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Energy Department
Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions)
Published September 10, 2025. Takes effect December 9, 2025, printed at 90 FR 43539, amending 10 CFR 1040. 487 words.
The energy agency is dropping some anti-bias rules. This pushes back the start date.
What the Rule Says It Does
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is 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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The Order It Names
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On the Face of the Rule
- As filed
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 43539-43540] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-17427]
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.
- DATES
As of September 10, 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), is further delayed until December 9, 2025.
- 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 [email protected].
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Why the Agency Says It Is Doing This
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, DOE is further extending the effective date in order to follow 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).
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What the Rule Contains
Every heading the Federal Register prints in this rule, in the order it prints them. 7 headings, 487 words in all.
- AGENCYOn its face · 10 words
- ACTIONOn its face · 9 words
- SUMMARYOn its face · 35 words
- DATESOn its face · 37 words
- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACTOn its face · 29 words
- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONPreamble · 187 words
- Signing AuthorityPreamble · 127 words
The Rest of the Text
The preamble and the amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations, under the headings the rule prints. 1 heading, 127 words.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September 5, 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 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 September 8, 2025. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2025-17427 Filed 9-9-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
- The rule itself
Energy Department, “Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions),” 90 FR 43539 (September 10, 2025). Effective December 9, 2025.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/10/2025-17427/rescinding-regulations-related-to-nondiscrimination-in-federally-assisted-programs-or-activities - This page
“Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions),” a final rule naming an order indexed here. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/rules/rule-2025-17427/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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