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relative to that of heating oil, based on the 2009-to 2013 averages of the U.S. refiner price to end users, which include all the major energy-consuming sectors in the U.S. for these fuels. The source for these price data is the January 2014, Monthly Energy Review DOE/EIA– 0035(2014/01). The Short-Term Energy Outlook and the Monthly Energy Review are available on the EIA Web site at http://www.eia.doe.gov. Propane prices are econometric modeling projections based on historical Weekly Petroleum Status Report winter prices and Mont Belvieu (Texas) spot and futures prices. For more information on the data sources used in this Notice, contact the National Energy Information Center, Forrestal Building, EI–30, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–8800, email: infoctr@eia.doe.gov. The 2014 representative average unit costs under section 323(b)(4) of the Act are set forth in Table 1, and will become effective April 17, 2014. They will remain in effect until further notice.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11,

2014. David T. Danielson, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.



### TABLE 

### 1—R EPRESENTATIVE 

### AVERAGE 

### U NIT 

### C OSTS OF 

### E NERGY FOR 

### F IVE 

### R ESIDENTIAL 

### E NERGY 

### S OURCES 

### (2014)

Type of energy Per million Btu 1 In commonly used terms As required by test procedure

Electricity ................................................................... $36.34 12.4¢/kWh 2 thnsp;3 ................................................ $0.124/kWh Natural Gas ............................................................... 11.28 $1.128/therm 4

........................................................... or $11.56/MCF 5 thnsp;6

........................................ 0.00001128/Btu

No. 2 Heating Oil ...................................................... 27.04 3.75/gallon 7 .............................................................. 0.00002704/Btu Propane ..................................................................... 29.89 2.73/gallon 8 .............................................................. 0.00002989/Btu Kerosene ................................................................... 31.70 4.28/gallon 9 .............................................................. 0.00003170/Btu

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (February 11, 2014) and Monthly Energy Review (January 30, 2014).

**Notes:** Prices include taxes. 1. Btu stands for British thermal units. 2. kWh stands for kilowatt hour. 3. 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu. 4. 1 therm = 100,000 Btu. 5. MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet. 6. For the purposes of this table, one cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,025 Btu. 7. For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 138,690 Btu. 8. For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu. 9. For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu.

[FR Doc. 2014–05949 Filed 3–17–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy** 

**Guidance Surrounding Department of Energy Support of Building Energy**  **Code Compliance Software**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Energy Codes Program has made available guidance on how it intends to respond to requests for modified versions of energy code compliance software.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jeremiah Williams, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, Telephone: (202) 287–1941, Email: jeremiah.williams@ee.doe.gov.

Daniel Cohen, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mailstop GC–71, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: (202) 586–9523, Email: daniel.cohen@ hq.doe.gov.

**ADDRESSES :**  The guidance described in this notice is also posted at http:// www.energycodes.gov/compliance/tools.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Priorities for REScheck and COMcheck Support

The Energy Conservation and Production Act, as amended, directs the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to provide technical assistance ‘‘to improve and implement State residential and commercial building energy efficiency codes’’ (42 U.S.C. 6833(d) and (e)). As part of this directive, to accelerate national code adoption and compliance, DOE’s Building Energy Codes Program provides residential (RES check) and commercial (COMcheck) energy code compliance software to the building industry and local building jurisdictions, available as free downloads at energycodes.gov. DOE creates a new version of RES check each time a new edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is published and a new version of COMcheck each time that a new edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 is published. DOE also releases regular updates of RES check and COMcheck for maintenance and enhancement.

The IECC and ASHRAE 90.1, respectively, are typically referred to as the national model codes, as they are referenced specifically in federal statute (42 U.S.C. 6833(d) and (e)). Because many states adopt both the residential and commercial provisions of the IECC, and the IECC commercial provisions formally reference Standard 90.1 as alternative compliance path, COMcheck is typically updated to accommodate both the commercial provisions of the IECC and Standard 90.1.

DOE has historically created a small number of custom versions of RES check and COMcheck when requested by individual states which have adopted the national model codes with amendments. In recent years the number of these requests has increased to exceed available program resources. The following priorities provide internal consistency and transparency to the public regarding resources dedicated to RES check and COMcheck. 1. Order of Priorities for Developing and Maintaining REScheck and COMcheck Versions

(a) Current version of national model codes as published.


