Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance

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 10 CFR Part 800 [DOE-HQ-2025-0014] RIN 1903-AA23 AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights and EEO, Department of Energy. ACTION: Direct final rule; delay of effective date. 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 Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance,” 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 20769 , is extended to 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 DOEGeneralCounsel@hq.doe.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 16, 2025, DOE published a direct final rule ( 90 FR 20769 ). 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 u…