Zero-Based Regulating

What it does

This proposed rule would insert sunset provisions into certain regulations, consistent with the Executive Order (E.O.), Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy (April 9, 2025), and agency policy. Each sunset provision would establish a conditional sunset date for covered regulations, as defined by the E.O. In this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes regulatory revisions identical to those set forth in a direct final rule published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. If DOE receives significant adverse comments, DOE will publish a notice of withdrawal for the direct final rule and will proceed with this proposed rule.

The Energy Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

29 parts of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

10 CFR 300, 10 CFR 602, 10 CFR 605, 10 CFR 706, 10 CFR 708, 10 CFR 712, 10 CFR 719, 10 CFR 725, 10 CFR 727, 10 CFR 733, 10 CFR 760, 10 CFR 766, 10 CFR 782, 10 CFR 783, 10 CFR 784, 10 CFR 824, 10 CFR 840, 10 CFR 860, 10 CFR 861, 10 CFR 862, 10 CFR 950, 10 CFR 960, 10 CFR 963, 10 CFR 1009, 10 CFR 1015, 10 CFR 1016, 10 CFR 1045, 10 CFR 1046, 10 CFR 1061

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1990-AA54 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• May 29, 2026 Direct final rule; request for comments. Zero-Based Regulating

Since then:

• July 9, 2026 Withdrawal of direct final rule. Zero-Based Regulating

What happens next and when

DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR no later than June 29, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket DOE-HQ-2025-0603 on Regulations.gov
• Title 10 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register