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            <PUBLICATION_ID>202310</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1991</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Acquisition Management</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Energy</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Updates to Other Transaction Authority for Technology Investment Agreements</RULE_TITLE>
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<p><span class="TextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">This action is to establish a new part in 2 CFR </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">by moving from</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph"> 10 CFR 603 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">those sections that</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph"> accurately </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">reflect the statutory authorities at 42 U.S.C 7256(g)&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">(</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">otherwise known as other transactions authority</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">) </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">and deleting duplicative sections, unnecessary</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph"> references to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">internal administrative actions and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">outdated </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">references to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph"> other</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph"> regulations</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">.&nbsp; The information at 10 CFR 603 was promulgated in 2006 and requires the updates in this action to allow the Department of Energy (DOE) to utilize all the authorities granted by 42 U.S.C. 7256(g).&nbsp; </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">Over time, the inclusion of internal administrative procedures has hampered DOE as the agency </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">has grown</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">&nbsp;and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">now has a broader mandate to demonstrate and deploy clean energy technologies while reaching non-traditional entities to meet </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">its</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph"> mission</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">.&nbsp; The links to other regulations created confusion and limits not in accordance with the statutory authorities.&nbsp; By moving the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">other transaction</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph"> regulations from 10 CFR 603 to 2 CFR 930, DOE removes the financial assistance references as part of the definition of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">other transactions&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">so this authority can be used more broadly as envisioned in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131635415 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">the Energy Policy Act of 2005.</span></span></p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>10 CFR 603</CFR>
            <CFR>2 CFR 930</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 7256</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/00/2024</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Undetermined</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Jacqueline</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Kniskern</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Procurement Analyst, MA-61</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1991</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Acquisition Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 287-1342</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>jacqueline.kniskern@hq.doe.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1000 Independence Avenue SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20585</ZIP>
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