Department of Energy December 22, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to revise its policy for evaluating whether contractual committed transportation service complies with the Interstate Commerce Act where the only shipper to obtain the contractual committed service is the pipeline's affiliate. Specifically, in addition to those factors the Commission has considered in the past, the Commission proposes to evaluate the rate and non-rate terms offered in the open season to ensure they were not structured to favor the pipeline's affiliate and to exclude nonaffiliates.

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) invites public input for its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002885 regarding the solicitation process and structure of future DOE Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) to fund the Energy Auditor and Career Skills Training (EAT and CST) grant programs, in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This RFI also seeks public input on the State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training program (Contractor Training Program), as set forth in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The information collected from this RFI will be used by DOE for planning purposes to develop one or multiple potential FOAs related to these programs.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the publication of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled ``Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling,'' in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The anticipated FOA will support the broader government-wide approach to accelerate progress in clean hydrogen technologies and maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition as the nation works to curb the climate crisis, empower workers, and advance environmental justice.