Energy Department Docket DOE-HQ-2025-0024 Final Rule

2026-13305: Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions)

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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.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

527 words as published, July 01, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 125 (Wednesday, July 1, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 1, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 39851] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-13305] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 July 1, 2026, the effective date of the direct final rule published May 16, 2025, at 90 FR 20777, delayed until September 12, 2025 (90 FR 31140), further delayed until December 9, 2025 (90 FR 43539), and again delayed until March 9, 2026 (90 FR 56967) and then delayed until July 6, 2026 (91 FR 10955) is further delayed until December 28, 2026.

For Further Information Contact

Ms. Patricia Zarate, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, MA-1.3, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-2218 or mail to: [email protected].

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 pending Department of Justice action 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 June 29, 2026, 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 June 29, 2026. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2026-13305 Filed 6-30-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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