SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register (89 FR 9132). DOE issued this RFI to gauge interest in, and invite input on the design of, a notional Manufacturing Capital Connector (MCC) that would support applicants seeking clean energy manufacturing funding opportunities and/or tax credits. To help inform the interest in and design of the MCC for clean energy manufacturing programs, DOE is seeking public input on the potential structure, benefits, and risks of the proposed MCC from potential capital providers and clean energy manufacturing program applicants or selectees. The RFI specifically welcomes comment in response to a series of questions aimed at applicants or selectees and at potential capital providers.

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 28, 2024, by Giulia Siccardo, Director, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, 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. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

89 FR 15564