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(b) State or local codes that are based on the current version of the national model codes with amendments that increase energy savings. Within this category, further delineations may be made based on the number and complexity of amendments. Energy saving amendments that have the potential to be incorporated into other state or national codes will generally take priority.

(c) Current versions of state or local codes not based on or fundamentally diverging from the model codes with energy savings equal to or greater than the current national model code.

Note that category (a) will be created automatically by DOE each time a new national model code is published. Creation of versions under categories (b) and (c) will only be considered when requested by states.

For (b) and (c), funds may be prioritized for states that have historically used fewer program resources. Also, maximum funding limits may be established for individual state requests based on the total budget available and the number of requests received. Amounts above the maximumwould need to be paid for with stateprovided funding.

DOE will not provide a custom version of RES check or COM check for State or local codes that provide less energy savings than the current versions of the national model codes. 2. Duration of Support for REScheck and COMcheck Versions

DOE will maintain on its Web site RES check and COMcheck versions based on the current model code and the two previous versions of the model code. Versions older than these will be removed from the Web site and DOE will inform the users prior to the removal. Upon request, any older versions that are removed may be made available to states or other code organizations that wish to maintain them on non-DOE Web sites.

If you have any questions please contact the DOE Building Energy Codes Program as identified above, or visithttp://www.energycodes.gov/resourcecenter/help-desk.

Issued in Washington, DC on March 11,
2014. Jeremiah Williams, Acting, Program Manager, Building Codes, Building Technologies Office.
[FR Doc. 2014–05952 Filed 3–17–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**Sunshine Act Meeting Notice**

The following notice of meeting is published pursuant to section 3(a) of the government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b:

**AGENCY HOLDING MEETING :**  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

**DATE AND TIME :**  March 20, 2014, 10:00

a.m.

**PLACE :**  Room 2C, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

**STATUS :**  Open.

**MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED :**  Agenda.

* NOTE—Items listed on the agenda may be deleted without further notice.

**CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION :**  Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone (202) 502–8400.

For a recorded message listing items struck from or added to the meeting, call (202) 502–8627.

This is a list of matters to be considered by the Commission. It does not include a listing of all documents relevant to the items on the agenda. All public documents, however, may be viewed on line at the Commission’s Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link, or may be examined in the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 1003RD—Meeting Regular Meeting
March 20, 2014

10:00 a.m.

Item No Docket No. Company

**Administrative**

A–1 ........ AD02–1–000 ................................................ Agency Business Matters. A–2 ........ AD02–7–000 ................................................ Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operati ons. A–3 ........ AD06–3–000 ................................................ Market Update.

**Electric**

E–1 ........ ER13–103–001 ............................................ California Independent System Operator Corporation. ER13–103–003 ............................................ ER12–2709–001 .......................................... Pacific Gas and Electric Company. ER13–87–001 .............................................. San Diego Gas & Electric Company. E–2 ........ OMITTED .................................................... E–3 ........ OMITTED .................................................... E–4 ........ RM13–16–000 ............................................. Generator Verification Reliability Standards. E–5 ........ RM13–5–001 ............................................... Version 5 Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards. E–6 ........ RM13–19–000 ............................................. Generator Relay Loadability and Revised. RM14–3–000 ............................................... Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability Standards. E–7 ........ RD14–2–000 ............................................... North American Electric Reliability Corporation. E–8 ........ ER14–385–000 ............................................ New York Independent System Operator, Inc. E–9 ........ ER14–375–000 ............................................ ISO New England Inc. and New England Power Pool Participants Committee. E–10 ...... ER13–2063–001 .......................................... California Independent System Operator Corporation. ER14–1004–000 .......................................... E–11 ...... QF12–135–000 ............................................ Iowa Hydro, LLC. E–12 ...... EL13–60–001 .............................................. Otter Creek Solar LLC. QF13–402–002 ............................................ E–13 ...... EL13–73–000 .............................................. Hydrodynamics Inc., Montana Marginal Energy, Inc., WINData, LLC. QF85–212–001 ............................................ Hydrodynamics, Inc. QF08–556–001 ............................................ QF08–557–001 ............................................ QF08–558–001 ............................................ QF08–559–001 ............................................ QF08–598–001 ............................................