Department of Energy July 22, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

North Star Electric Cooperative (Applicant or North Star) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on a renewal of currently approved information collection, FERC-585 (Reporting of Electric Energy Shortages and Contingency Plans Under PURPA \1\ Section 206), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is granting a waiver extension (Case No. 2020-025) to AHT Cooling Systems GmbH and AHT Cooling Systems USA Inc. (``AHT'') from specified portions of the DOE Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers (collectively ``commercial refrigeration equipment'' or ``CRE'') test procedure for determining the energy consumption of the specified AHT CRE basic models. Under this extension, AHT is required to test and rate the specified basic models in accordance with the alternate test procedure specified in the Order.

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on a renewal of currently approved information collection FERC-552, (Annual Report of Natural Gas Transactions), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

In this notice of proposed rulemaking (``NOPR''), the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') proposes to revise the current definition of ``showerhead'' adopted in the December 16, 2020 final rule (``December 2020 Final Rule'') by reinstating the prior definition of ``showerhead.'' This reinstatement of the prior definition is consistent with the purposes of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``EPCA''). Further, DOE has tentatively determined that, in reinstating the prior definition of ``showerhead,'' all showerheads within a product containing multiple showerheads will be considered part of a single showerhead for determining compliance with the 2.5 gallons per minute (``gpm'') standard. In addition, DOE proposes to remove the current definition of ``body spray'' adopted in the December 2020 Final Rule. Finally, DOE does not propose any changes to the definition of ``safety shower showerhead'' adopted in the December 2020 Final Rule. DOE invites comment on all aspects of this proposal, including data and information to assist in evaluating whether the definition of ``showerhead'' from the October 2013 Final Rule should be reinstated, and announces a webinar to collect comments and data on its proposal.