The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced the availability of and seeks comment on its draft interim staff guidance, Environmental Considerations Associated with Micro-Reactors, which modifies existing guidance and provides supplemental guidance to assist Commission staff in determining the scope and scale of environmental reviews of micro-reactor applications.
BLM adjusted for inflation the level of civil monetary penalties governing onshore oil and gas operations as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
The U.S. International Trade Commission, following a request from the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives under §332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, instituted Investigation No. 332-574, Renewable Electricity: Potential Economic Effects of Increased Commitments in Massachusetts, for the purpose of providing a report regarding the potential economic effects of increased renewable energy commitments in Massachusetts and the role of renewable energy imports in meeting these commitments.
FERC issued its annual update to the fee schedule that lists per-acre rental fees for use of government lands by hydropower licensees.
EPA proposed to promulgate a federal implementation plan consisting of control requirements for new, modified, and existing oil and natural gas sources located on Indian country lands within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation to address air quality in and around the Uinta Basin ozone nonattainment area in northeast Utah.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency seeks comment on residential energy retrofitting programs financed through special state legislation enabling a "super-priority lien" over existing and subsequent first mortgages.
BLM established eligibility and selection criteria for tribal and Alaska Native biomass demonstration project proposals submitted for BLM-managed lands under the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017.
DOE responded to the seven public comments received on the Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States: 2019 Update.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the availability of and seeks comment on its Draft Proposed Guidelines for Providing Information on Lighting and Marking of Structures Supporting Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), which, among other things, makes recommendations regarding lighting and marking design for wind energy facilities on federal renewable energy leases on the OCS.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued a policy statement that clarifies DOI's role in regulating workplace safety and health conditions on renewable energy facilities on the outer continental shelf.