Implementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production Act

Document 2025-16235 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on August 25, 2025, with an effective date of September 24, 2025. This interim final rule codifies standards and procedures the Department of Energy will follow when developing and carrying out voluntary agreements and plans of action under the Defense Production Act. The Defense Production Act provides a defense from antitrust laws with respect to any action taken to develop or carry out any voluntary agreement or plan of action when certain criteria are met. The rule will apply the Defense Production Act's long-standing provisions and will be set out in a new and dedicated part in the Code of Federal Regulations. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/25/2025-16235/implementing-voluntary-agreements-under-the-defense-production-act.

No. Document 2025-16235 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.