[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 31140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13128]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 1040

[DOE-HQ-2025-0015]
RIN 1903-AA24


Rescinding New Construction Requirements Related to 
Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights and EEO, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Direct final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: Due to the receipt of significant adverse comments, the U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the effective date of the 
direct final rule ``Rescinding New Construction Requirements Related to 
Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities,'' 
published on May 16, 2025.

DATES: As of July 14, 2025, the effective date of the direct final rule 
published May 16, 2025, at 90 FR 20783, is delayed until September 12, 
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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 16, 2025, DOE published a direct 
final rule. (90 FR 20783). 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 or issue a new final rule which responds 
to the significant adverse comments.
    Because DOE subsequently received significant adverse comments on 
that direct final rule, DOE is extending the effective date to consider 
comments submitted in response to the direct final rule.
    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 July 9, 
2025, by Chris Wright, the 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 July 10, 2025.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-13128 Filed 7-11-25; 8:45 am]
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