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Notice of Availability of the Draft Guidance Manual for Environmental Report Preparation and Request for Comments
Document Number: 2015-32398
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Ceiling Fan Light Kits
Document Number: 2015-32283
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-12-24
Agency: Department of Energy
On October 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedures for ceiling fan light kits (CFLKs). That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for this final rule. In this final rule, DOE updates the current test procedures by replacing references to ENERGY STAR test procedures with references to DOE lamps test procedures for medium screw base lamps and to industry test procedures for pin-based fluorescent lamps. DOE is also adding test procedures to establish an efficacy-based metric for all lamps packaged with CFLKs and for CFLKs with integrated solid-state lighting circuitry. These additional test procedures also specify that DOE lamp test procedures be used to test lamps packaged with CFLKs, and where such test procedures do not exist, lamps packaged with CFLKs be tested according to current industry test procedures for those lamps. This final rule also replaces references to superseded ENERGY STAR Program requirements with tables that contain the specific performance requirements from the ENERGY STAR documents. This final rule addresses standby and off mode energy usage for CFLKs. DOE also provides updated guidance related to accent lighting in CFLKs and the applicability of the existing energy conservation standards to accent lighting. In this final rule, DOE also reinterprets the definition of a ceiling fan to include hugger fans and clarifies that ceiling fans that produce large volumes of airflow also meet the definition. DOE is also issuing a reinterpretation as it relates to compliance with the 190 W limit requirement for CFLKs with sockets other than medium screw base and pin-based for fluorescent lamps.
Ownership Information in Market-Based Rate Filings
Document Number: 2015-32273
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-12-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to amend its regulations to clarify the scope of ownership information that sellers seeking to obtain or retain market-based rate authority must provide. The Commission proposes to find that the current policy that requires sellers to provide comprehensive ownership information is not necessary for the Commission's assessment of horizontal or vertical market power. The Commission further proposes to amend its regulations to clarify the types of ownership changes that must be reported to the Commission via a notice of change in status.
Commission Information Collection Activities; Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-32131
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-24
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the requirements and burden of the FERC-714 (Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report) and FERC-730 (Report of Transmission Investment Activity) information collections.
Sam Rayburn Dam Project Power Rate
Document Number: 2015-32366
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration
Pursuant to Delegation Order Nos. 00-037.00A, effective October 25, 2013, and 00-001.00F, effective November 17, 2014, the Deputy Secretary has approved and placed into effect on an interim basis Rate Order No. SWPA-69, which increases the power rate for the Sam Rayburn Dam Project (Rayburn) pursuant to the Rayburn Rate Schedule (SRD-15) to supersede the existing rate schedule.
Robert D. Willis Hydropower Project Power Rate
Document Number: 2015-32365
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration
Pursuant to Delegation Order Nos. 00-037.00A, effective October 25, 2013, and 00-001.00F, effective November 17, 2014, the Deputy Secretary has approved and placed into effect on an interim basis Rate Order No. SWPA-70, which increases the power rate for the Robert D. Willis Hydropower Project (Willis) pursuant to the Willis Rate Schedule (RDW-15) which supersedes the existing rate schedule.
Invitation for Public Comment To Inform the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities
Document Number: 2015-32346
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy
The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) is implementing a consent- based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system to transport, store, and dispose of commercial spent nuclear fuel and high level defense radioactive waste. In a consent-based siting approach, DOE will work with communities, tribal governments and states across the country that express interest in hosting any of the facilities identified as part of an integrated waste management system. As part of this process, the Department wants public input on implementing this system. In order to solicit public feedback, DOE is submitting this Invitation for Public Comment (IPC). Through this IPC, we are requesting feedback from communities, states, Tribes, and other interested stakeholders on how to design a consent-based siting process. In addition, the Department intends to host a series of public meetings to engage communities and discuss the development of a consent-based approach to managing our nation's nuclear waste.
Town of Walnut, Mississippi; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2015-32275
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2015-32274
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
City of Banning, California; Notice of Filing
Document Number: 2015-32270
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Williams Field Services-Gulf Coast Company LP; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order
Document Number: 2015-32269
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2015-32268
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ETRACOM LLC; Michael Rosenberg; Notice of Designation of Commission Staff as Non-Decisional
Document Number: 2015-32129
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment
Document Number: 2015-31906
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-12-23
Agency: Department of Energy
In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reaffirms that the currently prescribed test procedure, with certain amendments adopted in this rulemaking, must be used when measuring the energy efficiency of certain categories of small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heating equipment. The final rule, in addition to satisfying the agency's obligation to periodically review its test procedures for covered equipment, also clarifies specific certification, compliance, and enforcement provisions related to this equipment. The final rule limits the incorporation by reference of the industry test procedure ANSI/AHRI Standard 340/360-2007, ``2007 Standard for Performance Rating of Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment,'' to certain sections and addenda; clarifies indoor airflow tolerance and adjustment specifications when meeting other rating conditions; clarifies requirements for condenser head pressure controls; clarifies units of measurement for airflow; establishes a tolerance on part-load rating points and specifies the ambient temperatures used for the part-load rating points; and defines the term, ``integrated energy efficiency ratio.''
