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The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) proposes to amend its regulations at 10 CFR part 625 to require publication of its Standard Sales Provisions for the price competitive sale of petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) on the DOE SPR website instead of in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).  The proposed rule would also remove the Standard Sales Provisions, currently published as appendix A to 10 CFR part 625, from the CFR.  Any subsequent revisions to the Standard Sales Procedures would be published solely on the DOE SPR website, and DOE would publish notification of such revisions in the Federal Register and send notification of such revisions to registered users in the SPR sales system.  Under the proposed rule, Notices of Sale would reference the Standard Sales Provisions published on the DOE SPR website in specifying which contractual terms and conditions, as well as contractor financial and performance responsibility measures, are applicable to that particular sale.  The proposed rule is intended to expedite the preparation of and simplify the content of Notices of Sale, which in turn will reduce the administrative burden placed on prospective bidders.