Department of Energy March 2, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Societe Generale Energy Corp. (SGEC) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed revision and 3- year extension of the surveys in the Natural Gas Data Collection Program Package. The surveys covered by this request include: Form EIA-176, ``Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition'' EIA-191M, ``Monthly Underground Gas Storage Report'' EIA-191A, ``Annual Underground Gas Storage Report'' EIA-757, ``Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey'' EIA-857, ``Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers'' EIA-895, ``Annual Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Production Report'' EIA-910M, ``Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey'' and EIA- 910A, Annual Natural Gas Marketer Survey'' EIA-912, ``Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report''

The EIA has submitted the Coal Program Package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 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).

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or Department) will hold a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the following issues: The equipment classes DOE plans to analyze for the purpose of considering the amendment of energy conservation standards for distribution transformers; the analytical framework, models, and tools DOE is using to evaluate standards for this type of equipment; the results of preliminary analyses performed by DOE for this equipment; and potential energy conservation standard levels derived from these analyses that DOE could consider for this equipment. DOE also encourages interested parties to submit written comments on these subjects. To inform stakeholders and facilitate the public meeting and comment process, DOE has prepared an agenda, a preliminary technical support document (TSD), and briefing materials, which are available at: https://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/comm ercial/ distribution_transformers.html.