Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys Off of Coastal Virginia

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 12/17/2020.

In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued a modified incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Dominion Energy Virginia (Dominion) to incidentally harass marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys conducted in...

Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities

by the Education Department, the Homeland Security Department, the Agriculture Department, the Agency for International Development, the Housing and Urban Development Department, the Justice Department, the Labor Department, the Veterans Affairs Department, and the Health and Human Services Department on 12/17/2020.

This rule amends the regulations of the agencies listed above (``the Agencies'') to implement Executive Order 13831 of May 3, 2018 (Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative). This rule provides clarity about the rights and obligations of faith-based organizations participating in the Agencies' Federal financial assistance...

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...

Energy Conservation Program: Establishment of New Product Classes for Residential Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers

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 residential clothes washers and consumer clothes dryers. In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'' or ``the Department'') establishes...

Vineyard Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts

by the Ocean Energy Management Bureau on 12/16/2020.

The preparation of an Environment Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Vineyard Wind LLC (Vineyard Wind) concerning the construction and operation of an 800 megawatt wind energy facility offshore Massachusetts (Vineyard Wind 1 Project) is no longer necessary and the process is hereby terminated.

Combined Notice of Filings #2

by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 12/16/2020.

Energy Conservation Program: Definition of Showerhead

by the Energy Department on 12/16/2020.

In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') adopts a revised definition for ``showerhead'' and definitions for ``body spray'' and ``safety shower showerhead''. The revised regulatory definition for ``showerhead'' is consistent with the most recent standard developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (``ASME'') in...

Announcement of Funding Availability, Loan Application Procedures, and Deadlines for the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP)

by the Rural Utilities Service on 12/15/2020.

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is soliciting Letters of intent for loan applications under the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP), announcing the application process for those loans and deadlines for applications from eligible entities for funding in fiscal...

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products

by the Energy Department on 12/14/2020.

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

Regulatory Reform Initiative: Streamlining and Modernizing the 7(a), Microloan, and 504 Loan Programs To Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burden

by the Small Business Administration on 12/14/2020.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is proposing to remove or revise various regulations affecting its business loan programs because these regulations are obsolete, unnecessary, ineffective, or burdensome. In addition, one of the regulations that SBA is proposing to remove is cross-referenced in a regulation in SBA's Disaster Loan Program;...

Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

by the International Trade Administration on 12/11/2020.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from India.

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...

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Arrow Canyon Solar Project, Clark County, Nevada

by the Indian Affairs Bureau on 12/11/2020.

This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as the lead Federal agency, with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians (Moapa Band) as cooperating agencies, intends to file a final supplemental...

Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From the Federal Republic of Germany: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

by the International Trade Administration on 12/11/2020.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany).

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

by the Agriculture Department on 12/10/2020.

Energy Conservation Program: Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to CNA International, Inc. From the Department of Energy Dishwashers Test Procedure

by the Energy Department on 12/09/2020.

The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') gives notice of a Decision and Order (Case Number 2020-008) that grants to CNA International, Inc. (``CNA'') a waiver from specified portions of the DOE test procedure for determining the energy and water consumption of specified dishwashers. Under the Decision and Order CNA is required to test and rate...

Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017

by the International Trade Administration on 12/09/2020.

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf

by the Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau and the Ocean Energy Management Bureau on 12/09/2020.

The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), acting through BOEM and BSEE, has reviewed and is proposing to revise its existing regulations for exploratory drilling and related operations on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), to reduce unnecessary burdens on stakeholders while ensuring that energy exploration on the Arctic OCS is...

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Commercial Equipment; Early Assessment Review: Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps

by the Energy Department on 12/08/2020.

The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is undertaking an early assessment review to determine whether to proceed with a rulemaking to amend DOE's test procedures for packaged terminal air conditioners (``PTACs'') and packaged terminal heat pumps (``PTHPs'') to adopt the most recent procedures referenced in the American Society of Heating,...

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products; Early Assessment Review; Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products

by the Energy Department on 12/08/2020.

The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is undertaking an early assessment review for amended energy conservation standards for miscellaneous refrigeration products to determine whether to amend the applicable energy conservation standards for this product. Specifically, through this request for information (``RFI''), DOE seeks data and...