Department of Energy July 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC-516A, Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 21745, 4/17/2014) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-516A and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

The Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2014, a notice of an open meeting for the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). The notice is being corrected to change the Agenda topics and point of contact for the meeting. Correction: In the Federal Register of July 18, 2014, in FR DOC. 201416910, on pages 42001, please make the following corrections: In the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT heading, first column, first paragraph, first line, please remove, ``Karen Gibson, Designated Federal Officer'' ``telephone: (202) 586-3787'' and in its place add ``Corey Williams-Allen, Deputy Designated Federal Officer'' ``telephone: (202) 586-1916''. In the Tentative Agenda heading, first column, first paragraph, fourth line, please remove, ``SEAB Next Generation High Performance Computing Task Force'' and in its place add, ``SEAB Task Force on Nuclear Nonproliferation''. In the Public Participation heading, second column, first paragraph, second line, please remove, ``Karen Gibson'' and in its place add, ``Corey Williams-Allen''. Also in the fifth line, remove ``five days'', and in its place add'' one day''. In the Minutes heading, second column, first paragraph, second line, please remove ``Ms. Gibson. She'', and in its place add, ``Mr. Williams-Allen. He''.

Pursuant to the section regarding Electric Reliability of the Federal Power Act, the Commission proposes to approve a revised Reliability Standard, PRC-005-3 (Protection System and Automatic Reclosing Maintenance). In addition, the Commission proposes to approve one new definition and six revised definitions referenced in the proposed Reliability Standard, the assigned violation risk factors and violation severity levels, and NERC's proposed implementation plan. Consistent with Order No. 758, the proposed Reliability Standard requires applicable entities to test and maintain certain autoreclosing relays as part of a protection system maintenance program. The Commission also proposes to direct NERC to submit a report based on actual performance data, and simulated system conditions from planning assessments, two years after the effective date of the proposed standard, which addresses whether the proposed Reliability Standard applies to an appropriate set of autoreclosing relays that can affect Bulk-Power System reliability. Further, the Commission proposes to direct NERC to modify the proposed Reliability Standard to include maintenance and testing of supervisory relays, as discussed below.

This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Program on behalf of the interagency Biomass Research and Development (R&D) Board today announces an open meeting and call for information to solicit information and viewpoints from interested parties on the challenges and opportunities of expanding the bioeconomy. This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting date due to logistical issues that had to be resolved prior to the meeting date.

This notice announces an open meeting for the Manufactured Housing Working Group (MH Working Group). The purpose of the working group will be to discuss and, if possible, reach consensus on a proposed rule for the energy efficiency of manufactured homes, as authorized by section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA).

The Commission is issuing this Final Rule to make minor changes to its regulations. This Final Rule amends requirements pertaining to the format and dimensions of maps and drawings submitted to the Commission by applicants and licensees in the Commission's hydropower program. Specifically, the amendments: remove the requirement that applicants and licensees submit copies of certain project maps and drawings in microfilm format on aperture cards; and change the minimum and maximum dimensions applicable to submitted maps and drawings. These amendments modernize the regulations to reflect technological advances and relieve burdens placed on applicants and licensees.