Rule published by Energy Department on March 22

The US Energy Department published a four page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities; General Statement of Enforcement Policy.

The Department oversees energy policies and is involved in how the US handles nuclear programs. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department's misguided energy regulations have caused large losses to consumers for decades.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Energy Department on March 22

Title
Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities; General Statement of Enforcement Policy
Landowner Notification, Expanded Categorical Exclusions, and Other Environmental Filing Requirements
S.D. Warren Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference
Louisiana Generating LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings
Statoil Energy Trading, Inc.; Statoil Energy Services, Inc. and Amerada Hess Corporation; Notice Shortening Answer Period
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Tariff Filing
Notice of Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests
Portland General Electric Company and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Notice of Meeting
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing
Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Technical Conference
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff
Golden Field Office; Supplemental Announcement to the Broad Based Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications Involving Research, Development and Demonstration for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Feasibility Studies of Potential Applications of Renewable Energy Technologies at Tribal Colleges and Universities
Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Site Visit
Gulf States Transmission Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing
North Hartland, LLC, et al.;