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On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, which revoked Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity. Accordingly, the United States Department of Labor is rescinding its regulations implementing Executive Order 11246 found at 41 CFR part 60-1 et seq.

Statement of Need:

The rule will rescind the implementing regulations for E.O. 11246, which was revoked by E.O. 14173 on January 21, 2025. The rule will also address legal vulnerabilities related to the regulation’s affirmative action requirements, improve the efficiency of the federal contracting process, decrease employer burden, and provide regulatory certainty to Federal contractors and other stakeholders by aligning the regulations with recent executive orders impacting DOL’s enforcement.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

Under development

Alternatives:

Under development

Anticipated Costs and Benefits:

In the NPRM we estimated 10-year cost savings of $6,998,112,173 at a 7% discount rate. However, my understanding is ASP may add in additional cost savings in the final rule so this is still under development.  Benefits include potential cost savings for covered contractors, removing unnecessary regulatory burdens,  and reducing confusion about contractors' current regulatory obligations.

Risks:

Under development