1910-AA56 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1910 Office of Administration DOEOA 1900 Department of Energy DOE Revisions to the Office of Hearings and Appeals Procedural Regulations for the DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program

This action rescinds a regulation that encourages the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for resolving complaints under the DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program. The regulation does not confer any substantive right or obligation on DOE or any party and is not required by statute. If DOE elects to encourage the use of ADR for resolving complaints under the DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program, then DOE can promulgate guidance doing so.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Deregulatory 10 CFR 708.10 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5814 and 5815 42 U.S.C. 7251, 7254, 7255, and 7256 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3 No Direct Final Rule 05/16/2025 90 FR 20766 DFR Effective Date 07/15/2025 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No David Taggart Acting General Counsel 1990 Office of General Counsel OGC 202 586-5281 doegeneralcounsel@hq.doe.gov 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Office of the General Counsel, Washington DC 20585