{"description":"Documents matching 'vulnerability energy infrastructure future investments'","count":1170,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=vulnerability+energy+infrastructure+future+investments&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Nonavailability Waiver applicable to Domestically Assembled Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Panels Referred to as “Solar Modules” Under Build America, Buy America Manufactured Product Provisions as Applied to Recipients of Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), this notice advises that HUD is proposing to issue a temporary, limited non-availability partial waiver of the manufactured product requirements in BABA included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for domestically assembled solar modules used in Federal financial assistance (FFA) awarded for infrastructure projects. This waiver covers multiple projects that HUD anticipates will involve the installation of solar modules with the intent of addressing multiple project specific non-availability waivers into one document to reduce paperwork and support administrative efficiency. The narrowly tailored BABA waiver proposed in this notice would support the establishment of a domestic solar supply chain, increase benefits for domestic solar manufacturing, and help reduce risks for vulnerable populations. HUD is seeking public comments on this proposed waiver.","document_number":"2024-30692","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/26/2024-30692/nonavailability-waiver-applicable-to-domestically-assembled-solar-photovoltaics-pv-panels-referred","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-26/pdf/2024-30692.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30692.pdf?1734961528","publication_date":"2024-12-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"The Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA” or “the Act”) was enacted on November 15, 2021, as part of the <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) (Pub. L. 117-58). The Act establishes a domestic content procurement preference, the BAP, for Federal <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> programs. Section 70914(a) of the Act establishes that no later than 180 days after the date of enactment, HUD must ensure that none of the funds made available for <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> projects may be obligated by the Department unless it has taken steps to ensure that the iron, steel, manufactured"},{"title":"Accelerating Speed to Power/Winning the Artificial Intelligence Race: Federal Action To Rapidly Expand Grid Capacity and Enable Electricity Demand Growth","type":"Notice","abstract":"Projected electricity demand growth from data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, semiconductor fabrication plants, and other large energy users is outpacing the capacity of the existing electric grid. The Department of Energy (DOE) is inviting public input and seeking detailed information via this request for information (RFI) from state energy offices, public utility commissions, electric utilities, regional transmission organizations and independent system operators, transmission and generation developers, large energy users, and other stakeholders on large-scale generation, transmission, and grid infrastructure projects that can accelerate speed to power to support manufacturing, industrial, and artificial intelligence/data center electricity demand growth. In addition, DOE is requesting stakeholder input on how to best utilize its funding programs and authorities to rapidly expand energy generation and transmission grid capacity to meet electricity demand growth across the country in a reliable and affordable manner.","document_number":"2025-18058","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/18/2025-18058/accelerating-speed-to-powerwinning-the-artificial-intelligence-race-federal-action-to-rapidly-expand","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-18/pdf/2025-18058.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18058.pdf?1758113112","publication_date":"2025-09-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"fabrication plants, and other large <span class=\"match\">energy</span> users is outpacing the capacity of the existing electric grid. The Department of <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> (DOE) is inviting public input and seeking detailed information via this request for \n \n information (RFI) from state <span class=\"match\">energy</span> offices, public utility commissions, electric utilities, regional transmission organizations and independent system operators, transmission and generation developers, large <span class=\"match\">energy</span> users, and other stakeholders on large-scale generation, transmission, and grid <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> projects that can accelerate"},{"title":"Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document contains a proposed regulation that clarifies, and provides a safe harbor for, a fiduciary's duty of prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in connection with selecting designated investment alternatives for a participant-directed individual account plan, including asset allocation funds that include alternative assets. This proposal implements section 3(c) of President Trump's Executive Order 14330, Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors.","document_number":"2026-06178","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/31/2026-06178/fiduciary-duties-in-selecting-designated-investment-alternatives","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-31/pdf/2026-06178.