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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 155 / Monday, August 16, 2021 / Notices provisions of the PAA should be continued, modified, or eliminated.
DOE issued a prior report to Congress pursuant to section 170p. in 1998 5
1998 Report recommending renewal of the PAA, which was developed and informed by a public comment process.
On July 26, 2021, DOE published a NOI in the Federal Register 86 FR
40032 requesting public comment to assist with its preparation of a report to Congress on the need for continuation or modification of the provisions of the PAA as administered by DOE. In the NOI, DOE provided an update on significant changes in law or circumstances since the 1998 Report, included a non-exhaustive list of questions and topics to be considered by commenters, and requested public comment to assist with preparation of the 2021 Report. The NOI requested public comment from interested persons to be submitted by August 25, 2021.
On July 29, 2021, DOE received comments from the Nuclear Energy Institute NEI expressing appreciation for the opportunity for public participation in the development of the 2021 Report while requesting additional time, a 30-day extension, to provide comments. NEI stated the additional time is necessary to collect views and comments from its members on the future of the PAA and to enable those comments to reflect meaningful and substantive responses to the specific enumerated questions and topics posed by DOE in the NOI. NEI
also noted that granting the additional time is consistent with the extensions in the public comment deadlines provided by DOE in connection with the 1998
Report, resulting in a public comment period equal to 56 calendar days.
DOE also received comments and a request for a 60-day extension on August 6, 2021, from the Natural Resources Defense Council NRDC, on behalf of the combined membership of NRDC, Nuclear Information and Resources Service, Beyond Nuclear, and Savannah River Site Watch. NRDC
stated that given the significance of the PAA to the framework of the nuclear industry and the range of economic, technical, policy and legal considerations raised in the NOI, an extension of the public period is warranted to provide its members and other stakeholders sufficient time to consider, deliberate and formulate comments in response to the NOI.
NRDC particularly noted the need for a 5 U.S. Dept of Energy, Report to Congress on the Price-Anderson Act 1998, https www.energy.gov/
sites/prod/files/gcprod/documents/paa-rep.pdf to be referenced as 1998 Report.

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meaningful review period in order to evaluate and address impacts of the PAA in regard to the vital topic of environmental justice, equity, and inclusion, and the evolving and developing technologies in the nuclear industry, such as small modular reactors and potential as-yet unused nuclear fuels.
DOE has determined that extension of the comment period is appropriate based on the foregoing reasons and is hereby extending the comment period to October 25, 2021. Given the importance of proceeding in a timely manner toward development of the 2021 Report that is due to Congress by December 31, 2021, DOE does not intend to grant any further extensions. Accordingly, DOE
will consider any comments received by October 25, 2021.
Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 10, 2021, by John T. Lucas, Acting General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 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 August 11, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Request for Information: Access to Quantum Systems Office of Science, Department of Energy DOE.
ACTION: Request for information RFI.
AGENCY:

Congress has requested DOE
to develop a roadmap to provide researchers access to quantum systems so as to enhance the U.S. quantum research enterprise, stimulate the fledgling U.S. quantum computing industry, educate the future quantum computing workforce, and accelerate advancement of quantum computer
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capabilities. In collaboration with private sector stakeholders, the research facility user community, and interagency partners, the Department of Energy DOE, through the Office of Science, intends to develop such a roadmap. DOE invites interested parties to provide input on the quantum systems that DOE should include in the roadmap; how the current access models can meet the needs of quantum researchers; and the appropriate timeline and sequencing for components of the roadmap.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before September 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: DOE is using the https
www.regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of public comments in this proceeding. All comments in response to this RFI are therefore to be submitted electronically through https www.regulations.gov, via the web form accessed by following the Submit a Formal Comment link near the top right of the Federal Register web page for this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information may be submitted to Quantum-SystemsAccess-RFI@science.doe.gov or Dr.
Ceren Susut, 301 9030366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background Quantum information science QIS is a potentially transformative emerging field, with resulting quantum technologies having significant implications for scientific discovery as well as for our Nations economic prosperity and security.1 Widespread access to a variety of quantum systems for research, development, testing, and evaluation is critical to continued rapid progress and competitiveness in this field and to accelerate QIS research and development. Congress, in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2021, requested DOE to develop a roadmap to provide researchers access to quantum systems so as to enhance the U.S. quantum research enterprise, stimulate the fledgling U.S. quantum computing industry, educate the future quantum computing workforce, and accelerate advancement of quantum computer capabilities. 2
Types of quantum systems under consideration: DOE may consider access models for research and development 1 See
https www.quantum.gov/.

2 https docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20201221/

BILLS-116RCP68-JES-DIVISION-D.pdf.

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