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 ( printed page 56967) 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 for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance,” published on May 16, 2025. DATES: As of December 9, 2025, the effective date of the direct final rule published May 16, 2025, at 90 FR 20769 , delayed until September 12, 2025 ( 90 FR 31137 ), further delayed until December 9, 2025 ( 90 FR 43539 ), is further delayed until March 9, 2026. 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. 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 31137 . In this document, due to delays related to the lapse in appropriations, DOE is further extending the effective date in order to follow the Department of …