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Annual Reporting Burden
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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101 ....................................................
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EAC–PNR
EAC–PNR
EAC–PNR
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2
2
2
1
1
1
1
70
40
112
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Amended Record of Decision for the
Long-Term Management and Storage
of Elemental Mercury
Office of Environmental
Management, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Amended record of decision.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) is issuing this Amended
Record of Decision (AROD) to amend its
previous AROD for the long-term
management and storage of elemental
SUMMARY:
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mercury published in the Federal
Register on October 6, 2020. This AROD
withdraws the decision to store at Waste
Control Specialists (WCS) certain
elemental mercury to which DOE
accepts the conveyance of title pursuant
to a legal settlement or proceeding.
For electronic copies of this
Amended Record of Decision, the
October 6, 2020, Amended Record of
Decision, the December 6, 2019, Record
of Decision, or any of the documents
prepared under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
related to long-term management and
storage of elemental mercury, please go
to the following website: https://
www.energy.gov/nepa/nepa-documents.
For paper copies, please contact Dave
Haught at DOE, Office of Environmental
Management, Office of Waste Disposal
(EM–4.22), 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585 or at
David.Haught@hq.doe.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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The estimated cost of the annualized
cost of this burden is: $5,727.96, which
is calculated by taking the annualized
burden (252 hours) and multiplying by
an hourly rate of $22.73 (GS–8/Step 5
hourly basic rate).
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For
further information on the management
and storage of elemental mercury,
please contact Dave Haught at
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David.Haught@hq.doe.gov or visit
https://www.energy.gov/em/long-termmanagement-and-storage-elementalmercury. For general information on the
Office of Environmental Management’s
NEPA process, please contact Bill
Ostrum, at William.Ostrum@hq.doe.gov
and at (202) 586–2513.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to Section 5(a)(1)–(2) of the
Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (Pub.
L. 110–414), and the Frank R.
Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st
Century Act, (Pub. L. 114–182) (herein
together referred to as MEBA) (42 U.S.C.
6939f(a)(1)–(2)), the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) was directed to designate
and have operational a facility or
facilities of DOE for the long-term
management and storage of elemental
mercury generated within the United
States. On December 6, 2019, DOE
published a record of decision (ROD) in
the Federal Register (84 FR 66890)
announcing DOE’s decision to designate
the Waste Control Specialists (WCS) site
near Andrews, Texas, as a DOE facility
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for management and storage of up to
6,800 metric tons (7,480 tons) of
elemental mercury pursuant to Section
5(a)(1) of MEBA. Two domestic
generators of elemental mercury
subsequently filed complaints in United
States District Court challenging, among
other things, the ROD designating the
WCS site as a DOE facility for the longterm management and storage of
elemental mercury (Coeur Rochester,
Inc. v. Brouillette et al., Case No. 1:19–
cv–03860–RJL (D.D.C. filed December
31, 2019); Nevada Gold Mines LLC v.
Brouillette et al., Case No. 1:20–cv–
00141–RJL (D.D.C. filed January 17,
2020)). On August 21, 2020, DOE and
Nevada Gold Mines, LLC (NGM)
executed a settlement agreement
intended to resolve NGM’s complaint in
its entirety. Under the settlement
agreement with NGM, DOE agreed to
withdraw the designation of WCS as a
facility of DOE for the purpose of longterm management and storage of
elemental mercury, and DOE agreed to
accept title to and store 112 metric tons
of elemental mercury that is currently in
temporary storage at NGM facilities. On
October 6, 2020, DOE published an
AROD in the Federal Register (85 FR
63105) withdrawing the designation of
the WCS site pursuant to MEBA as the
DOE facility for long-term management
and storage of elemental mercury. In
that October 6, 2020, AROD, DOE also
decided to store at WCS certain
elemental mercury to which DOE
accepts the conveyance of title pursuant
to a legal settlement or proceeding. DOE
did not store mercury at WCS as a result
of the AROD and is not currently storing
any mercury at the WCS site. The lease
agreement between DOE and WCS for
management and storage of elemental
mercury expired on June 4, 2021.
