1991-AC18 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1991 Office of Acquisition Management OAM 1900 Department of Energy DOE Financial Assistance Regulations--Conflict of Interest

The Department of Energy issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to amend its Financial Assistance Regulations to codify conflict of interest and conflict of commitment policies and requirements for non-federal entities applying for or receiving financial assistance awards from the Department, and to implement and standardize certain disclosure requirements applicable to financial assistance applications and awards, including responsibilities, general rules, and procedures for non-federal entities to identify, evaluate, resolve, and report conflicts of interest, conflicts of commitment, and organizational conflicts of interest, in financial assistance applications and awards. The intent of the proposed requirements is to address long-standing risks associated with financial assistance awards, as noted in Government Accountability Office (GAO) report 21-130. This NOPR is in coordination with the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Subcommittee on Research Security as required under National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) - 33 and the NSPM-33 implementation guidance document.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Not subject to, not significant 2 CFR 910.200 2 CFR 200 31 U.S.C. 6301 to 6308 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq. No NPRM 06/18/2024 89 FR 51460 NPRM Comment Period End 07/19/2024 Final Rule 11/00/2025 No None No No No Krystal Paige Procurement Analyst, MA-611 1900 Department of Energy DOE 240 404-8294 krystal.paige@hq.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue SW,, Washington DC 20585