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06178.pdf?1774901707","publication_date":"2026-03-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"given the scope of such fiduciary's <span class=\"match\">investment</span> duties, the fiduciary knows or should know are relevant to the particular <span class=\"match\">investment</span> . . . including the role the <span class=\"match\">investment</span> or <span class=\"match\">investment</span> course of action plays in that portion of the plan's <span class=\"match\">investment</span> portfolio or menu with respect to which the fiduciary has <span class=\"match\">investment</span> duties.” \n \n 3 \n \n \n And second, the fiduciary must have “acted accordingly.” \n 4 \n \n \n \n \n 3 \n  29 CFR 2550.404a-1(b)(1)(i).\n \n \n \n \n 4 \n  29 CFR 2550.404a-1(b)(1)(ii).\n \n \n \n While the 1979 <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> Duties Regulation does not define"},{"title":"Guidance on Multimodal State Freight Plans and State Freight Advisory Committees","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act included a provision requiring each State that receives funding under the National Highway Freight Program (NHFP) to develop a State Freight Plan (the Plan) that provides a comprehensive approach for the immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the State with respect to freight, and meets all the required plan contents listed in the Act. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) added several new required elements and updated procedures for State Freight Plans. This guidance document updates and replaces the prior guidance on State Freight Plans and State Freight Advisory Committees issued on January 12, 2023. It also updates the guidance to be consistent with recent Executive Orders issued by President Trump and DOT Orders issued by Secretary Duffy. Except for any requirements specified in the statutes cited in the guidance document, the contents of this guidance document do not have the force and effect of law and do not bind the public in any way. The contents will not be relied upon by the Department as a separate basis for affirmative enforcement action or other administrative penalty. Conformity with any recommendations in this guidance document, as distinct from statutory requirements, is voluntary only, and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under existing statutes.","document_number":"2026-03648","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03648/guidance-on-multimodal-state-freight-plans-and-state-freight-advisory-committees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03648.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03648.pdf?1771854314","publication_date":"2026-02-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"}],"excerpts":"safety, <span class=\"match\">energy</span>, and food that are particularly vital to sustain human life, as well as the aforementioned areas of proper Federal interest and corollary supply chains.\n \n DOT recommends that the State Freight Plan describe the conditions and performance of the State's freight transportation system, including trends in conditions and performance. This analysis would help identify needs for <span class=\"match\">future</span> <span class=\"match\">investment</span> within the State. If a State has already conducted an analysis of the conditions and performance of its overall public <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span>, that analysis"},{"title":"Corps of Engineers Agency Specific Procedures To Implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule establishes Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G) for Federal water resources investments. It provides a framework to govern how the Corps would evaluate proposed water resources investments, subject to the PR&G. The rule incorporates recommendations from interested parties. The Army is issuing this rule in response to congressional direction in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.","document_number":"2024-29652","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/19/2024-29652/corps-of-engineers-agency-specific-procedures-to-implement-the-principles-requirements-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-19/pdf/2024-29652.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29652.pdf?1734529516","publication_date":"2024-12-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers","name":"Engineers Corps","id":142,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/engineers-corps","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/142","parent_id":103,"slug":"engineers-corps"}],"excerpts":"“Federal <span class=\"match\">investment</span>” and “public benefit.” The PR&amp;G focus on Federal water resources <span class=\"match\">investments</span>, including projects, plans, and programs that either directly or indirectly affect water quality or water quantity, including ecosystem restoration or related land management activities. The level of a given Federal <span class=\"match\">investment</span> will be determined on a present value basis over the life of the Federal <span class=\"match\">investment</span>, and the net public benefits of an <span class=\"match\">investment</span> will be assessed and used to guide Federal decision-making. Federal water resources <span class=\"match\">investments</span> should"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or \"the Department\") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, \"Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment\" (\"Process Rule\"). Specifically, DOE proposes to: make Appendix A binding on DOE for certain actions; amend objectives and considerations consistent with recent Executive orders and Department policies; add a definition of \"significant energy savings\"; re-instate the comparative analysis requirement, described as a \"walk up\" approach; include certain economic thresholds; re-instate the description of clear and convincing evidence; and revert to language from the 2020 Process Rule text, with minor edits, in several sections. In addition to requesting written comments on its proposal, DOE will also hold a public meeting to discuss this proposal and obtain additional input.","document_number":"2026-13674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13674/energy-conservation-program-procedures-interpretations-and-policies-for-consideration-of-new-or","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13674.pdf?1783341912","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"amount of <span class=\"match\">energy</span> saved over the 30-year \n \n analysis period. The second threshold would account for situations where standards result in significant <span class=\"match\">energy</span> savings in absolute terms that may be achieved through small percentage reductions in <span class=\"match\">energy</span> use for covered products and equipment that use more <span class=\"match\">energy</span> (\n e.g., \n water heaters and central air conditioners and heat pumps).