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FERC late Thursday said it finalized rules to implement the Congressionally-mandated repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) of 1935 and enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, or PUHCA 2005.

A coalition of 15 states and the city of New York on Wednesday sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for what they said were violations of Congressionally enacted mandates to adopt stronger energy saving standards for 22 common appliances that use large amounts of electricity, natural gas and oil.

As part of the process to develop its next five-year leasing program and carry out a congressionally mandated inventory of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy resources, the Bush administration is asking the public to comment on whether existing moratoria on offshore oil and natural gas drilling should be “modified or expanded” to allow interested states to explore off of their coasts, and whether the government should work with Congress to develop natural gas-only leases.

As part of the process to develop its next five-year leasing program and carry out a congressionally mandated inventory of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy resources, the Bush administration is asking the public to comment on whether existing moratoria on offshore oil and natural gas drilling should be “modified or expanded” to include other areas in the federal OCS, and whether the government should work with Congress to develop natural gas-only leases.