Materials Allocation and Priority Performance Under Contracts or Orders To Maximize Domestic Energy Supplies and Energy Priorities and Allocations System; Administrative Updates to Personnel References

by the Energy Department on 05/27/2020.

The Department of Energy (DOE) publishes this final rule to update personnel references within DOE's Office of Electricity and update an email address that is no longer in use. This final rule is needed to conform to the current organizational structure within DOE's Office of Electricity and does not otherwise substantively change the current...

Financial Assistance Regulations-Deviation Authority

by the Energy Department on 06/01/2020.

The Department of Energy (DOE) publishes this interim final rule to amend DOE's Financial Assistance Regulations to authorize deviations, when necessary to achieve program objectives; necessary to conserve public funds; otherwise essential to the public interest; or necessary to achieve equity.

Commission Action To Address Effects of COVID-19 on Oil Pipelines

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 06/16/2020.

In this policy statement, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provides guidance regarding the Commission's response to the effects of the national emergency caused by COVID-19 on oil pipelines.

Limiting Authorizations To Proceed With Construction Activities Pending Rehearing

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 07/06/2020.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issues this final rule to amend its regulations to preclude the issuance of authorizations to proceed with construction activities with respect to natural gas facilities authorized by order issued pursuant to section 3 or section 7 of the Natural Gas Act until either the time for filing a...

Filing Requirements for Electric Utility Service Agreements; Electricity Market Transparency Provisions of Section 220 of the Federal Power Act; Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process; Electric Quarterly Reports

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 07/15/2020.

The Commission revises its Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) reporting requirements to require time zone information to be reported in connection with transmission capacity reassignments. The Commission declines to adopt proposals to require transmission providers to report ancillary services transaction data in the EQR or to require filers to...

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Cooking Products

by the Energy Department on 08/18/2020.

On August 9, 2019, as a result of a petition from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) and data received in response to that petition, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to withdraw the test procedure for conventional cooking tops established under the Energy Policy...

Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures for Evaluating Statutory Factors for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards

by the Energy Department on 08/19/2020.

The Department of Energy is amending its decision-making process for selecting energy conservation standards by specifying that it will conduct a comparative analysis of the relative benefits and burdens of potential energy conservation standard levels in determining whether a specific energy conservation standard level is economically justified.

Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050

by the Energy Department on 08/25/2020.

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) will act on applications and amendments requesting to export domestically produced natural gas--including liquefied natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas, and compressed gas liquid--from the lower-48 states to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries for a term ending on...

Qualifying Facility Rates and Requirements Implementation Issues Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 09/02/2020.

In this Order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issues its final rule approving certain revisions to its regulations implementing sections 201 and 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). These changes will enable the Commission to continue to fulfill its statutory obligations under sections 201 and 210 of PURPA.

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

by the Energy Department on 09/14/2020.

On March 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') published a notice of proposed rulemaking (``NOPR'') to amend the test procedure for fluorescent lamp ballasts. That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for the final rule. Specifically, in this final rule, DOE updates references to industry standards; clarifies the selection of...

Formal Requirements for Filings in Proceedings Before the Commission

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 09/28/2020.

In this order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) acknowledges a request for clarification of Order No. 862 or, in the alternative, rehearing of that Order. Order No. 862 amended the Commission's regulations to require that the filings and submissions to be delivered to the Commission, other than by the United States Postal...

Financial Assistance Regulations-Deviation Authority

by the Energy Department on 10/14/2020.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting the interim final rule published on June 1, 2020 as final, without change. This final rule amends DOE's Financial Assistance Regulations to authorize deviations, when necessary to achieve program objectives; necessary to conserve public funds; otherwise essential to the public interest; or necessary to...

Electric Reliability Organization Proposal To Retire Requirements in Reliability Standards Under the NERC Standards Efficiency Review

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 10/15/2020.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves the retirement of 18 Reliability Standard requirements identified by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization. The Commission also remands proposed Reliability Standard FAC-008-4 for further consideration...

Nuclear Safety Management

by the Energy Department on 10/19/2020.

The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is amending its regulations concerning nuclear safety management. These regulations govern the conduct of DOE contractors, DOE personnel, and other persons conducting activities (including providing items and services) that affect, or may affect, the safety of DOE nuclear facilities. The revisions...

Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 10/21/2020.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending its regulations to remove barriers to the participation of distributed energy resource aggregations in the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators (RTO/ISO).

Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 10/29/2020.

Energy Conservation Program: Establishment of a New Product Class for Residential Dishwashers

by the Energy Department on 10/30/2020.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) received a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) to define a new product class under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA), for standard residential dishwashers with a cycle time for the normal cycle of less than one hour from washing through drying. Based upon its...

National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures

by the Energy Department on 12/04/2020.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is updating its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures pertaining to authorizations issued under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). These changes will improve the efficiency of the DOE decision-making process by saving time and expense in the NEPA compliance process and...

Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process

by the Energy Department on 12/11/2020.

In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') has adopted a streamlined approach to its test procedure waiver decision-making process that requires the Department to notify, in writing, an applicant for an interim waiver of the disposition of the request within 45 business days of receipt of the application. An interim waiver will...

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

by the Energy Department on 12/16/2020.

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including fluorescent lamp ballasts (``FLBs''). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') to periodically determine whether more-stringent...