Rule2025-22322
Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions)
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Published
December 9, 2025
Effective
March 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is further extending the effective date of the direct final rule "Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions)," published on May 16, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56967-56968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22322]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 1040
[DOE-HQ-2025-0024]
RIN 1903-AA20
Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally
Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions)
AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights and EEO, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Direct final rule; further delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is further extending the
effective date of the direct final rule ``Rescinding Regulations
Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or
Activities (General Provisions),'' published on May 16, 2025.
DATES: As of December 9, 2025, the effective date of the direct final
rule published May 16, 2025, at 90 FR 20777, delayed until September
12, 2025 (90 FR 31140) and December 9, 2025 (90 FR 43539), is further
delayed until March 9, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Novak, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-1, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-5281 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e6a616b694b404b5c4f426d415b405d4b426e465f004a414b00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14505b5153717a71667578577b617a677178547c653a707b713a737b62">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 16, 2025, DOE published a direct
final rule. 90 FR 20777. DOE stated in that direct final rule that if
significant adverse comments were received by June 16, 2025, DOE would
withdraw the direct final rule. Id. On July 14, 2025, DOE published a
document delaying the effective date to consider comments submitted in
response to the direct final rule. 90 FR 31140.
In this document, due to delays related to the lapse in
appropriations, DOE is further extending the effective date in order to
follow the Department of Justice direction on the topic of the direct
final rule under Executive Order 14281, ``Restoring Equality of
Opportunity and Meritocracy'' and Executive Order 12250, ``Leadership
and Coordination of Nondiscrimination Laws.'' 90 FR 17537 (April 28,
2025); 45 FR 72995 (Nov. 4, 1980).
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553 applies to this action, it is
exempt from notice and comment because it constitutes a rule of
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A) and for which no notice or hearing
is required by statute. Additionally, this action is not a
``substantive rule'' for which a 30-day delay in effective date is
required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 4,
2025, by Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy. That document with the
original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the
Federal Register, the
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undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-22322 Filed 12-8-25; 8:45 am]
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