CX-100131 Categorical Exclusion Determination

Gridley Biofuels Project Award Number: DE-FC36-03GO13071 CX(s) Applied: A9

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

November 24, 2014
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Gridley Biofuels Project
Award Number: DE-FC36-03GO13071
CX(s) Applied: A9
Bioenergy Technologies Office
Date:  11/24/2014
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The Department of Energy is proposing to provide funding to the City of Gridley, CA to collect and analyze data provided by technology providers to assess the feasibility of converting rice harvest waste into renewable fuel. The feasibility study would include technology feasibility, environmental assessments, technology integration, conceptual designs of a commercial plant, economic modeling, and the commercial readiness of the selected technologies. This NEPA determination is for Budget Period 2/Phase 2. No construction activities are a part of Budget Period 2/Phase 2.