Department of Energy October 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Accounting and Reporting Treatment of Certain Renewable Energy Assets
In this final rule, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is amending the Uniform System of Accounts (USofA) for public utilities and licensees to: create new accounts for wind, solar, and other renewable generating assets; create a new functional class for energy storage accounts; codify the accounting treatment of environmental credits; and create new accounts within existing functions for computer hardware, software, and communication equipment. We also amend the relevant FERC forms to accommodate these changes.
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-516H) Comment Request; Extension; Correction
The published notice in the Federal Register of September 28, 2023, concerning request for comments on the currently approved information collection, FERC-516H, (Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings, Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff). The document currently omitted the comment period end date and has the incorrect Docket No. referenced.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
This notice provides the Performance Review Board Standing Register for the Department of Energy. This listing supersedes all previously published lists of PRB members.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
This notice provides the Performance Review Board Chair designee for the Department of Energy. This listing supersedes all previously published lists of Performance Review Board Chair.
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including metal halide lamp fixtures (``MHLFs''). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') to periodically determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this notification of proposed determination (``NOPD''), DOE has initially determined that amended energy conservation standards for MHLFs would not be cost effective. DOE requests comment on this proposed determination and the associated analyses and results.
Office of Science (DOE)/Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF) Nuclear Science Advisory Committee
Pursuant the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) has been renewed for a two-year period.
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
The Department of Energy hereby publishes a notice of open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). This meeting will be held virtually for members of the public, and in-person for SEAB members. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
This notice announces an open virtual meeting of the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada
This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Petroleum-Equivalent Fuel Economy Calculation
On April 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), in which DOE proposed regulations regarding procedures for calculating a value for the petroleum equivalent fuel economy of electric vehicles (EVs) for use in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT). In their comments to DOE's NOPR, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) raised the issue of the ability of manufacturers to comply with the proposed PEF in 2027 due to vehicle design cycles. DOE is providing notice that it sent follow-up letters to member companies of the Auto Innovators inviting the companies to provide information to clarify the challenges to implementing the revised standard to apply to model year (MY) 2027- 2031 vehicles as proposed. In this notice and request for comment, DOE requests additional comment on the questions posed to the Auto Innovator members providing a similar opportunity to all stakeholders.
Emergency Order Issued to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), to Operate Power Generating Facilities Under Limited Circumstances in Texas as a Result of Extreme Weather
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is issuing this Notice to document emergency actions that it has taken pursuant to the Federal Power Act. DOE issued an emergency order to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) to operate certain power generating facilities under limited circumstances as described further in this section. ERCOT is the independent system operator for over 26 million people in Texas (ERCOT Region). The State of Texas experienced a sustained heat wave that resulted in abnormally high electric demand. Because the additional generation required to serve the ERCOT Region was anticipated to result in a conflict with environmental standards and requirements, DOE authorized only the necessary additional generation for ERCOT to sufficiently supply the amount of energy needed to prevent electrical disruption. However, because no facilities operated above permitted levels during the emergency as authorized by the DOE order, no environmental impacts resulted from DOE issuing the order. Consequently, DOE has decided not to prepare a special environmental analysis.
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