Orders Granting Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas, To Import and Export Liquefied Natural Gas, To Export Compressed Natural Gas, and To Vacate Authority During October 2015
Document Number: 2015-32160
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during October 2015, it issued orders granting authority to import and export natural gas, to import and export liquefied natural gas (LNG), to export compressed natural gas (CNG), and to vacate authority. These orders are summarized in the attached appendix and may be found on the FE Web site at https://energy.gov/fe/ downloads/listing-doefe-authorizationsorders-issued-2015. They are also available for inspection and copying in the Office of Fossil Energy, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Docket Room 3E-033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478. The Docket Room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Alliance Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference
Document Number: 2015-32132
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725K); Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-32128
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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-725K (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the SERC Region) 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 (80 FR 61812, 10/14/2015) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-725K and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2015-32127
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
UGI Sunbury, LLC; Revised Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Sunbury Pipeline Project
Document Number: 2015-32126
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2015-32124
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Document Number: 2015-32123
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2015-32122
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico
Document Number: 2015-32094
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. 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.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation
Document Number: 2015-32093
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. 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.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico
Document Number: 2015-32092
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a combined meeting of the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Committee and Waste Management Committee of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico (known locally as the Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). 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.
Application to Export Electric Energy; Ontario Power Generation, Inc.
Document Number: 2015-32091
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-22
Agency: Department of Energy
Ontario Power Generation, Inc. (Applicant or OPG) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
Document Number: 2015-32029
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection will be used to report the progress of participants in the DOE Better Buildings programs, including the Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings, Better Plants program, and the Better Buildings Alliance. These voluntary programs are intended to drive greater energy efficiency in the commercial and industrial marketplace to create cost savings and jobs. This will be accomplished by highlighting the ways participants overcome market barriers and persistent obstacles with replicable, marketplace solutions. These programs will showcase real solutions and partner with industry leaders to better understand policy and technical opportunities. Since the published 60-Day Notice and request for comments on October 2, 2015, 80 FR 59758, there are noted changes to the following supplemental information items: (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents is increased from 480 to 740; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses is reduced from 972 to 933; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours is reduced from 2,720 to 2,709.25; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden is reduced from $107,349 to $106,934.
Application To Export Electric Energy; Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc.
Document Number: 2015-32028
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy
Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc. (Applicant or CEE) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
ORPC Alaska 2, LLC; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary Permit
Document Number: 2015-31971
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-500, Ferc-542); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-31970
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the requirements and burden \1\ of the information collections described below.
East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Application To Amend Certificate
Document Number: 2015-31964
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Document Number: 2015-31963
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2015-31962
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice
Document Number: 2015-31957
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
City of Pasadena, California; Notice of Filing
Document Number: 2015-31956
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
City of Riverside, California; Notice of Filing
Document Number: 2015-31955
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice Of Filings #2
Document Number: 2015-31954
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2015-31953
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To Conduct Scoping Meetings; and Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement; Colusa-Sutter 500-Kilovolt Transmission Line Project, Colusa and Sutter Counties, California (DOE/EIS-0514)
Document Number: 2015-31902
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-18
Agency: Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration
Western Area Power Administration (Western) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) are jointly proposing the new 500- kilovolt (kV) Colusa-Sutter (CoSu) Transmission Line Project (Project) to be located within Colusa and Sutter Counties, California. The Project would interconnect the California-Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) transmission system, near either Arbuckle or Maxwell, California, to the Central Valley Project (CVP) transmission system near Yuba City, California. This notice announces Western's decision to jointly prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in conjunction with SMUD's preparation of a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental impact report (EIR). The joint EIS/EIR will examine the potential environmental effects of the CoSu Project. The joint EIS/EIR will address Western's proposed action of constructing the CoSu Project as well as making any necessary modifications to Western facilities to accommodate the new line; and SMUD's proposed action of whether or not to fund the proposed Project. This notice starts a 60-day public scoping period that will assist in the preparation of a Draft EIS/EIR. During the public scoping period, Western and SMUD are seeking public comments including issues, concerns, and opportunities that should be considered in the analysis of the proposed Project.
Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2015-31792
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-17
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC). 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.
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