OMB Approves DOE Sunset Provision NPRM

(In contravention of yesterday’s post which conflated the wrong OIRA announcement with this rulemaking.)

On Monday, the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had approved a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on “Zero-Based Regulating”. The NPRM was submitted to OIRA on May 21^st, 2025.

According to the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda entry for this rulemaking:

“The U.S. Department of Energy is considering initiating a proposed rule to amend the regulations that govern energy production to include a sunset provision in compliance with EO 14270 [link added], "Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash American Energy".”

Depending on which rules the proposed sunsetting provision apply, this rulemaking may or may not receive detailed coverage in this blog. At the very least I will note its publication in the appropriate Short Takes post.

DOE Withdraws Sunset Provision NPRM

Yesterday the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that the DOE had withdrawn a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on “Zero-Based Regulating”. Interestingly, the notice reports that the NPRM was also submitted to OIRA yesterday; that probably means that this is just a temporary delay.

According to the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda entry for this rulemaking:

“The U.S. Department of Energy is considering initiating a proposed rule to amend the regulations that govern energy production to include a sunset provision in compliance with EO 14270 [link added], " Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash American Energy".”

 

NOTE: The above post was written and posted in error. 3-4-26 06:00 am EST. See my post here.