WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a further delay in the effective date of new test procedures for central air conditioners and heat pumps, pushing implementation to July 7, 2025. This marks the third postponement for the rule, which was originally slated to take effect in January. The delay stems from a presidential memorandum issued in January, prompting executive departments and agencies to review recently published rules and consider postponing   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has officially withdrawn a final rule that would have established new energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. This action comes after the rule, originally published in the Federal Register, was disapproved under the Congressional Review Act. The withdrawn rule, which aimed to amend existing energy conservation standards, was signed into law for disapproval by President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the withdrawal of a final rule that would have established amended energy conservation standards for consumer gas-fired instantaneous water heaters. This action, taken by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, follows the disapproval of the rule under the Congressional Review Act. The initial final rule, which aimed to amend energy conservation standards for these water heaters, was published in the   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has officially withdrawn a final rule that would have established amended energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers. This action, taken in accordance with the Congressional Review Act, comes after President Trump signed a joint resolution of disapproval concerning the December 2024 Final Rule. The withdrawn rule, published in the Federal Register, aimed to update energy conservation standards for the  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending several Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways in the eastern United States. This action, part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program, is primarily driven by the planned decommissioning of the Cross City, FL (CTY), VORTAC and the Taylor, FL (TAY), VORTAC. The affected airways include V-7, V-35, V-157, V-159, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending several Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways in the eastern United States. This action, part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program, is primarily driven by the planned decommissioning of VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) facilities in Salisbury, MD, and Snow Hill, MD. The affected airways are V-1, V-29, V-38  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) requiring the replacement of specific high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 1 and stage 2 disks in certain General Electric Company (GE) Model CF6-80E1A2, CF6-80E1A3, CF6-80E1A4, and CF6-80E1A4/B engines. This mandate stems from a manufacturer investigation that uncovered the presence of iron inclusion within the powder metal material used for thes  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced an amendment to the Class E airspace at Payson, Arizona. This change comes after a review prompted by the decommissioning of the Payson non-directional beacon (NDB). The update also standardizes the airport's name and its geographic coordinates to align with the FAA's aeronautical database. The adjustment aims to bring the airspace into compliance with FAA orders and ensure s  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has announced a modification to the expiration date of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) previously issued to Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell). The authorization pertains to the taking of marine mammals incidental to geophysical survey activity related to oil and gas activities. This activity is taking place in the Gulf of America.   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the Department of Transportation (DOT), has issued a final rule officially changing all references to the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" within its pipeline safety regulations. This editorial change directly follows Executive Order 14172, "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness." The executive order, signed by the President, mandated the renaming of the body of wate  more