# Administrative Procedures and Sanctions; Office of Hearings and Appeals Procedural Regulations; Removal of Unnecessary Regulations
> **US Department of Energy** · Final rule. · Published 1996-07-05 · Effective 1996-08-05 · 61 FR 35112
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-17066
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Energy
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 35112
- **CFR reference:** 10 CFR 205
- **Publication date:** 1996-07-05
- **Effective date:** 1996-08-05
## Abstract

The Department of Energy is amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to apply existing procedural rules to certain petroleum proceedings and to remove unnecessary regulations. This action is being taken in response to the President's Regulatory Reform Initiative to eliminate unnecessary regulations and streamline existing rules.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/07/05/96-17066/administrative-procedures-and-sanctions-office-of-hearings-and-appeals-procedural-regulations)
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