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B-330659 1 (2019-01-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadvlq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-330659 January 18, 2019 The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chairman The Honorable Joe Manchin Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Greg Walden Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Energy: Nuclear Classification and Declassification Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Energy (DOE) entitled Nuclear Classification and Declassification (RIN: 1992-AA49). It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 21, 2018. 83 Fed. Reg. 66,000. We received the rule on January 3, 2019. The effective date of the final rule is January 22, 2019. The final rule revises DOE's regulations concerning the requirements for classification and declassification of restricted data and formerly restricted data. Since 1997, when DOE issued the regulation, changes in legislation and DOE and national policies have rendered portions of the existing regulations outdated. In this final rule, DOE addresses these changes. Additional changes clarify requirements, as well as allow agencies more flexibility in implementing restricted data/formerly restricted data programs. DOE has also made revisions for clarity and reorganized for ease of use. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801 (a)(3)(A). The final rule was published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2018. 83 Fed. Reg. 66,000. The rule was received by both the House and the Senate on January 3, 2019. 165 Cong. Rec. H280 (daily ed. Jan. 8, 2019); 165 Cong. Rec. S271 (daily ed. Jan. 15, 2019). The rule has an effective date of January 22, 2019, and therefore the final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date.

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