Rule 25 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, nuclear energy, department of energy, security measures, freedom of information, confidential business information, organization and functions (government agencies), antitrust, classified information, nuclear materials, nuclear power plants and reactors, advisory committees, emergency preparedness, industrial facilities, antitrust immunity, defense production act, voluntary agreements

⚡New Rules for Voluntary Agreements Under Defense Production Act

This interim final rule codifies standards and procedures the Department of Energy will follow when developing and carrying out voluntary agreements and plans of action under the Defense Production Act. The Defense Production Act provides a defense from antitrust laws with respect to any action taken to develop or carry out any voluntary agreement or plan of action when certain criteria are met. The rule will apply the Defense Production Act's long-standing provisions and will be set out in a new and dedicated part in the Code of Federal Regulations.

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