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DOE also seeks comment on any further delay of the effective date, including the impacts of such delay, as well as comment on the legal, factual, or policy issues raised by the rule.","action":"Final rule; delay of effective date.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2025/02/20/2025-02852.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"430","title":10}],"citation":"90 FR 9951","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2025-03-13","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The effective date of the rule amending 10 CFR part 430 published at 89 FR 105188 on December 26, 2024, is delayed until March 21, 2025. 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