Department of Energy July 6, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting an emergency request for the information collection, FERC-6(PL) (One-time Re-filing Under Docket PL19-4 of Page 700 of Form No. 6 (Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies)), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.

This notice announces receipt of and publishes a petition for waiver and interim waiver from LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. (``LGE''), which seeks a waiver from the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') test procedure used for determining the efficiency of specified central air conditioner (``CAC'') and heat pump (``HP'') basic models. DOE also gives notice of an Interim Waiver Order that requires LGE to test and rate specified CAC and HP basic models in accordance with the alternate test procedure set forth in the Interim Waiver Order. DOE solicits comments, data, and information concerning LGE's petition and its suggested alternate test procedure so as to inform DOE's final decision on LGE's waiver request.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issues this final rule to amend its regulations to preclude the issuance of authorizations to proceed with construction activities with respect to natural gas facilities authorized by order issued pursuant to section 3 or section 7 of the Natural Gas Act until either the time for filing a request for rehearing of such order has passed with no rehearing request being filed or the Commission has acted on the merits of any rehearing request.