Department of Energy September 10, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is publishing notice of a newly established Privacy Act system of records. DOE proposes to establish System of Records DOE-85 Research, Technology, and Economic Security (RTES) Due Diligence Review Records as part of the Department's implementation of Government-wide and Departmental RTES requirements included in National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), the CHIPS and Science Act, and other laws or Executive orders related to research security. Records in this system are maintained and used by the Department to track and monitor research, technology, and economic security risk assessments associated with the projects for which the Department receives applications, proposals, and submissions for research, development, deployment, demonstrations, commercialization, and scientific activities, and Departmental laboratories and facilities performing such activities, as well as certain high-risk non-scientific and non-research and development activities and for projects DOE otherwise is or is considering supporting.

The Department of Energy (DOE, the Department) is proposing to revise its regulations to exempt certain records maintained under a newly established system of recordsDOE-85, Research, Technology, and Economic Security Due Diligence Review Recordsfrom the notification and access provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. The Department proposes to exempt portions of this system of records from these subsections of the Privacy Act because of requirements related to classified information.

The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Statement of Change in Control (Statement) filed by Driftwood LNG LLC (Driftwood LNG) on August 16, 2024. The Statement describes an expected change in Driftwood LNG's upstream ownership. The Statement was filed under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).