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

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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

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, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
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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.

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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.

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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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