BLM, after extensive public comment and supplemental drafts, issued a final rule on hydraulic fracturing to complement existing regulations designed to ensure the environmentally responsible development of oil and gas resources on federal and Indian lands, which were finalized nearly 30 years ago, in light of the increasing use and complexity of hydraulic fracturing coupled with advanced horizontal drilling technology.

DOI proposed to revise and add new requirements to regulations for exploratory drilling and related operations on the Outer Continental Shelf seaward of Alaska within the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea planning areas.

EPA seeks public comment on proposed updates to the environmental radiation protection standards for nuclear power operations, which were originally issued in 1977.

The president issued a memorandum, Federal Leadership on Energy Management, that sets new goals for renewable energy and new energy-management practices.

FERC seeks public comment on a proposal to construct a conduit hydropower facility to serve the Mayflower Mill treatment plant in San Juan County, Colorado.

The president proclaimed October 2013 as National Energy Action Month.

DOE finalized energy efficiency standards for the construction of new federal commercial and multi-family high-rise residential buildings.

BLM revised its May 11, 2012, proposed rule concerning hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands.

NRC amended its security regulations for the transport of irradiated reactor fuel and established performance standards and objectives for the protection of spent nuclear fuel shipments.

FWS announced the availability of "Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance: Module 1--Land-based Wind Energy, Version 2," which provides recommendations for agency staff and developers to use an iterative process to avoid and minimize negative effects on eagles and their habitats resulting from the construction, operation, and maintenance of land-based, wind energy facilities in the United States.