\n \n In proposing these thresholds, DOE notes that the choice of site <span class=\"match\">energy</span> vs. source (or primary) <span class=\"match\">energy</span> is important. Site <span class=\"match\">energy</span> consumption refers to <span class=\"match\">energy</span> use at the"},{"title":"New Car Assessment Program Final Decision Notice-Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection","type":"Notice","abstract":"This final decision notice adds a crashworthiness pedestrian protection program to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) to evaluate new model year vehicles' abilities to mitigate pedestrian injuries. Based on its previous research, NHTSA concurs with and adopts most of the European New Car Assessment Programme's (Euro NCAP) pedestrian crashworthiness assessment methods, including the injury limits for test devices and the score calculation method used for impact points. NHTSA will identify new model year vehicles meeting a certain minimum safety threshold on the Agency's website and other published literature. This notice responds in part to the provisions in Section 24213 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which requires NHTSA to incorporate measures in NCAP for evaluating the protection that new vehicles provide vulnerable road users like pedestrians.","document_number":"2024-27446","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/25/2024-27446/new-car-assessment-program-final-decision-notice-crashworthiness-pedestrian-protection","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-25/pdf/2024-27446.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27446.pdf?1732283120","publication_date":"2024-11-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"of NCAP. \n In finalizing its decisions for this notice, in addition to comments received, the Agency sought to address requirements in the 2021 Bipartisan <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> Law, enacted as the <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and Jobs Act, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Roadway Safety Strategy initiative. These considerations are described below. \n 1. 2021 Bipartisan <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> Law (BIL) \n Section 24213(b) of the BIL requires NHTSA to add information about VRU safety to NCAP to (i) determine which technologies shall be included, (ii)"},{"title":"Development of Guidance for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure Deployment Under the Clean School Bus Funding Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning a new funding opportunity under the Clean School Bus (CSB) Program to encourage broad participation and fleet turnover by providing school districts with greater choice in school bus technology while strengthening oversight and compliance. To support the development of this new funding opportunity, the EPA invites public comments to inform the Agency's understanding of the availability of alternative fuels and associated technologies in the medium- and heavy-duty school bus sector. The EPA is committed to ensuring that all technologies covered by the definition of \"clean school bus\" in 42 U.S.C. 16091(a)(3) are included in a new funding opportunity later this year. In addition to seeking information on available alternative fuels and buses for the upcoming funding opportunity, the EPA is also seeking information from the public on additional ways the Agency can further safeguard taxpayer dollars. The EPA conducted a programmatic review of the previous CSB funding rounds and identified areas for enhanced controls. The EPA is interested in identifying additional ways to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse within the CSB Program and is requesting comment to ensure that the Agency has the most comprehensive information available regarding robust oversight and compliance.","document_number":"2026-03351","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/20/2026-03351/development-of-guidance-for-alternative-fuel-vehicles-and-fueling-infrastructure-deployment-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/pdf/2026-03351.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03351.pdf?1771508712","publication_date":"2026-02-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"for a portion of service.\n \n C. Fueling <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> \n Through the CSB Program, the EPA may fund fueling <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> as an eligible expense in supporting school bus projects. The EPA seeks information on the availability, pricing, performance, and other considerations of alternative fueling <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> systems and components. Regarding fueling <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span>, this RFI is intended to help the EPA better understand (1) the market availability of domestically manufactured alternative fueling <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> and (2) common fueling practices for"},{"title":"Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore Alaska-Request for Information and Interest","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is initiating the first steps that could potentially lead to a lease sale for minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Alaska by publishing this request for information and interest (RFI). This RFI is not a final decision to lease and does not prejudge any future Secretarial decisions concerning leasing on the OCS offshore Alaska. This RFI requests information and comments on, and indications of interest in, the leasing of OCS minerals in an area offshore Alaska, referred to as the RFI Area, with details in Section 5 \"Description of the RFI Area.