Department of Energy March 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection is the State Energy Program (SEP). This information collection pertains to Department State Energy Program (SEP) grants to States, intended to promote energy conservation and renewable energy in 55 areas specified in the collection instrument, such as agriculture, geothermal, biomass, traffic signals, home energy ratings, building codes, etc. Requested information includes matters such as which one of the following six broad categories that the request pertains to (buildings, electric power and renewable energy, energy education, industry, policy planning and energy security, and transportation); the State; the program year; the area or areas of the 55 referred to above; estimated annual energy saving: a description of the requested grant's goals and objectives; program year milestones; and program year funds by source.

This notice announces a meeting of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

In this notice, the Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is forecasting the representative average unit costs of five residential energy sources for the year 2005 pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The five sources are electricity, natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, propane, and kerosene.

The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on March 16, 2005, at the headquarters of the IEA in Paris, France, in connection with a meeting of the IEA's Standing Group on Emergency Questions.