Request for Information Regarding the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; Reopening of Comment Period Publication: Federal Register Department: Energy Byline: Treena V. Garrett Date: 8 July 2024 Subject: American Government

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 55934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14778]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

RIN 1901-AB55


Request for Information Regarding the Advanced Technology 
Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Request for information (``RFI''); reopening of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Loan Programs Office (``LPO'') of the Department of Energy 
(``DOE'') is seeking public input to inform its implementation of the 
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provisions relating to the Advanced 
Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (the ``ATVM Program''). 
On May 29, 2024, DOE published an RFI on these subjects. The RFI 
provided an opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and 
information no later than June 28, 2024. DOE received requests for an 
extension of the public comment period for an additional two weeks. DOE 
has reviewed these requests and is reopening the public comment period 
for 14 days to allow comments to be submitted.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on May 29, 2024 (89 FR 
46378), which closed on June 28, 2024, is reopened. DOE will accept 
comments, data, and information regarding the RFI received no later 
than July 22, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, 
identified by ``ATVM Program RFI,'' by any of the following methods:
    Email: lpofederalregistercomments@hq.doe.gov. Include ``ATVM 
Program RFI'' in the subject line of the message. Email attachments can 
be provided in PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, 
or text (ASCII) file format, prepared in accordance with the detailed 
instructions in section III of the May 29, 2024 RFI, which can be found 
at: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-11723.
    Postal Mail: Loan Programs Office, Attn: LPO Legal Department, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper copy. Due to 
potential delays in DOE's receipt and processing of mail sent through 
the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to submit comments 
electronically to ensure timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Westhoff, Attorney-Adviser, 
Loan Programs Office, email: steven.westhoff@hq.doe.gov, or phone: 
(240) 220-4994.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 29, 2024, DOE published an RFI 
initiating a review to consider whether and how to amend DOE's ATVM 
Program regulations at 10 CFR part 611. 89 FR 46378. In the RFI, DOE 
identified certain programmatic and procedural issues on which it is 
interested in receiving comment. These issues include implementation of 
new categories of advanced technology vehicles and incorporation of 
community jobs and justice goals in the ATVM Program application 
process. The RFI set a comment period deadline of June 28, 2024.
    Certain interested parties requested a two-week extension of the 
public comment period to respond appropriately to the RFI with 
considered comments regarding future implementation and administration 
of the ATVM Program. DOE anticipates that reopening the public comment 
period will enable additional stakeholders to submit valuable comments 
in response to the RFI.
    DOE has determined that reopening the public comment period is 
appropriate to allow interested parties additional time to submit 
comments for DOE's consideration. Thus, DOE is reopening the comment 
period for 14 days.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 1, 
2024, by Jigar Shah, Executive Director, Loan Programs Office, 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.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-14778 Filed 7-5-24; 8:45 am]
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