1901-AB72 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1901 Departmental and Others ENDEP 1900 Department of Energy DOE Energy Dominance Financing Amendments

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act amended the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office as authorized by Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its Energy Dominance Financing provisions, necessitate immediate and material changes to DOE’s existing regulations set forth in 10 CFR part 609 to enable the continued processing of loan applications and issuance of loan guarantees for all categories of Title XVII projects. The loan authority and appropriations authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are available through September 30, 2028, making the implementation of the authority, and associated amendments, time-sensitive.

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The Energy Dominance Financing Amendments interim final rule would amend DOE’s regulations implementing the Title XVII loan guarantee program to incorporate new categories of eligible projects and other provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The rule would enable DOE to guarantee loans of up to a total principal amount of $250 billion through September 30, 2028, for a broad range of energy infrastructure projects.

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Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended (Title XVII) directs the Department of Energy to make loan guarantees for certain types of energy projects, after final regulations are issued. 42 U.S.C. 16515(b) & (d).

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Reduce the reporting burden, which translates to a cost savings.

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]]> Interim Final Rule 10/28/2025 90 FR 48705 Interim Final Rule Effective 10/28/2025 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/29/2025 Final Action 07/00/2026 No No None No No No Uchechukwu Eze Nnaemeka Attorney-Advisor 1900 Department of Energy DOE 202 586-1092 lpo.ifr@hq.doe.gov U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20585