Department of Energy October 21, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, requires that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) make a determination on the impact, if any, of any lessening of competition likely to result from an energy conservation standard and that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) publish such determination in the Federal Register. DOE published a direct final rule and accompanying notice of proposed rulemaking for consumer conventional cooking products on February 14, 2024. In accordance with EPCA, DOE is publishing DOJ's determination of the impact, if any, the energy conservation standards for consumer conventional cooking products will have on competition.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Department of Energy Activities in Support of Commercial Production of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) (Final HALEU EIS) (DOE/EIS- 0559). DOE prepared the Final HALEU EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate the No Action Alternative and the Proposed Action to acquire, through procurement from commercial sources, HALEU enriched to at least 19.75 and less than 20 weight percent U-235 over a 10-year period of performance, and to facilitate the establishment of commercial HALEU fuel production. The Proposed Action addresses the Energy Act of 2020 for the acquisition of HALEU produced by a commercial entity using enrichment technology and making it available for commercial use or demonstration projects.