On May 24, 2021, DOE published in
the Federal Register (86 FR 27838) a
notice of intent to prepare a second
Long-Term Management and Storage of
Elemental Mercury Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(Mercury Storage SEIS–II, DOE/EIS–
0423–S2). This Mercury Storage SEIS–II
would supplement both the 2011
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Long-Term Management and Storage of
Elemental Mercury (DOE/EIS–0423) and
the 2013 Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for the Long-Term
Management and Storage of Elemental
Mercury (DOE/EIS–0423–S1) by
updating these previous analyses of
potential environmental impacts and
analyzing additional alternatives, in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and
will inform DOE’s decision related to
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designation of a facility or facilities for
the long-term management and storage
of elemental mercury as required in
MEBA Section 5(a)(1).
To address the elemental mercury
subject to the settlement agreement, on
February 4, 2022, DOE issued a Request
for Task Order Proposals seeking
proposals to provide ancillary services
for the interim long-term management
and storage of up to 120 MT of
elemental mercury. DOE will evaluate
received proposals to determine how to
proceed with the interim long-term
management and storage of the
elemental mercury for which DOE
accepts title prior to designation of a
long-term elemental mercury storage
facility.
Amended Decision
This AROD rescinds DOE’s decision
in the October 6, 2020, AROD to store
at WCS certain elemental mercury to
which DOE accepts the conveyance of
title pursuant to a legal settlement or
proceeding.
Signing Authority
This document of the U.S.
Department of Energy was signed on
March 1, 2022, by William I. White,
Senior Advisor for Environmental
Management, Office of Environmental
Management, 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 the
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 U.S. 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 March 2,
2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Representative
Average Unit Costs of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
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In this notice, the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) is
forecasting the representative average
unit costs of five residential energy
sources for the year 2022 pursuant to
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(Act). The five sources are electricity,
natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, propane,
and kerosene.
DATES: The representative average unit
costs of energy contained in this notice
will become effective April 6, 2022 and
will remain in effect until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, EE–5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121, (202) 287–1692,
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202) 586–
2588, Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
323 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act requires that DOE
prescribe test procedures for the
measurement of the estimated annual
operating costs or other measures of
energy consumption for certain
consumer products specified in the Act.
(42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) These test
procedures are found in Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
430, subpart B.
Section 323(b)(3) of the Act requires
that the estimated annual operating
costs of a covered product be calculated
from measurements of energy use in a
representative average use cycle or
period of use and from representative
average unit costs of the energy needed
to operate such product during such
cycle. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The section
further requires that DOE provide
information to manufacturers regarding
the representative average unit costs of
energy. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(4)) This cost
information should be used by
manufacturers to meet their obligations
under section 323(c) of the Act. Most
notably, these costs are used to comply
with Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
requirements for labeling.
Manufacturers are required to use the
revised DOE representative average unit
costs when the FTC publishes new
ranges of comparability for specific
covered products, 16 CFR part 305.
Interested parties can also find
information covering the FTC labeling
requirements at https://www.ftc.gov/
appliances.
DOE last published representative
average unit costs of residential energy
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Amended Record of Decision for the Long-Term Management and
Storage of Elemental Mercury
AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Amended record of decision.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing this Amended
Record of Decision (AROD) to amend its previous AROD for the long-term
management and storage of elemental mercury published in the Federal
Register on October 6, 2020. This AROD withdraws the decision to store
at Waste Control Specialists (WCS) certain elemental mercury to which
DOE accepts the conveyance of title pursuant to a legal settlement or
proceeding.
