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Official abstract (Federal Register)
This direct final rule inserts sunset provisions into certain regulations, consistent with Executive order (E.O.), Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy (April 9, 2025), and agency policy. Each sunset provision will establish a conditional sunset date for covered regulations, as defined by E.O 14270. If DOE does not extend a particular regulation before its conditional sunset date, that regulation will expire, cease to be enforceable and will be removed from the Code of Federal Regulations. The conditional sunset date may be extended by DOE as many times as appropriate, but never to a date more than five years in the future.
Dates (as published)
The effective date of this rule is July 13, 2026. If significant adverse comments are received by June 29, 2026, a timely withdrawal of this rule will be published in the Federal Register and DOE will address the comments received in a subsequent final rule as a response to the companion proposed rule published in this issue of the Federal Register, or take other action as appropriate.
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