Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR)

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy 48 CFR Chapter 9 RIN 1991-AC17 ( printed page 73644) AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) proposes a comprehensive revision of its Acquisition Regulation in order to update and streamline the policies, procedures, provisions and clauses that are applicable to its contracts. This rulemaking proposes to update or eliminate coverage that is obsolete or that unnecessarily duplicates the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and retain only that coverage which either implements or supplements the FAR for the award and administration of the DOE's contracts. The rule proposes the addition of several new clauses as well as amendments to several existing clauses, which will promote more uniform application of the DOE's contract award and administration policies. DATES: DOE will accept written comments regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking no later than December 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by “DEAR Rewrite and RIN 1991-AC17”, by any of the following methods: Email to: DEARrulemaking@hq.doe.gov . Include DEAR Rewrite and RIN 1991-AC17 in the subject line of the message. Mail to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Acquisition …