Department of Energy May 20, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Proposed 2028 Parker-Davis Project Power Marketing Plan
The Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Desert Southwest Region (DSW) has developed a Proposed 2028 Parker-Davis Project (P-DP) Power Marketing Plan (Proposed 2028 Plan). The Proposed 2028 Plan provides for marketing power from P-DP from October 1, 2028, through September 30, 2048. WAPA currently markets 259,206 kilowatts (kW) of capacity and associated energy from P-DP in the summer and 198,337 kW in the winter, under long-term contracts to 35 customers located in Arizona, California, and Nevada. On September 30, 2028, WAPA's existing long-term sales contracts for P-DP power will expire, and the Proposed 2028 Plan would take effect October 1, 2028. WAPA developed the Proposed 2028 Plan to define the products and services to be offered, along with Eligibility and Allocation Criteria that will lead to allocations of P-DP power to contractors. This Federal Register notice initiates the formal public process for the Proposed 2028 Plan. As part of the process, WAPA requests public comment.
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including air-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a rated cooling capacity greater than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h. In this direct final rule, DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards, based on clear and convincing evidence, for air-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a rated cooling capacity greater than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h, which it has determined satisfy the relevant statutory criteria.
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including air-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a rated cooling capacity greater than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h. In this notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR"), the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes amended energy conservation standards, based on clear and convincing evidence, identical to those set forth in a direct final rule ("DFR") published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. If DOE receives adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal of the direct final rule, DOE will publish a notification of withdrawal and will proceed with this proposed rule.
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Air-Cooled, Evaporatively-Cooled, and Water-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is amending the Federal test procedures for air-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a rated cooling capacity greater than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h, evaporatively-cooled commercial package air conditioners, and water-cooled commercial package air conditioners to incorporate by reference the latest versions of the applicable industry test standards. Specifically, DOE is amending the current test procedure for this equipment for measuring the current cooling and heating metricsintegrated energy efficiency ratio ("IEER") and coefficient of performance ("COP"), respectively; and establishing a new test procedure for this equipment that adopts two new metrics integrated ventilation, economizer, and cooling ("IVEC") and integrated ventilation and heating efficiency ("IVHE"). Testing to the IVEC and IVHE metrics will not be required until such time as compliance is required with any amended energy conservation standard based on the new metrics. Additionally, DOE is amending certain provisions of DOE's regulations related to representations and enforcement for the subject equipment.
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Circulator Pumps
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including circulator pumps. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more-stringent, standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE is adopting new energy conservation standards for circulator pumps. It has determined that the energy conservation standards for this equipment would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) revises its regulations regarding records maintained on individuals under the Privacy Act. The revisions would clarify and update procedural requirements pertaining to the inclusion of a Social Security number (SSN) on documents that the Department sends by mail. These revisions are necessary to implement the SSN Fraud Prevention Act of 2017's restriction on the inclusion of SSNs on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government. Additionally, the Department proposes to maintain a publicly available list authorizing certain designated documents to include SSNs if: inclusion is necessary; and the documents are requested by individuals outside DOE or other Federal agencies.
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