Department of Energy May 9, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On March 24, 2005, the Department of Energy published Interim Final General Guidelines (70 FR 15169) governing the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program established by section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and a notice of availability and opportunity to comment on draft technical guidelines (70 FR 15164) referenced by the general guidelines. These notices announced that the closing date for receiving public comments on both documents would be May 23, 2005. Several organizations requested that the comment period be extended to allow additional time for understanding and preparing written comments on the Interim Final General Guidelines and draft Technical Guidelines. The Department has agreed to extend the comment period to June 22, 2005.