\" BOEM will consider information and interest received in response to this RFI when considering whether to proceed with additional steps leading to the offer of OCS minerals for lease offshore Alaska. Those interested in providing comments or information should provide the information requested in Section 6 \"Types of Information and Comments Requested,\" of this RFI. Those interested in leasing in and around the RFI Area for OCS mineral development should provide the information described in Section 7 \"Requested Information for Indications of Interest.\" BOEM will decide whether and under what terms and conditions to hold a lease sale for commercial OCS mineral development offshore Alaska after further consideration, consultations, public participation, and environmental analyses.","document_number":"2026-01808","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/29/2026-01808/commercial-leasing-for-outer-continental-shelf-minerals-offshore-alaska-request-for-information-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-29/pdf/2026-01808.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01808.pdf?1769607919","publication_date":"2026-01-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"capabilities, <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> development, and technological innovation. To support and facilitate domestic production of critical minerals, the Trump Administration has issued a series of Executive Orders (EOs), including E.O. 14156, “Declaring a National <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Emergency (January 20, 2025);” E.O. 14154, “Unleashing American <span class=\"match\">Energy</span>” (January 20, 2025) and E.O. 14285, “Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources” (April 24, 2025). The Secretary of the Interior also issued Secretary's Order (SO) 3417, “Addressing the National <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Emergency”"},{"title":"Freight Car Safety Standards Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FRA is proposing to amend the Freight Car Safety Standards (FCSS) to implement section 22425 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act). The Act places certain restrictions on newly built freight cars placed into service in the United States (U.S.) including limiting content that originates from a country of concern (COC) or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise (SOE) and prohibiting the use of sensitive technology that originates from a COC or SOE. The Act mandates that FRA issue a regulation to monitor and enforce industry's compliance with the standards of the Act.","document_number":"2023-26133","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/08/2023-26133/freight-car-safety-standards-implementing-the-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-08/pdf/2023-26133.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-26133.pdf?1701956717","publication_date":"2023-12-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"II. <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and Jobs Act Background \n III. Application of the <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and Jobs Act to Railroad Freight Car Manufacturers Including Discussions With RSA \n A. The <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and Jobs Act Content Limitations Apply Only at the Time of Manufacture \n B. After-Manufacture Changes Are Not Covered by the <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and Jobs Act \n C. Railroad Freight Cars Already Placed in Service in the U.S. Are Not Subject to the <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and Jobs Act \n D. The <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and"},{"title":"Notice of Funding Opportunity for the FY 2023-FY 2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024. This notice solicits applications for program funds made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This notice also solicits applications for projects under the Magnetic Levitation Technology Deployment Program, funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The opportunity described in this notice is made available under Assistance Listings Number 20.325, \"Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements,\" and Assistance Listings Number 20.318, \"Maglev Project Selection--SAFETEA-LU.\"","document_number":"2024-06710","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/29/2024-06710/notice-of-funding-opportunity-for-the-fy-2023-fy-2024-consolidated-rail-infrastructure-and-safety","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-29/pdf/2024-06710.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06710.pdf?1711629925","publication_date":"2024-03-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"selected by OFCCP, as a condition of their DOT award. \n b. Critical <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> Security, Cybersecurity and Resilience \n It is the policy of the United States to strengthen the security and resilience of its critical <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> against all hazards, including physical and cyber risks, consistent with Presidential Policy Directive 21—Critical <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> Security and Resilience, and the National Security Memorandum (NSM-5) on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> Control Systems. Each applicant selected for Federal funding must"},{"title":"Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation","type":"Rule","abstract":"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.","document_number":"2024-27982","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/06/2024-27982/building-for-the-future-through-electric-regional-transmission-planning-and-cost-allocation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-06/pdf/2024-27982.