF’s Responses: 11,790. Dated: November 20, 2018. structure and process, role of project Total Estimated Number of Annual partners, cost share arrangements, and Burden Hours: 4,858. Tomakie Washington, potential to leverage other DOE Abstract: Under Section 302 of the Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy programs. This RFI builds on previous Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended DOE RFIs related to technology transfer by the Workforce Innovation and Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2018–25747 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] and commercialization topics, including Opportunity Act (WIOA), hereafter the 2008 Federal Register Notice on referred to as ‘‘The Act,’’ the RSA BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DOE Technology Transfer Practices,1 provides Long-Term Training grants to the 2013 Office of Energy Efficiency and academic institutions to support Renewable Energy (EERE) scholarship assistance to scholars. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commercialization RFI,2 and OTT’s Scholars who receive scholarships 2015 RFI,3 which included a section under this program are required to work Notice of Request for Information about the TCF. Responses to this RFI within the public rehabilitation (RFI)—Technology Commercialization will serve as a complement to the input program, such as with a State vocational Fund collected from these previous requests. rehabilitation agency, or an agency or The RFI is available at: https://eere- AGENCY: Office of Technology organization that has a service exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx Transitions, Department of Energy arrangement with a State vocational #FoaId9996b2e6-2586-457f-98ca-a7bbb (DOE). rehabilitation agency, in qualified 5e9cef5. employment fields, which include ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). rehabilitation counseling, NOTE: If clicking on the above link gives SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of you an error message, you must CUT AND administration, supervision, teaching or Energy (DOE) invites public comment PASTE the URL into your browser to reach research in vocational rehabilitation, the web page. on its Request for Information (RFI) supported employment, or independent regarding the Technology living rehabilitation of individuals with Confidential Business Information Commercialization Fund (TCF). The disabilities, especially individuals with purpose of this RFI is to seek input on Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any significant disabilities. The scholar is how the Office of Technology person submitting information that he required to work two years in such Transitions (OTT) might improve the or she believes to be confidential and settings for every year of full-time TCF through changes to the program exempt by law from public disclosure scholarship support. The service and its structure. should submit via email two well obligation for the scholar who matriculated part time, is based on the DATES: Responses to the RFI must be marked copies: One copy of the equivalent total of actual academic years received by January 11, 2019. document marked ‘‘confidential’’ of training received. The program ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to including all the information believed to regulations at 34 CFR 386.33–386.36 submit comments electronically to be confidential, and one copy of the and 386.40–386.43 detail the payback TCFRFI@hq.doe.gov with the subject document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’ provisions and the RSA scholars’ line ‘‘TCF RFI Response’’ no later than with the information believed to be requirements to comply with them. January 11, 2019. All responses must be confidential deleted. DOE will make its Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act submitted as a Microsoft Word own determination about the requires that data on the employment of document (.doc/.docx) of no more than confidential status of the information scholars are accurate, including tracking 5 pages in length, with black, Times and treat it according to its of scholars’ employment status and New Roman, 12 point font, and 1 inch determination. location of former scholars supported margins as an attachment to an email. Factors of interest to DOE when under the RLTT grants in order to The document cannot exceed 2MB in evaluating requests to treat submitted ensure that scholars are meeting the size. Only electronic responses to the information as confidential include: (1) payback requirements. above email address will be accepted. A description of the items; (2) whether In addition to meeting the DOE will not consider responses and why such items are customarily requirement that all scholars be tracked, submitted by any other means. The treated as confidential within the the data collected will provide complete RFI document is located at industry; (3) whether the information is performance data relevant to the https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ generally known by or available from rehabilitation fields and degrees Default.aspx#FoaId9996b2e6-2586-457f- other sources; (4) whether the pursued by RSA scholars, as well as the 98ca-a7bbb5e9cef5. 1 U.S. Department of Energy. ‘‘Questions funds owed and the rehabilitation work NOTE: If clicking on the above link gives Concerning Technology Transfer Practices at DOE completed by them. These data are used you an error message, you must CUT AND Laboratories.’’ 73 FR 72036, Doc No. E8–28187. to assess program effectiveness and PASTE the URL into your browser to reach November 26, 2008. https:// efficiency, and to meet the reporting the web page. www.federalregister.gov/articles/2008/11/26/E8- requirements of the Government 28187/questions-concerning-technology-transfer- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For practices-at-doe-laboratories. Performance and Results Act (GPRA). amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 2 U.S. Department of Energy. ‘‘Request for RSA is requesting a revision of the general questions, please contact Information—EERE Commercialization.’’ DE–FOA– currently approved collection for TCFRFI@hq.doe.gov. For specific 0001001. September 2013. http://www.grants.gov/ grantees (Institutions of Higher questions related to collection activities, web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=243333. Education) to submit an Annual please contact Donald Macdonald, (202) 3 U.S. Department of Energy. ‘‘Request for 586–2676. Information—Office of Technology Transitions’’ Payback Report through the online RSA DE–FOA–0001346. May 2015. https:// Management Information System (MIS). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The www.energy.gov/technologytransitions/downloads/ To collect the needed data, RSA created purpose of this Request for Information de-foa-0001346-request-information-rfi. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Nov 26, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1

