# 2025-17429: Energy Department Extends Life of Minority Business Loan Programs for Contracts

2025-17429, Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance, is a Federal Register rule from Energy Department published 2025-09-10, effective Extending the effective date of the direct final rule "Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance," published on May 16, 2025.; deemed significant under Executive Order 12866 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-17429
- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-17429
- Title: Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Energy Department
- Citation: 90 FR 43539
- Published: 2025-09-10
- Effective: Extending the effective date of the direct final rule "Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance," published on May 16, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: yes (FR_METADATA)
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1903-AA23
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Energy Department Extends Life of Minority Business Loan Programs for Contracts

## Summary

The Department of Energy is pushing back the date when it cancels rules about loans for minority-owned businesses trying to get DOE contracts. This means those businesses still have time to use the old loan rules while DOE sorts things out. No money changes yet, but the new date will be announced soon, so keep an eye out!

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the effective date of the direct final rule "Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance," published on May 16, 2025.

## Effects PRIA read

- DOE Delays Rescinding Loan Rules: benefit, low. If you run a minority-owned business seeking DOE contracts, the Department of Energy is delaying the cancellation of loan rules that were in a direct final rule published May 16, 2025. That means you can continue to use the existing (old) loan rules for now while DOE determines a new effective date…

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## Sources
- [2025-17429 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/10/2025-17429/rescinding-regulations-for-loans-for-minority-business-enterprises-seeking-doe-contracts-and)
- [2025-17429 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-10/pdf/2025-17429.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-17429 (as of 2026-06-08).