Department of Energy January 4, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its initial Record of Decision (ROD) published December 19, 2005 (70 Federal Register [FR] 75165) (2005 ROD), pursuant to the Idaho High-Level Waste and Facilities Disposition Final Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ EIS-0287), issued in October 2002 \1\ (2002 EIS). The State of Idaho was a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS. The DOE analyzed two sets of alternatives for accomplishing its proposed actions regarding the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (lNTEC) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL, formerly known as the Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory): (1) Waste processing alternatives for high-level waste (HLW) calcine and liquid sodium-bearing waste (SBW); and (2) Waste management facility disposition alternatives. Some of the alternatives contained sub- alternatives referred to as ``options'' in the EIS.

Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing test procedures for measuring the energy consumption of walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers (collectively ``walk-in equipment'' or ``walk- in(s)''), definitions to delineate the products covered by the test procedures, and provisions (including a sampling plan) for manufacturers to implement the test procedures. The notice also