Department of Energy September 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah
Document Number: E8-22922
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. This meeting is being held in place of the September 18, 2008, meeting, which was cancelled.
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
Document Number: E8-22920
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee
Document Number: E8-22919
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Combined Notice of Filings # 1
Document Number: E8-22864
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22861
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of FERC Staff Attendance
Document Number: E8-22860
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization
Document Number: E8-22857
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22856
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Rumford Power Inc.; Tiverton Power Inc.; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22855
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
U.S. Gas and Electric Inc; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22854
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-30
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-22785
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-29
Agency: Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration
The EIA has submitted the Energy Information Administration's Natural Gas Data Collection Program Package collections to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for revision and a three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., at 3507(h)(1)).
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: E8-22680
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Record of Decision: Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
Document Number: E8-22678
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing this Record of Decision (ROD) for the continued operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, New Mexico. This ROD is based on information and analyses contained in the Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, DOE/EIS-0380 (Final SWEIS or 2008 SWEIS) issued on May 16, 2008; comments on the SWEIS; and other factors, including costs, security considerations and the missions of NNSA. In the 2008 SWEIS, NNSA assessed three alternatives for the continued operation of LANL: (1) No Action, (2) Reduced Operations, and (3) Expanded Operations. The No Action Alternative analyzed in this SWEIS consists of NNSA and LANL continuing to implement earlier decisions based on previous National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews, including the 1999 LANL SWEIS (DOE/EIS-0238) and its ROD (64 FR 50797, Sept. 20, 1999). The 2008 SWEIS identified the Expanded Operations Alternative as NNSA's Preferred Alternative. The SWEIS includes a classified appendix that assesses the potential environmental impacts of a representative set of credible terrorist scenarios. Because NNSA is continuing to evaluate significant technical and national security issues that could affect the operation and missions of LANL, NNSA is making only a few decisions at this time regarding the continued operation of the laboratory. NNSA will not make any decisions regarding nuclear weapons production and other actions analyzed in the Complex Transformation Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0236-S4) (Complex Transformation SPEIS or SPEIS) prior to the completion of the SPEIS. However, NNSA must make some decisions now regarding LANL to support the safe and successful execution of the laboratory's current missions. It is likely that NNSA will issue other RODs regarding the continued operation of LANL based on the 2008 SWEIS, the SPEIS and other NEPA analyses. NNSA has decided to continue to implement the No Action Alternative with the addition of some elements of the Expanded Operations Alternative. These elements include increases in operation of some existing facilities and new facility projects needed for ongoing programs and protection of workers and the environment. For the most part, NNSA will continue the missions conducted at LANL at current levels at this time. NNSA will also continue to implement actions necessary to comply with the March 2005 Compliance Order on Consent (Consent Order), which requires investigation and remediation of environmental contamination at LANL. NNSA will not change pit production at LANL at this time; the 1999 ROD set pit production at LANL at 20 per year.
Amended Record of Decision for the Hanford Comprehensive Land-Use Plan Environmental Impact Statement
Document Number: E8-22676
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy
The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its Record of Decision (ROD) for the Hanford Comprehensive Land-Use Plan Environmental Impact Statement (HCP-EIS) (DOE/EIS-0222; September 1999), which evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with implementing a comprehensive land-use plan (CLUP) for the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. The CLUP consists of four key elements: (i) A land-use map that addresses the Hanford Site as five geographic areas and shows the planned future uses for each area, (ii) a set of nine land-use designations that define the permissible activities for each use, (iii) land-use planning policies, and (iv) implementing procedures that apply to the review and approval of future land uses. These elements were developed to ensure consistency in land-use decisionmaking and application of DOE institutional controls to the Site. The ROD (64 FR 61615; November 12, 1999) adopted the CLUP for at least the next 50 years. In amending the 1999 ROD, DOE seeks to clarify two points: that when considering land-use proposals, DOE will use regulatory processes in addition to the implementing procedures in Chapter 6 of the HCP-EIS to ensure consistency with CLUP land-use designations, and that DOE will continue to apply the process under HCP-EIS Chapter 6 to modify or amend the CLUP, as needed. The CLUP will remain in effect as long as DOE retains legal control of some portion of the Hanford Site, which is expected to be longer than 50 years. As a ``living document,'' the CLUP is intended to be flexible enough to accommodate changes, both anticipated and unforeseen, in missions and conditions. The HCP-EIS recommends reassessment of the CLUP every 5 years through a Supplement Analysis process under the DOE National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 1021.314).
Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Document Number: E8-22625
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
Document Number: E8-22623
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ISO New England Inc.; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22616
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Black Hills/Colorado Electric Utility Company, LP; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22615
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Horizon Asset Management, Inc.; Order Tolling 60-Day Period for Action To Allow for Further Consideration
Document Number: E8-22614
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Transparency Provisions of Section 23 of the Natural Gas Act
Document Number: E8-22358
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-09-26
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission affirms its basic determinations in Order No. 704, while granting rehearing in part and clarification regarding requirements that certain natural gas market participants report information regarding their reporting of transactions to price index publishers and their blanket sales certificate status. These natural gas market participants must report annually certain information regarding their physical natural gas transactions for the previous calendar year. As clarified in the Order on Rehearing and Clarification, certain market participants engaged in a de minimis volume of transactions will not be required to report information regarding their transactions for the calendar year. The reported information will make it possible to assess the formation of index prices and the use of index pricing in natural gas markets. These regulations facilitate price transparency in markets for the wholesale sale of physical natural gas in interstate commerce as contemplated by section 23 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717t-2.
Agency Information Collection Extension; Correction
Document Number: E8-22564
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-25
Agency: Department of Energy
The Department of Energy published a document in the Federal Register of September 18, 2008, announcing the submission of an information request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The document contained an incorrect OMB Control Number.
Corning Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application
Document Number: E8-22499
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
Document Number: E8-22498
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
Document Number: E8-22206
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-09-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing to amend its regulations governing standards for business practices of interstate natural gas pipelines to incorporate by reference the most recent version of the standards, Version 1.8, adopted by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) and to make other minor corrections.
Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection
Document Number: E8-22198
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-09-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Commission is proposing to clarify that the facilities within a nuclear generation plant in the United States that are not regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are subject to compliance with the eight mandatory ``CIP'' Reliability Standards approved in Commission Order No. 706.
Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI)
Document Number: E8-22357
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy
Copies of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which contain the policy and establish the procedures that BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of its purchases of goods and services, including construction, are available in printed form for $30, or without charge at the following Internet address: https:// www.bpa.gov/corporate/business/bpi. Copies of the Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which contain the policy and establish the procedures that BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of financial assistance instruments (principally grants and cooperative agreements), are available in printed form for $15 each, or available without charge at the following Internet address: https://www.bpa.gov/corporate/business/bfai.
Combined Notice of Filings # 1
Document Number: E8-22318
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: E8-22317
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Atmos Pipeline and Storage, LLC; Notice of Application
Document Number: E8-22287
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Occidental Power Marketing, L.P.; Occidental Power Services, Inc.; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22286
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Carolina Power & Light Company; Florida Power Corporation; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22285
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
MidAmerican Energy Company; Cordova Energy Company; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22284
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Westar Energy, Inc.; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22283
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Avista Corporation NorthWestern Corporation; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22282
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22281
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22280
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NorthWestern Corp.; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22279
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NorthWestern Corp.; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22278
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22277
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NorthWestern Corporation; Notice of Filing
Document Number: E8-22276
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-09-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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