Department of Energy March 18, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Energy Conservation Program: Notice of Request for Information on the Measurement of Average Use Cycles or Periods of Use in DOE Test Procedures
Document Number: 2019-04999
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-03-18
Agency: Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a data and information collection process through this request for information to better understand whether there are provisions in the Department's test procedures for consumer appliances and industrial equipment that could be improved to produce results that are more representative of average use cycles or periods of use. Over time, many of DOE's test procedures have been amended to account for products' increased functionality and modes of operation. DOE's intent in issuing this RFI is to gather information to ensure that the inclusion of measurement provisions in its test procedures associated with such increased functionality has not inadvertently compromised the measurement of representative average use cycles or periods of use, and made some test procedures unnecessarily burdensome. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject within the scope of this document, including topics not directly outlined in this RFI. DOE particularly welcomes comments on any suggestions for reducing or avoiding regulatory burdens within the context of measuring average use cycles or periods of use.
Agency Information Collection Extension
Document Number: 2019-04992
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-18
Agency: Department of Energy
The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Contractor Legal Management Requirements, OMB Control Number 1910-5115. The proposed collection will require covered DOE contractors and subcontractors to submit to DOE counsel a legal management plan within 60 days following execution of a contract or request of the contracting officer. Covered contractors must also submit an annual legal budget that includes cost projections for matters defined as significant matters. The budget detail will depend on the nature of the activities and complexity of the matters included in the budget. The regulation further requires covered contractors to submit staffing and resource plans addressing matters defined as significant matters in litigation. The regulation requires covered contractors to submit certain information related to litigation initiated against the contractor before initiating defensive litigation, offensive litigation, or entering into a settlement agreement.
Application To Export Electric Energy; CP Energy Marketing (US) Inc.
Document Number: 2019-04990
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-18
Agency: Department of Energy
CP Energy Marketing (US) Inc. (Applicant or CP Energy Marketing) has applied to renew its authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
Loveland Area Projects, Colorado River Storage Project, Central Arizona Project, Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project, and Parker-Davis Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-187
Document Number: 2019-04989
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-18
Agency: Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes to extend its existing formula rates for on-peak and off-peak transmission service provided under the WestConnect Point-to-Point Regional Transmission Service Participation Agreement (WestConnect PA) through May 31, 2024. The existing rate schedule for this service, Rate Schedule WC-8, expires on May 31, 2019.
Proposed Subsequent Arrangement
Document Number: 2019-04988
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-18
Agency: Department of Energy
This document is being issued under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The Department is providing notice of a proposed subsequent arrangement under the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between the United States of America and the European Atomic Energy Community.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford
Document Number: 2019-04984
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-18
Agency: Department of Energy
On February 6, 2019, the Department of Energy published a notice of open meeting announcing a meeting on April 10-11, 2019 of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford (84 FR 2193). This document makes a correction to that notice.
Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2019-04983
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-18
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under Section 9008(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register.
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
Document Number: 2019-04615
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-03-18
Agency: Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to revise its test procedures for fluorescent lamp ballasts. DOE proposes to update references to industry standards; clarify the selection of reference lamps; provide a second stabilization option for measuring ballast luminous efficiency; provide a test procedure for measuring the performance of ballasts at light outputs less than full light output; and revise the test procedure for measuring standby mode energy consumption. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal.
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