This is the final week to submit responses to the Request for Information (RFI) on the Energy Critical Materials Assessment! 

Critical materials, such as neodymium, cobalt, electrical steel, lithium, and gallium, are vital for the U.S. economy, national security, and resilient energy supply chains.   

Members of industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, Tribes, and other stakeholders are encouraged to provide comments on energy technologies of interest, materials of interest, supply chain information, market dynamics, challenges to domestic industry, methodology, critical minerals and materials lists, and other issues related to critical materials.   

Responses are not required for all categories or questions and must be submitted electronically to EnergyCriticalMaterialsRFI@ee.doe.gov no later than 5:00pm (ET) on July 25, 2025.