Department of Energy December 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 proposed extension pf the information collection, FERC-725A(1C), Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System: Reliability Standard TOP-001-5 (OMB Control No. 1902-0298).

Emera Energy Services, Inc. (the Applicant or EES) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 8 LLC (the Applicant or EES No. 8) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

On November 22, 2023, the Secretary of Energy issued a Secretarial Determination (hereafter ``determination'') covering the sale, lease, or transfer of up to 750 kilograms uranium (kgU) of high- assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) (above 5, but less than 20 weight percent (wt.-%) uranium-235) per year during the two-year period following signature of the determination to support molybdenum-99 (Mo- 99) production. For the reasons set forth in the Department's ``Analysis of Potential Impacts of Certain Uranium Transactions on the Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment Industries,'' which is incorporated into the determination, the Secretary determined that these transactions will not have an adverse material impact on the domestic uranium mining, conversion, or enrichment industries.

TransCanada Energy Sales Ltd. (the Applicant or TCES) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 6 LLC (the Applicant or EES No. 6) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC (the Applicant or BETM) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

This notice announces an open virtual meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) seeks comment on whether, and if so, how, the Commission should revise its policy on providing blanket authorizations for investment companies under section 203(a)(2) of the Federal Power Act. The Commission also seeks comment on what constitutes control of a public utility in evaluating holding companies', including investment companies', requests for blanket authorization and what factors it should consider when evaluating control over public utilities as part of a request for blanket authorization.

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. 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's) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to issue, on behalf of the DOE Grid Deployment Office (GDO), an amendment to the Administrative and Legal Requirements Document (ALRD) DE-FOA-0002736 (BILPreventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes), titled Amendment 000008. This grant program is authorized under of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and Amendment 000008 provides access to fiscal year (FY) 2024 formula grant allocations.