Department of Energy 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The provisional fixed rates for the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) firm power service and the formula rates for the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) transmission services, ancillary services, sale of surplus products, and joint dispatch transmission service have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis. The firm power rates under SLCA/IP Firm Power Rate Schedule SLIP-F12 expire December 31, 2023. Western Area Power Administration's (WAPA) CRSP Management Center (CRSP MC) is renewing all SLCA/IP and CRSP rates under one Federal Register notice (FRN), making all rates effective for the same period. These new rates replace existing firm power, transmission, ancillary services, sale of surplus products, and joint dispatch transmission service rates under Rate Orders No. WAPA-190, WAPA-195, and WAPA-199.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0003186 regarding the state of technology on the progression to net-zero emission propulsion technologies for the rail industry. The purpose of this RFI is to aggregate knowledge from rail stakeholders to help direct actions regarding future propulsion technologies, infrastructure requirements, and coordination among key stakeholders to ensure that the rail sector is meeting or exceeding U.S. decarbonization milestones. DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is specifically interested in information on the rail industry's current alternative fuels trajectory, the driving forces behind it, and the key barriers to achieving this transition.

This notice announces a meeting of the National Petroleum Council. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

The Sierra Nevada Region (SN) of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) is extending the public comment period for 30 days on its proposed formula rates for Central Valley Project (CVP) power, transmission, and ancillary services; and California-Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) transmission service under Rate Order No. WAPA-207.

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

Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary No. 1, Inc. (the Applicant or EE US No. 1) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its request for information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0003166 regarding mitigation strategies for the technical and operational effects of wind turbines on critical radar missions, as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposes to rescind an existing system of records notice. The following SORN is being proposed for rescindment: ``FERC- 61: Request for Commission Publications and Information.'' The basis for rescindment is explained below.

The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is announcing the adjusted amount of indemnification provided under subsection 170d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), commonly known as the Price- Anderson Act. Subsection 170t. of the AEA requires an inflation adjustment of the indemnification amount at least once during each 5- year period following July 1, 2003, in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This notice announces $16,592,154,000 as the fourth inflation-adjusted indemnification amount based on the aggregate percentage change in the CPI during the 5-year period from July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2023.