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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a delay in the effective date of new construction and safety standards for manufactured homes. Initially set to take effect on March 17, 2025, the new date is now September 15, 2025. This adjustment aligns with a Presidential order for a regulatory review period and responds to manufacturers' requests for more time to adjust to new regulations. The delay aims to ensure all changes are properly reviewed and implemented for better housing safety and quality.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued an Incidental Take Permit to Virginia Electric and Power Company, also known as Dominion Virginia Power. This permit allows Dominion to accidentally impact a specific number of Atlantic sturgeon larvae during their lawful operations at the Chesterfield Power Station over five years. The permit includes safety standards and monitoring plans to minimize harm to the sturgeon. Although this includes impacting up to an estimated total of 54,745 larvae, measures are in place to ensure that adult sturgeon are not harmed, and NMFS will oversee monitoring and reporting of any sturgeon impacts.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), part of the Department of Energy, is asking the public for feedback on the renewal of information collection rules, known as FERC-725D, which focus on standards for the design and operation of electrical facilities. These standards help ensure reliability and safety in the power grid. The document outlines specific standards, like FAC-001-3 and FAC-002-3, which detail how to manage connections between different parts of the electrical system. This request seeks to extend current practices without changing existing reporting or recordkeeping rules. Comments are due by February 12, 2021.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) from Louisiana that aims to meet the air quality standards set by the Clean Air Act. Submitted on November 4, 2020, the plan addresses requirements to reduce emissions that affect visibility and pollution in neighboring states, fulfilling a previous shortcoming related to Prong 4, which involves visibility transport rules. With the approval of Louisiana's regional haze plan, the EPA believes the state now satisfies the necessary provisions for various pollutants, including ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter (PM2.5). The plan ensures that Louisiana's measures align with federal air quality standards and do not interfere with the air quality efforts of other states.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced a petition by Canyon Fuel Company, LLC seeking to modify existing safety standards for their Sufco Mine in Utah. They want to use a new respiratory protection system, the Drager X-plore 8000, due to shortages of some components of their current system. This new system is purported to offer equivalent safety to the miners while being ergonomically better and certified for use in hazardous locations. Public comments on this petition are open until February 24, 2025.

Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) has submitted an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a subsequent license to continue operating the Glen Hydroelectric Project on the Mascoma River in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The project includes a dam, turbines, and other facilities to generate electricity. GMP plans to keep operating the project in a run-of-river mode, maintain a minimum water flow to protect aquatic life, and develop plans to monitor operations and manage historic properties. FERC is offering the public the opportunity to view the application and participate in the proceedings.

The Department of Commerce has approved applications for duty-free entry of several scientific instruments from foreign manufacturers, as no equivalent instruments are made in the United States. The approved instruments, which will be used in research projects at institutions like MIT, Harvard, the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, include lasers and a wave generator system. These tools are intended for advanced scientific experiments, such as quantum physics research, molecular studies, and engineering studies of ship motions in water waves. The decision was made with no public objections.

Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. (EGTS) submitted a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to build and operate parts of a natural gas pipeline system, called the Capital Area Project, aimed at increasing gas capacity in parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. FERC is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) scheduled for release on August 8, 2025, followed by a 30-day comment period. While many public comments support the Project, some call for a more detailed environmental impact statement due to its community and environmental implications. FERC provides resources and support to help the public participate in the review process.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received multiple filings related to complaints and electric rate cases. Honeysuckle Solar, LLC has filed a complaint against PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Additionally, there are several compliance and tariff amendment filings from applicants like Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Entergy Arkansas, LLC, and California Independent System Operator Corporation. These filings are accessible to the public for comments until specified dates in February 2025. Members of the public can engage with these proceedings and seek assistance through FERC's Office of Public Participation.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) received a petition from Canyon Fuel Company, LLC, to modify a mandatory safety standard concerning the use of electric equipment at the Sufco Mine in Utah. The company wants to use the Drager X-plore 8000 powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) to help protect miners from dust, complementing the already approved 3M Versa Flo units. Canyon Fuel argues that the Drager PAPR could ease parts shortages and still ensure miner safety. The petition outlines alternative safety measures to ensure the proposed equipment provides equal protection to the current standards.