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27982.pdf?1733406318","publication_date":"2024-12-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","id":167,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-energy-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/167","parent_id":136,"slug":"federal-energy-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"rowth-and-for-a-clean-<span class=\"match\">energy</span>-<span class=\"match\">future</span> \n (“Analysis suggests that the [Inflation Reduction Act] could more than triple clean <span class=\"match\">energy</span> production in the U.S. and lead to $600 billion in capital <span class=\"match\">investment</span> in clean <span class=\"match\">energy</span> <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span>.”); Evergreen Action NOPR Initial Comments at 3-4; NextEra NOPR Reply Comments at 5); \n id. \n P 99.\n \n \n \n \n 160 \n  \n Id. \n P 97 (“Since 2014, for example, `commercial and industrial customers have contracted for more than 52 GW of clean <span class=\"match\">energy</span>.'” \n \n (alteration omitted) (quoting Advanced <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Buyers NOPR Initial Comments"},{"title":"Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), as amended, requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to promulgate regulations implementing the statute's covered cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements for covered entities. CISA seeks comment on the proposed rule to implement CIRCIA's requirements and on several practical and policy issues related to the implementation of these new reporting requirements.","document_number":"2024-06526","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/04/2024-06526/cyber-incident-reporting-for-critical-infrastructure-act-circia-reporting-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-04/pdf/2024-06526.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06526.pdf?1711543528","publication_date":"2024-04-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"avoided or minimized negative impacts to critical <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> or national security, CIRCIA's mandatory reporting requirements reduce the risks associated with those campaigns. \n • By facilitating the identification and sharing of information on exploited <span class=\"match\">vulnerabilities</span> and measures that can be taken to address those <span class=\"match\">vulnerabilities</span>, incident reporting enables entities with unremediated and unmitigated <span class=\"match\">vulnerabilities</span> on their systems to take steps to remedy or mitigate those <span class=\"match\">vulnerabilities</span> before they also fall victim to cyberattack. \n • By"},{"title":"Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore American Samoa-Request for Information and Interest","type":"Notice","abstract":"On April 8, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) received an unsolicited request that Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) minerals be offered for lease in an area offshore American Samoa. After reviewing the request, BOEM decided to initiate the first steps that could potentially lead to a lease sale by publishing this request for information and interest (RFI). This RFI is not a final decision to lease and does not prejudge any future Secretarial decisions concerning leasing on the American Samoan OCS. This RFI requests information and comments on, and indications of interest in, the leasing of OCS minerals in and around the area submitted in the unsolicited lease sale request, hereby referred to as the RFI Area. BOEM will consider information and interest received in response to this RFI when considering whether to proceed with additional steps leading to the offer of OCS minerals for lease offshore American Samoa. Those interested in providing comments or information should provide the information requested in section 6, \"Types of Information and Comments Requested,\" of this RFI. Those interested in leasing in and around the RFI Area for OCS mineral development should provide the information described in section 7, \"Requested Information for Indications of Interest.\" BOEM may or may not offer a lease for commercial OCS mineral development offshore American Samoa after further consultations, public participation, and environmental analyses.","document_number":"2025-10955","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/16/2025-10955/commercial-leasing-for-outer-continental-shelf-minerals-offshore-american-samoa-request-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-16/pdf/2025-10955.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-10955.pdf?1749818724","publication_date":"2025-06-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"capabilities, <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> development, and technological innovation. To support and facilitate domestic production of critical minerals, the Trump Administration has issued a series of Executive Orders (E.O.s), including E.O. 14156, “Declaring a National <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Emergency” (January 20, 2025); E.O. 14154, “Unleashing American <span class=\"match\">Energy</span>” (January 20, 2025); and E.O. 14285, “Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources” (April 24, 2025). The Secretary of the Interior also issued Secretary's Order (SO) 3417, “Addressing the National <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Emergency”"},{"title":"Applications for Permits To Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amends its regulations governing applications for permits to site electric transmission facilities under the Federal Power Act, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, and amends its National Environmental Policy Act procedures.","document_number":"2024-10879","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/29/2024-10879/applications-for-permits-to-site-interstate-electric-transmission-facilities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-29/pdf/2024-10879.