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Final Rule

Rescinding Obsolete Financial Assistance Rules

Agency
DOE
Document Number
2025-13130
Published
July 14, 2025
Effective Date
August 13, 2025

Abstract

The Department of Energy ("DOE") is publishing this document to respond to comments received on the direct final rule on the recission of the Department's outdated Financial Assistance Rules that published on May 16, 2025. As a result, DOE delays the effective date of the direct final rule, and is responding to the comment it received on the direct final rule.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2025-13130 Federal Register document?
Document 2025-13130 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on July 14, 2025, with an effective date of August 13, 2025. The Department of Energy ("DOE") is publishing this document to respond to comments received on the direct final rule on the recission of the Department's outdated Financial Assistance Rules that published on May 16, 2025. As a result, DOE delays the effective date of the direct final rule, and is responding to the comment it received on the direct final rule. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/14/2025-13130/rescinding-obsolete-financial-assistance-rules.
Is document 2025-13130 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2025-13130 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.

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