Department of Energy December 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

CHPE LLC (the Applicant) has filed an application to amend Presidential Permit No. PP-481-1. CHPE LLC is requesting the amendment to clarify the maximum electric transmission capacity of the previously permitted facilities.

The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') proposes to amend the test procedures for ceiling fans. DOE initially presented proposed amendments in a notice of proposed rulemaking (``NOPR'') published on September 30, 2019. DOE is publishing this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (``SNOPR'') to present modifications to certain proposals presented in the NOPR, and to propose additional amendments. In this SNOPR, DOE proposes to include a definition for ``circulating air'' for the purpose of the ceiling fan definition, include ceiling fans greater than 24 feet in the scope, include certain belt-driven ceiling fans within scope, include a standby metric for large-diameter ceiling fans, amend the low speed definition, permit an alternate set- up to collect air velocity test data, amend certain set-up and operation specifications, amend the blade thickness measurement requirement, and update product-specific rounding and enforcement provisions. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal.

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 Procurement Requirements, OMB Control Number 1910-4100. The proposed collection will collect procurement information necessary to administer and manage DOE's procurement and acquisition programs.

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 the currently approved information collection, FERC Form 580 (Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices Pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection requirements. The Commission received no comments on the 60-day notice.

On January 5, 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') published a final rule that made two sets of amendments to the test procedure for central air conditioners and heat pumps (``CAC/HPs''): amendments to the existing test procedure required for determining compliance with the current energy conservation standards; and establishment of a new test procedure that would be the basis for making efficiency representations as of the compliance date for any amended energy conservation standards. This document corrects typographical errors, omissions, and incorrect cross-references in the Code of Federal Regulations that resulted from the January 2017 final rule. Neither the errors nor the corrections in this document affect the substance of the rulemaking or any conclusions reached in support of the final rule.

The Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), requests information on how to site Federal facilities for the temporary, consolidated storage of spent nuclear fuel using a consent- based approach. DOE anticipates that communities; governments at the local, State, and Tribal levels; members of the public; energy and environmental justice groups; organizations or corporations; and other stakeholders may be interested in responding to this Request for Information (RFI). We especially welcome insight from people, communities, and groups that have historically not been well- represented in these discussions. Responses to the RFI will inform development of a consent-based siting process, overall strategy for an integrated waste management system, and possibly a funding opportunity.