Department of Energy July 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Notice of Petition for Waiver of Whirlpool Corporation From the Department of Energy Residential Dishwasher Test Procedure, and Grant of Interim Waiver
This notice announces receipt of and publishes the Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) petition for waiver (hereafter, ``petition'') from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of dishwashers. Today's notice also grants an interim waiver of the dishwasher test procedure. Through this notice, DOE also solicits comments with respect to the Whirlpool petition.
Proposed Agency Information Collection
The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted the following information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DOE invites public comment on the subject proposal: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper development of the study, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (c) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through additional use of information technology.
Notice of Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment as a Member of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, the U.S. Department of Energy is soliciting nominations for candidates to fill vacancies on the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee.
Energy Conservation Program: Re-Opening of the Public Comment Period for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-in Freezers
On April 5, 2010, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) in the Federal Register to announce the availability of the technical support document for walk-in coolers and freezers and a public meeting on May 14, 2010. On April 14, 2010, DOE published a correction notice to change the date of the public meeting to May 19, 2010 and extend the deadline for the submission of comments to May 28, 2010. This document announces that the period for submitting comments on the preliminary technical support document for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers is to be re-opened from July 15, 2010 to July 30, 2010.
Energy Conservation Program: Re-Opening of the Public Comment Period for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
On May 6, 2010, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) in the Federal Register to announce the availability of the framework document for commercial refrigeration equipment and provide notice of a public meeting. The NOPM provided for the submission of comments by June 7, 2010, and comments were also accepted at a public meeting held on May 18, 2010. This document announces that the period for submitting comments on the framework document for commercial refrigeration equipment is to be re-opened from July 15, 2010 to July 30, 2010.
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Furnace Fans: Reopening of Public Comment Period
This document announces a reopening of the time period for submitting comments on the framework document to establish energy conservation standards for the use of electricity for purposes of circulating air through duct work of residential heating and cooling systems (``furnace fans''). The comment period closed on July 6, 2010. The comment period is reopened from July 15, 2010 until July 27, 2010.
Proposed Agency Information Collection
The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Deer Creek Station Energy Facility Project (DOE/EIS-0415)
The Western Area Power Administration (Western) received a request from Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) to interconnect its proposed Deer Creek Station Energy Facility Project (Project) to Western's transmission system. Basin Electric's Project includes the construction of a new 300-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation facility in Brookings County, South Dakota, approximately 13.2 miles of new natural gas supply pipeline, a 0.75- mile transmission line, two water wells, a 1.25-mile water supply line, and 1 mile of local road improvements.
Meeting of Energy Services Companies and the Federal Energy Management Program
This notice announces a public meeting of the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on the use of high-end technologies in energy savings performance contracts.
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling; Correction
On June 30, 2010, the Department of Energy published a notice announcing an open meeting on July 12 and 13, 2010, of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, (75 FR 37783). This document makes several corrections to that notice.
Implementation of OMB Guidance on Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
The Department of Energy (DOE) is removing its regulation implementing the Governmentwide common rule on drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance, currently located within Part 607 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and issuing a new regulation to adopt the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance at 2 CFR part 182. This regulatory action implements the OMB's initiative to streamline and consolidate into one title of the CFR all federal regulations on drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance. These changes constitute an administrative simplification that make no substantive change in DOE policy or procedures for drug- free workplace.
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