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-10879.pdf?1716900313","publication_date":"2024-05-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","id":167,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-energy-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/167","parent_id":136,"slug":"federal-energy-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Federal <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Regulatory Commission amends its regulations governing applications for permits to site electric transmission facilities under the Federal Power Act, as amended by the <span class=\"match\">Infrastructure</span> <span class=\"match\">Investment</span> and Jobs Act of 2021, and amends its National Environmental Policy Act procedures. \n \n \n DATES: \n This rule is effective July 29, 2024. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n \n Maggie Suter (Technical Information), Office of <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Projects, Federal <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington"},{"title":"Rescission of the Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Regulations, Issued May 7, 2024","type":"Rule","abstract":"Through this final rule, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rescinds and replaces the \"Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska\" final rule, issued on May 7, 2024, to restore regulatory clarity and align BLM's implementing regulations with statutory requirements and national energy policy.","document_number":"2025-19982","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19982/rescission-of-the-management-and-protection-of-the-national-petroleum-reserve-in-alaska-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19982.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19982.pdf?1763127918","publication_date":"2025-11-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Land Management","name":"Land Management Bureau","id":275,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/land-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/275","parent_id":253,"slug":"land-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"reliable and affordable <span class=\"match\">energy</span> supply. These factors constitute a national emergency as defined by the relevant legal framework, even if they do not reflect the DOI's definition of an “emergency” used in other contexts. \n While it is true that the United States remains a net <span class=\"match\">energy</span> exporter and domestic production is historically high, <span class=\"match\">energy</span> security encompasses more than output levels, especially when considering long-term <span class=\"match\">energy</span> security. E.O. 14156 recognizes that while the United States has made significant strides in <span class=\"match\">energy</span> production, new and"},{"title":"State Safety Oversight","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is publishing a final rule for State Safety Oversight (SSO). This final rule implements new requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)), removes outdated references, and simplifies notification requirements.","document_number":"2024-23866","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/18/2024-23866/state-safety-oversight","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-18/pdf/2024-23866.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23866.pdf?1729169118","publication_date":"2024-10-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"Therefore, a Tribal summary impact statement is not required.\n \n Executive Order 13211 (<span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Effects) \n FTA has analyzed this action under Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Supply, Distribution, or Use. FTA has determined that this action is not a significant <span class=\"match\">energy</span> action under that order and is not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of <span class=\"match\">energy</span>. Therefore, a Statement of <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Effects is not required. \n Executive Order 12898 (Environmental Justice) \n \n Executive"},{"title":"HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining","type":"Rule","abstract":"HUD's HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME program or HOME) provides formula grants to States and units of general local government to fund a wide range of activities to produce and maintain affordable rental and homeownership housing and provides tenant-based rental assistance for low-income and very low-income households. This final rule revises the current HOME regulations to update, simplify, or streamline requirements, better align the program with other Federal housing programs, and implement recent amendments to the HOME statute. This final rule also includes minor revisions to the regulations for the Community Development Block Grant and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs consistent with the implementation of the changes to the HOME program. This final rule follows the publication of a proposed rule on May 29, 2024, and takes into consideration the comments received in response to that proposed rule.","document_number":"2024-29824","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/06/2024-29824/home-investment-partnerships-program-program-updates-and-streamlining","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-06/pdf/2024-29824.