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Notification of Petition for Rulemaking; America First Legal Foundation
The Energy Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 10, 2026. Comments closed on April 9, 2026.
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What the agency says
This document announces receipt of a petition for rulemaking received by the Department of Energy (DOE) on January 7, 2026, from the America First Legal Foundation (AFL) requesting that DOE update its regulations concerning procedures requiring that management and operating contractors (M&Os) who enter into agreements with DOE submit and implement a written Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Plan. This document summarizes the substantive aspects of this petition and requests public comments on the merits of the petition.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-04687
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notification of petition for rulemaking; request for comments
- Agency
- Energy Department
- Published
- March 10, 2026
- Comments due
- April 9, 2026
- Dates
- DOE will accept comments, data, and information with respect to the America First Legal Foundation Petition until April 9, 2026.
- Docket
- DOE-HQ-2026-0199
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 48 CFR 970
- Pages
- 4
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