Implementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production Act

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 [DOE-HQ-2025-0175] AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: On October 23, 2025, the Department of Energy held a public meeting to discuss the development of voluntary agreements and plans of action under the Defense Production Act. As part of that meeting, a draft voluntary agreement was released to the accompanying docket and published in the Federal Register for comment. This notice publishes the “Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium” Voluntary Agreement approved by the Secretary of Energy, after consultation by the Attorney General and Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sarah McPhee Charrez, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 587-1092. Email: DPA consortium@nuclear.energy.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority and Background On August 25, 2025, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) published an interim final rule to codify standards and procedures for developing and implementing voluntary agreements pursuant to section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (“DPA”), Public Law 81-774 (Sept. 8, 1950) (codified at 50 U.S.C. 4558 ). See 90 FR 41279 . As explained in that interim final rule, DOE's procedures were developed in accordance with the DPA statute and are consistent with recent Executive orders related to nuclear energy and a Presidential declarat…