Notice published by Energy Department on June 29

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Federal Power Act; Section 305(b) Obligations; Order Advising Public Utilities and Their Officers and Directors of Federal Power Act Section 305(b) Obligations.

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 June 29

Title
Federal Power Act; Section 305(b) Obligations; Order Advising Public Utilities and Their Officers and Directors of Federal Power Act Section 305(b) Obligations
Summer 2004 Reliability Workshop, Ohio Edison Company, Toledo Edison Company, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and Pennsylvania Power Company, Reporting by Transmission Providers on Vegetation Management Practices Related to Designated Transmission Facilities, New PJM Companies, et al., Midwest Independent Transmission, System Operator, Inc. et al., PJM Interconnection, LLC et al., PJM Interconnection, LLC, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. et al., Commonwealth Edison Company et al., Policy Statement on Matters Related to Bulk Power System Reliability; Notice of Technical Conference
Weaver's Cove Energy L.L.C. and Mill River Pipeline L.L.C.; Notice of Public Meeting Attendance
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference
Public Utilities Providing Service in California Under Sellers' Choice Contracts; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
Barclays Bank PLC; Notice of Issuance of Order
Entergy Services, Inc., CLECO Power, LLC, Dalton Utilities, Entergy Services, Inc., Georgia Transmission Corporation, JEA, MEAG Power, Sam Rayburn G&T Electric Cooperative, Inc., Southern Company Services, Inc., City of Tallahassee, Florida; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application
Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah