The Energy Department delays removing 1977 rules for old agency transfers

The Department of Energy is delaying a rule that would remove outdated regulations. These rules describe how proceedings were transferred to the DOE from its predecessor agencies in 1977.

This document is a delay in removing old rules. It means the Energy Department is still operating under administrative procedures from nearly 50 years ago. These rules govern how the department handles legal and regulatory matters that originated with agencies that no longer exist.