Data / Federal rules / 2026-04454
Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance
The Energy Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 6, 2026. It took effect on June 4, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is further extending the effective date of the direct final rule "Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance," published on May 16, 2025.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-04454
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule; further delay of effective date
- Agency
- Energy Department
- Published
- March 6, 2026
- Takes effect
- June 4, 2026
- Dates
- As of March 6, 2026, the effective date of the direct final rule published May 16, 2025, at 90 FR 20769, delayed until September 12, 2025 (90 FR 31137), further delayed until December 9, 2025 (90 FR 43539), and again delayed until March 9, 2026 (90 FR 56967) is further delayed until June 4, 2026.
- Docket
- DOE-HQ-2025-0014
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1903-AA23
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 10 CFR 800
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 1
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