Department of Energy 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Mandatory Transmission and Distribution Planning Support Activities
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published an interim final rule on April 29, 2024, that amends the State Energy Program (SEP) regulations to incorporate certain changes made to the DOE-administered formula grant program by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. DOE is adopting the interim final rule as final without changes.
Oil Pipeline Capacity Allocation Issues and Anomalous Conditions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is terminating the notice of inquiry (NOI) proceeding considering oil pipeline capacity allocation issues that arise under anomalous conditions.
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amends its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain enumerated exceptions, the latest version (Version 4.0) of Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines adopted by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). NAESB's revisions in this version of the standards are designed to promote greater efficiency and reliability of the natural gas industry's operations and strengthen the cybersecurity protections provided within the standards.
Agency Information Collection Proposed Extension
EIA invites public comment on the proposed three-year extension, with changes, to the Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research, as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EIA-882T, Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research, provides EIA with the authority to utilize qualitative and quantitative methodologies to pretest questionnaires and validate the quality of data collected on EIA's surveys. EIA uses EIA-882T to meet its obligation to publish, and otherwise make available independent, high-quality statistical data to federal government agencies, state and local governments, the energy industry, researchers, and the general public.
Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
In this order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission addresses arguments raised on rehearing, sets aside, in part, and clarifies Order No. 1920, which required transmission providers to conduct Long-Term Regional Transmission Planning to ensure the identification, evaluation, and selection, as well as the allocation of the costs, of more efficient or cost-effective regional transmission solutions to address Long-Term Transmission Needs. Order No. 1920 also directed other reforms to improve coordination of regional transmission planning and generator interconnection processes, require consideration of certain alternative transmission technologies in regional transmission planning processes, and improve transparency of local transmission planning processes and coordination between regional and local transmission planning processes.
Establishing Reasonable Period of Time and Clarifications Regarding Clean Water Act Section 401(a)(1) Certifications for Hydroelectric Proceedings
In this final rule, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) amends its regulations to clarify that for any proceedings before the Commission that require a water quality certification pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), the reasonable period of time during which the certifying authority may act on the water quality certification request is one year from the certifying authority's receipt of the request. The final rule also clarifies that all Commission authorizations that have the potential to discharge into waters of the United States require a section 401 water quality certification or waiver, including, depending on the activity being proposed, authorizations associated with hydropower exemptions, amendments, and surrenders. Finally, the final rule provides updated terminology in the Commission's hydropower regulations, updates the timing of the filing requirements for the Commission's expedited hydropower licensing process, and in response to comments on the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, removes inconsistent language from parts 5 and 7 of the Commission's regulations.
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