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29824.pdf?1735911914","publication_date":"2025-01-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"which can adequately incentivize owners to perform <span class=\"match\">energy</span> efficiency upgrades on their projects. \n D. Owners Should Perform a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Capital Needs Assessment To Determine and Incentivize Owners To Perform <span class=\"match\">Energy</span> Efficiency Upgrades \n One commenter recommended that HUD permit owners pursuing <span class=\"match\">energy</span>-efficiency retrofits or other <span class=\"match\">energy</span>-saving measures to pursue the process outlined for RAD conversions in prior HUD notices since owners are not incentivized to pursue <span class=\"match\">energy</span> efficiency measures that would reduce tenant costs"},{"title":"Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Interior (the Department or DOI), acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in response to Executive Order (E.O.) 14154 of January 20, 2025, Unleashing American Energy, as well as Secretarial Order No. 3418 of February 3, 2025, has reviewed market conditions of supply and demand in the crude oil and gas markets, and, as a result, is proposing to amend its existing risk management and financial assurance regulations. BOEM is tasked with managing the development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. As such, BOEM is proposing to maintain certain provisions of the existing regulations and modify only those elements that, under new market conditions, merit updating. The major proposed amendments in this rule include returning to the previous BOEM practice of considering the financial strength of jointly liable predecessor lessees, revising the credit rating threshold for determining whether oil, gas, and sulfur lessees, right-of-use and easement (RUE) grant holders, and pipeline right-of-way (ROW) grant holders on the OCS are required to provide supplemental financial assurance above the required general financial assurance amount to ensure compliance with their Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) obligations, revising the decommissioning estimate used to determine the amount of supplemental financial assurance required, and revising the appeals bond provision related to the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) appeal procedures. Each of these proposed amendments will be discussed in its corresponding section of this preamble. This proposed rule, if finalized, would significantly reduce the amount of supplemental financial assurance required from oil, gas, and sulfur lessees operating on the OCS, thereby supporting the goals of E.O. 14154 Unleashing American Energy. BOEM estimates that a total of approximately $6.2 billion of financial burden to the regulated community will be reduced. This reduction of the financial burden increases the amount of capital available for oil and gas exploration and production on the OCS.","document_number":"2026-04517","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/09/2026-04517/risk-management-and-financial-assurance-for-ocs-lease-and-grant-obligations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-09/pdf/2026-04517.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04517.pdf?1772804709","publication_date":"2026-03-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"of older <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span>, however older <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span> is not necessarily an indicator of current or <span class=\"match\">future</span> financial risk. BSEE continues to monitor for “idle iron” in accordance with criteria in Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) NTL no. 2018-G03 and can order remedial measures or decommissioning to address safety and environmental concerns. \n In its mission to manage the development of OCS <span class=\"match\">energy</span>, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way, BOEM must balance OCS <span class=\"match\">energy</span> development"},{"title":"Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is publishing a summary of the Millennium Challenge Compact (Compact) between the United States of America and the Republic of C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire. Representatives of the United States of America and the Republic of C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire executed the Compact on September 10 and September 16, 2025, respectively. The complete text of the Compact has been posted at: https://assets.mcc.gov/content/uploads/compact- cote-divoire-regional-energy.pdf.","document_number":"2025-18565","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/25/2025-18565/notice-of-entering-into-a-compact-with-the-republic-of-cte-divoire","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-25/pdf/2025-18565.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18565.pdf?1758717914","publication_date":"2025-09-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","id":287,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/millennium-challenge-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/287","parent_id":null,"slug":"millennium-challenge-corporation"}],"excerpts":"critical <span class=\"match\">infrastructure</span>, MCC will reduce the risk of <span class=\"match\">energy</span> shortages that could destabilize the region and create \n \n opportunities for extremist groups to exploit <span class=\"match\">vulnerabilities</span>. This activity comprises two components: the first is dedicated to modernizing and upgrading power system operations tools, real-time monitoring and forecasting tools and capabilities to enhance compliance with anticipated <span class=\"match\">future</span> regulations. The second component aims to assist Côte d'Ivoire in expanding its capacity to diversify its <span class=\"match\">energy</span> mix thus improving its <span class=\"match\">energy</span> security"}]}