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non-FOA related questions about DOE’s
consent-based siting activities, please
send your inquiry via email to
[email protected] or by
phone at (301) 903–3301.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issuance
of this FOA is an important step toward
building understanding between
interested communities, organizations,
and DOE about consent-based siting.
While DOE is not soliciting volunteer
sites to host consolidated interim
storage facilities as part of this funding
opportunity, the Department hopes to
encourage engagement, open dialogue,
and building capacity among interested
stakeholders and communities about the
consent-based siting process. In later
phases, DOE will engage with
communities that express interest in
potentially hosting one or more
facilities.
Who should apply?: This FOA invites
proposals from communities and
organizations located within the
continental United States interested in
learning more about consent-based
siting. Eligible awardees include, but are
not limited to: higher-education
institutions (colleges, universities, and
other institutions of higher learning);
Tribal, State, and local governments
(municipalities, towns, cities, and
counties); Community foundations; and
Non-governmental organizations (trade
associations, 501(c)(3) organizations,
and other public groups). Federally
funded research and development
centers are not eligible to apply for
funding. More detailed information on
eligibility is provided in the FOA.
Public Information Webinar: DOE
hosted an informational webinar about
this FOA on October 3, 2022, to discuss
the scope and answer questions about
the application process. The webinar
was recorded and is available at https://
www.energy.gov/ne/consent-basedsiting.
Background
Management of the nation’s spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste is the US DOE’s responsibility.
This includes finding sites to store and
dispose of the Nation’s spent nuclear
fuel. DOE is committed to a consentbased approach to siting and an
integrated waste management system
that enables broad participation and
centers equity and environmental
justice. In the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021, and
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,
Congress appropriated funds to the
Department for Federal interim storage
activities using a consent-based
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waste management system and will
enable near-term consolidation and
temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel
until a disposal capability is identified.
A Federal interim storage capability will
enable removal of spent nuclear fuel
from reactor sites, provide useful
research opportunities, and build trust
and confidence with stakeholders and
the public by demonstrating a consentbased approach to facility siting.
In December 2021, DOE issued a
request for information on ‘‘Using a
Consent-Based Siting Process to Identify
Federal Interim Storage Facilities’’ (86
FR 68244). The 225 submissions
received by the DOE (available at
https://www.energy.gov/ne/consentbased-siting) included comments from
Tribal, State, and local governments;
Non-governmental organizations;
members of academia, industry; other
stakeholders and individual
commenters. This consent-based siting
FOA is responsive to public feedback on
the need to provide resources for
interested communities to learn more
about consent-based siting and spent
nuclear fuel management. Specifically,
the FOA seeks to advance mutual
learning between stakeholders,
communities, and DOE and to foster
open discussions about consent-based
siting, spent nuclear fuel management,
and the role one or more federal
consolidated interim storage facilities
could have in interested communities.
For more information on DOE’s consentbased siting activities, please go to
https://www.energy.gov/ne/consentbased-siting.
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, postal mail, or hand
delivery 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.
Submit these documents via email, if
feasible. DOE will make its own
determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it
according to its determination.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on October 21, 2022,
by Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary
for the Office of Nuclear Energy,
pursuant to delegated authority from the
Secretary of Energy. That document
with the original signature and date is
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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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 24,
2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC23–2–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–923); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the requirements
and burden of the information
collection FERC–923 (Communication
of Operational Information between
Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric
Transmission Operators), described
below.

SUMMARY:

Comments on the collection of
information are due December 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC23–2–000) by one of the following
methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
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Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at [email protected], or by
phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at: [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at: (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: FERC–923, Communication of
Operational Information between
Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric
Transmission Operators.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0265.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the information collection
requirements described below with no
changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: In 2013, the Commission
revised its regulations to provide
explicit authority to interstate natural
gas pipelines and public utilities that
own, operate, or control facilities used
for the transmission of electric energy in
interstate commerce to voluntarily share
non-public, operational information
with each other for the purpose of
promoting reliable service and
operational planning on either the
pipeline’s or public utility’s system.
This helped ensure the reliability of
natural gas pipeline and public utility

transmission services by permitting
transmission operators to share with
each other the information that they
deem necessary to promote the
reliability and integrity of their systems.
FERC removed actual or perceived
prohibitions to the information sharing
and communications between industry
entities. The information shared is not
submitted to FERC. Rather, the nonpublic information is shared voluntarily
between industry entities. FERC does
not prescribe the content, medium,
format, or frequency for the information
sharing and communications. Those
decisions are made by the industry
entities, depending on their needs and
the situation.
Type of Respondent: Natural gas
pipelines and public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 2 for FERC–
923 as:

FERC—923—COMMUNICATION OF OPERATIONAL INFORMATION BETWEEN NATURAL GAS PIPELINES AND ELECTRIC
TRANSMISSION OPERATORS
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average
burden hrs. &
cost ($) per
response

Total annual
burden hrs. &
total annual cost
($)

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

1 155

12

1,860

0.5 hrs.; $45.50 ...........

930 hrs.; $84,630 ........

$546

2 191

12

2,292

0.5 hrs.; $45.50 ...........

1,146 hrs.; $104,286 ...

546

........................

........................

4,152

.....................................

2,076 hrs.; $188,916 ...

........................

Public Utility Transmission Operator,
communications.
Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines, communications.
Total ......................
1 The

estimate for the number of respondents is based on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Compliance Registry as
of October 12, 2022, minus the Transmission Operators within ERCOT.
2 The estimate is based on the number of respondents to the 2021 FERC Forms 2 and 2A (Major and Non-major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual
Reports).

Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility

and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Technical Meeting

Dated: October 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a federal agency. See 5 CFR

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1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.
2 Commission staff estimates that the industry’s
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comparable to the Commission’s skill set. The FERC
2022 average salary plus benefits for one FERC fulltime equivalent (FTE) is $188,992 year (or $91 per
hour [rounded]).

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