Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions)

Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy (DOE).

Direct final rule; request for comments.

This direct final rule rescinds certain unnecessary regulatory provisions related to nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs or activities.

The direct final rule is effective July 15, 2025, unless significant adverse comments are received by June 16, 2025. Significant adverse comments are ones which oppose the rule and raise, alone or in combination, a serious enough issue related to each of the independent grounds for the rule that a substantive response is required. If significant adverse comments are received, notification will be published in the Federal Register before the effective date either withdrawing the rule or issuing a new direct final rule which responds to significant adverse comments.

Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov under docket number DOE-HQ-2025-0024. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

The docket for this direct final rule, which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents and materials, is available for review at www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. However, not all documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure.

The docket web page can be found at www.regulations.gov/​docket/​DOE-HQ-2025-0024. The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket, as well as a summary of the rulemaking. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a summary of this rule may be found at regulations.gov, under the docket number.