BLM proposed new regulations to reduce the waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and gas production activities on federal and Indian leases.

FERC proposed revisions to its regulations for engineering and design materials for liquefied natural gas facilities related to potential impacts caused by natural hazards.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation approved an exemption that would relieve federal agencies from the historic preservation review requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act regarding the effects of the installation of certain electric vehicle supply equipment on historic properties.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy seeks input to help inform the framing, development, and eventual use of the first national nature assessment, conducted under the authority of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 and Exec. Order No. 14072 on strengthening the nation’s forests, communities, and local economies.

DOE amended its regulations on the procedures for the acquisition of petroleum products for the strategic petroleum reserve to more closely align the regulatory language with the applicable statutory language, remove outdated procedures for acquisition under the royalty-in-kind program, add procedures for acquisition by exchange to better reflect petroleum product acquisition operations as conducted by the Office of Petroleum Reserves, and increase the Department’s flexibility in structuring acquisitions.

DOE seeks comment on its Microgrid Program Strategy, which focuses on impactful results in key metrics, such as reliability, resilience, decarbonization, and affordability, in the next five to 10 years.

DOE announced the availability of its request for information on the Defense Production Act (DPA), which will inform how the DPA authority provided to DOE through presidential determinations could best be used as a tool to accelerate manufacturing and deployment of clean energy technologies to bolster national defense, tackle climate change and environmental justice, and improve employment opportunities and broader economic prosperity for Americans; the request focuses on transformers and critical electric grid components; solar photovoltaics; insulation materials; and electrolyzers, platinum group metals, and fuel cells for clean hydrogen.

DOE seeks information to enhance their ability to plan and implement strategies for improving the resilience of systems that deliver electric power, which will be used to ascertain the best available resources and approach for carrying out a technical assistance program under the Infrastructure Improvement and Jobs Act of 2021.

FERC proposed reforms to the Uniform System of Accounts for public utilities and licensees that include new accounts for wind, solar, and other non-hydro renewable assets; creating a new functional class for energy storage accounts; codifying the accounting treatment of renewable energy credits; and creating new accounts within existing functions for hardware, software, and communication equipment.

DOE seeks comment on its Clean Hydrogen Production Standard Draft Guidance, which establishes a target for the life-cycle emissions intensity of hydrogen production, as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.