ADDRESSES: For electronic copies of this Amended Record of Decision,
the October 6, 2020, Amended Record of Decision, the December 6, 2019,
Record of Decision, or any of the documents prepared under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) related to long-term management and
storage of elemental mercury, please go to the following website:
https://www.energy.gov/nepa/nepa-documents. For paper copies, please
contact Dave Haught at DOE, Office of Environmental Management, Office
of Waste Disposal (EM-4.22), 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585 or at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the
management and storage of elemental mercury, please contact Dave Haught
at [email protected] or visit https://www.energy.gov/em/long-term-management-and-storage-elemental-mercury. For general information
on the Office of Environmental Management's NEPA process, please
contact Bill Ostrum, at [email protected] and at (202) 586-
2513.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to Section 5(a)(1)-(2) of the Mercury Export Ban Act of
2008 (Pub. L. 110-414), and the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for
the 21st Century Act, (Pub. L. 114-182) (herein together referred to as
MEBA) (42 U.S.C. 6939f(a)(1)-(2)), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
was directed to designate and have operational a facility or facilities
of DOE for the long-term management and storage of elemental mercury
generated within the United States. On December 6, 2019, DOE published
a record of decision (ROD) in the Federal Register (84 FR 66890)
announcing DOE's decision to designate the Waste Control Specialists
(WCS) site near Andrews, Texas, as a DOE facility
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for management and storage of up to 6,800 metric tons (7,480 tons) of
elemental mercury pursuant to Section 5(a)(1) of MEBA. Two domestic
generators of elemental mercury subsequently filed complaints in United
States District Court challenging, among other things, the ROD
designating the WCS site as a DOE facility for the long-term management
and storage of elemental mercury (Coeur Rochester, Inc. v. Brouillette
et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-03860-RJL (D.D.C. filed December 31, 2019);
Nevada Gold Mines LLC v. Brouillette et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-00141-RJL
(D.D.C. filed January 17, 2020)). On August 21, 2020, DOE and Nevada
Gold Mines, LLC (NGM) executed a settlement agreement intended to
resolve NGM's complaint in its entirety. Under the settlement agreement
with NGM, DOE agreed to withdraw the designation of WCS as a facility
of DOE for the purpose of long-term management and storage of elemental
mercury, and DOE agreed to accept title to and store 112 metric tons of
elemental mercury that is currently in temporary storage at NGM
facilities. On October 6, 2020, DOE published an AROD in the Federal
Register (85 FR 63105) withdrawing the designation of the WCS site
pursuant to MEBA as the DOE facility for long-term management and
storage of elemental mercury. In that October 6, 2020, AROD, DOE also
decided to store at WCS certain elemental mercury to which DOE accepts
the conveyance of title pursuant to a legal settlement or proceeding.
DOE did not store mercury at WCS as a result of the AROD and is not
currently storing any mercury at the WCS site. The lease agreement
between DOE and WCS for management and storage of elemental mercury
expired on June 4, 2021.
On May 24, 2021, DOE published in the Federal Register (86 FR
27838) a notice of intent to prepare a second Long-Term Management and
Storage of Elemental Mercury Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (Mercury Storage SEIS-II, DOE/EIS-0423-S2). This Mercury
Storage SEIS-II would supplement both the 2011 Environmental Impact
Statement for the Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury
(DOE/EIS-0423) and the 2013 Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
for the Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury (DOE/EIS-
0423-S1) by updating these previous analyses of potential environmental
impacts and analyzing additional alternatives, in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and will inform DOE's
decision related to designation of a facility or facilities for the
long-term management and storage of elemental mercury as required in
MEBA Section 5(a)(1).
To address the elemental mercury subject to the settlement
agreement, on February 4, 2022, DOE issued a Request for Task Order
Proposals seeking proposals to provide ancillary services for the
interim long-term management and storage of up to 120 MT of elemental
mercury. DOE will evaluate received proposals to determine how to
proceed with the interim long-term management and storage of the
elemental mercury for which DOE accepts title prior to designation of a
long-term elemental mercury storage facility.
Amended Decision
This AROD rescinds DOE's decision in the October 6, 2020, AROD to
store at WCS certain elemental mercury to which DOE accepts the
conveyance of title pursuant to a legal settlement or proceeding.
Signing Authority
This document of the U.S. Department of Energy was signed on March
1, 2022, by William I. White, Senior Advisor for Environmental
Management, Office of Environmental Management, 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 the 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 U.S. 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 March 2, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-04775 Filed 3-4-22; 8:45 am]
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