Energy Department
The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is amending its Financial Assistance Regulations to establish conflict of interest and conflict of commitment policies and requirements for non-Federal entities applying for or receiving financial assistance awards from the Department, and to implement and standardize certain disclosure requirements applicable to financial assistance applications and awards, including responsibilities, general rules, and procedures for non-Federal entities to identify, evaluate, resolve, and report conflicts of interest, conflicts of commitment, and organizational conflicts of interest, in financial assistance applications and awards.
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 2 CFR Part 910 [DOE-HQ-2024-0029] RIN 1991-AC18 ( printed page 43511) AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Management, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is amending its Financial Assistance Regulations to establish conflict of interest and conflict of commitment policies and requirements for non-Federal entities applying for or receiving financial assistance awards from the Department, and to implement and standardize certain disclosure requirements applicable to financial assistance applications and awards, including responsibilities, general rules, and procedures for non-Federal entities to identify, evaluate, resolve, and report conflicts of interest, conflicts of commitment, and organizational conflicts of interest, in financial assistance applications and awards. DATES: This rule is effective on August 17, 2026. ADDRESSES: The docket for this rulemaking, which includes Federal Register notices and comments, can be found at Regulations.gov ( www.regulations.gov/​document/​DOE-HQ-2024-0029-0001 ). The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bari Brooks, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Acquisition Management, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-1027 or mail to: bari.brooks@hq.doe.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Background II…
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Citation: 91 FR 43511