60830 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Notices information has previously been made Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Signed in Washington, DC, on November available to others without obligation Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 15, 2018. concerning its confidentiality; (5) an Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building, Kathleen B. Hogan, explanation of the competitive injury to 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy the submitting person that would result Washington, DC 20585–0103. Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable from public disclosure; (6) when such Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: Energy. information might lose its confidential Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. Case Number 2018–010, Extension of character due to the passage of time; and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Waiver (7) why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest. accordance with Title 10 of the Code of I. Background and Authority Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(g)), The Energy Policy and Conservation Signed in Washington, DC on November 19, 2018. DOE gives notice of the issuance of an Act of 1975, as amended (‘‘EPCA’’) 1 Conner H. Prochaska, Extension of Waiver as set forth below. among other things, authorizes DOE to Director, Office of Technology Transitions. The Extension of Waiver extends the regulate the energy efficiency of a Decision and Order granted to Apple on number of consumer products and [FR Doc. 2018–25838 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] March 16, 2018 (83 FR 11738, ‘‘March industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6291– BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 2018 Decision and Order’’) to include 6317) Title III, Part B 2 of EPCA Apple brand basic models A1947 and established the Energy Conservation DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY A1720, as requested by Apple on Program for Consumer Products Other October 30, 2018.1 Apple must test and Than Automobiles, which sets forth a [Case Number 2018–010, EERE–2017–BT– rate the specifically identified external variety of provisions designed to WAV–0043] power supply basic models in improve energy efficiency for certain accordance with the alternate test types of consumer products. These Energy Conservation Program: procedure specified in the March 2018 products include external power Extension of Waiver to Apple Inc. from Decision and Order. Apple’s supplies (‘‘EPSs’’), the focus of this the Department of Energy External representations concerning the energy extension. (42 U.S.C. 6291(36); 42 Power Supply Test Procedure efficiency of the specified basic models U.S.C. 6295(u)). must be based on testing according to Under EPCA, DOE’s energy AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and conservation program consists Renewable Energy, Department of the provisions and restrictions in the alternate test procedure set forth in the essentially of four parts: (1) Testing, (2) Energy. labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation ACTION: Notice of extension of waiver. March 2018 Decision and Order, and the standards, and (4) certification and representations must fairly disclose the enforcement procedures. Relevant SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of test results. Distributors, retailers, and provisions of EPCA include definitions Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is granting a waiver private labelers are held to the same (42 U.S.C. 6291), energy conservation extension (Case No. 2018–010) to Apple requirements when making standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), test Inc. (‘‘Apple’’) to waive certain representations regarding the energy procedures (42 U.S.C. 6293), labeling requirements of the DOE external power efficiency of these products. (42 U.S.C. provisions (42 U.S.C. 6294), and the supply test procedure for determining 6293(c)). authority to require information and the energy efficiency of the Apple brand DOE makes decisions on waiver reports from manufacturers. (42 U.S.C. external power supply basic models 6296) extensions for only those basic models A1947 and A1720. Apple is required to The Federal testing requirements specifically set out in the request, not test and rate these basic models in consist of test procedures that accordance with the alternate test future models that may be manufactured by the petitioner. Apple may submit a manufacturers of covered products must procedure specified. use as the basis for: (1) Certifying to new or amended petition for waiver and DATES: The Extension of Waiver is DOE that their products comply with request for grant of interim waiver, as effective on November 27, 2018. The the applicable energy conservation appropriate, for additional basic models Extension of Waiver will terminate standards adopted pursuant to EPCA (42 upon the compliance date of any future of external power supplies. Alternatively, if appropriate, Apple may U.S.C. 6295(s)), and (2) making amendment to the test procedure for representations about the efficiency of external power supplies located in 10 request that DOE extend the scope of a those products (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)). CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix Z waiver to include additional basic Similarly, DOE must use these test that addresses the issues presented in models employing the same technology procedures to determine whether the this waiver. At such time, Apple must as the basic model(s) set forth in the product complies with relevant use the relevant test procedure for the original petition consistent with 10 CFR standards promulgated under EPCA. (42 specified basic models of external 430.27(g). U.S.C. 6295(s)) power supplies for any testing to Under 42 U.S.C. 6293, EPCA sets forth demonstrate compliance with standards, the criteria and procedures DOE is and any other representations of energy required to follow when prescribing or use. amending test procedures for covered FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. products. EPCA requires that any test amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of procedures prescribed or amended Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 1 All references to EPCA in this document refer Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 to the statute as amended through the EPS Improvement Act of 2017, Public Law 115–115 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 1 Apple’s request is available at https:// (January 12, 2018). DC 20585–0121. Email: AS_Waiver_ www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2017-BT- 2 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the Requests@ee.doe.gov. WAV-0043-0013. U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated as Part A. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Nov 26, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27NON1.SGM 27NON1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for Information (RFI).
DatesResponses to the RFI must be received by January 11, 2019.
ContactFor general questions, please contact [email protected] For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Donald Macdonald, (202) 586-2676.
FR Citation83 FR 60829 
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