We are publishing our regulatory agenda (the Agenda) in accordance with Public Law 96-354, "The Regulatory Flexibility Act," and Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and ...
We are publishing our regulatory agenda (the Agenda) in accordance with Public Law 96-354, “The Regulatory Flexibility Act,” and Executive Order 12866, “Regulatory Planning and Review.” FERC's complete Agenda, available on OMB's website at
www.reginfo.gov,
is a compilation of all rulemaking activities on which we have recently completed action or have proposed or are considering action. Our last Agenda was provided in May 2025 and in this current agenda, we have listed 42 rulemaking activities. We also note that the Agency has one inactive rulemaking that is not listed in this Agenda. This issuance of our Agenda contains ten (10) Pre-Rules, eleven (11) Notice of Proposed Rules, eight (8) Final Rules, and thirteen (13) Completed activities. Four (4) rulemakings are Section 3(f)(1) Significant; two (2) are Other Significant; one (1) is a routine rulemaking activity; two (2) are administrative, and thirty-two (32) are Substantive, Nonsignificant rulemaking activities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FERC's Unified Agenda reports rulemaking activities in three major categories: completed, active, and long-term. Completed rulemaking activities are those that were completed since publication of an agency's last Agenda; active rulemaking activities are those that an agency anticipates to have an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, a Proposed Rule, or a Final Rule issued within the next 12 months; and long-term rulemaking activities are rulemaking activities under development but for which an agency does not anticipate to have a regulatory action within the 12 months after publication of the current edition of the Unified Agenda. As noted below, all dates provided in this Agenda represent anticipated goals, not commitments.
FERC assigns a “Regulation Identifier Number” (RIN) to a rulemaking activity when our Commission initiates a rulemaking and approves a rulemaking plan, or when the FERC staff begins work on a Commission delegated rulemaking that does not require a rulemaking plan. OMB uses this number to track all relevant documents throughout the entire “lifecycle” of a particular rulemaking activity. FERC reports all rulemaking activities in the Agenda that have been assigned a RIN and meet the definition for a completed, an active, or a long-term rulemaking activity.
The Agenda is intended to provide the public early notice and opportunity to participate in our rulemaking process. However, we may consider or act on any rulemaking activity even though it is not included in the Agenda. The information contained in this Agenda is updated to reflect any action that has occurred on a rulemaking activity since publication of our last Agenda. FERC provides additional information and potentially more updated information on planned rulemakings and petition for rulemaking activities, including priority and schedule, on our website at
www.ferc.gov.
As noted previously, all dates provided in this Agenda represent goals, not commitments. The date for the next scheduled action under the heading “Timetable” is the date the next regulatory action for the rulemaking activity is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register
. The date is considered tentative and is not binding on the Commission or its staff. These and any dates in the Agenda may be revised due to shifts in workloads, changes in priorities, or extensive public comments.
ADDRESSES:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Person listed for each specific rulemaking. In addition, the internet is the basic means for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at
www.reginfo.gov.
The submission of comments on rulemakings at this agency can be made using the FERC Online links at
www.ferc.gov.
You can file your comments electronically by using the
eFiling
feature, which is also located on the Commission's website (
www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on “
eRegister.”
You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; a comment on a particular docket is considered a “Comment on a Filing”.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502-6595 or
OPP@ferc.gov.
Additionally, OPP has assisted the public with participating in rulemakings by educating the public on the procedure for submitting comments in rulemaking dockets online. For example, the Commission has prepared explainers and fact sheets and conducted outreach on the following Final Rules: Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation (Docket No. RM21-17-000, -001, 003) and Siting of Interstate Transmission Facilities (Docket No. RM22-7-000). General guidance materials, including introductory guides, explainers and primers on significant energy matters, are available on our website at:
www.ferc.gov/OPP/handouts.
Video recordings of OPP workshops are available at:
www.ferc.gov/OPP/workshopp-videos.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation
Identifier No.
465
Electric Transmission Incentives Policy Under Section 219 of the Federal Power Act
1902-AF70
466
Implementation of Dynamic Line Ratings
1902-AF94
467
Filing Process And Data Collection For The Electric Quarterly Report
1902-AG11
468
Blanket Certificate Cost Limitations
1902-AG32
469
Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index
1902-AG33
470
Reliability Standard CIP-003-11: Cyber Security—Security Management Controls
1902-AG37
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471
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
1902-AG39
472
Interconnection of Large Loads to the Interstate Transmission System
1902-AG47
473
Preliminary Permits for Hydroelectric Power Projects
1902-AG48
474
Revisions to Existing FERC Forms
1902-AG49
475
Expansion of Categorical Exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act to Include Certain Terminations or Revocations of Water Power Licenses and Exemptions
1902-AG50
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—Final Rule Stage
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation
Identifier No.
476
Virtualization Reliability Standards
1902-AG36
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC)
Proposed Rule Stage
465. ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION INCENTIVES POLICY UNDER SECTION 219 OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT
Abstract: The Commission proposed in the proceeding to revise its existing regulations that implemented section 219 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) in light of the changes in transmission development and planning over the last few years. The supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking proposed to modify the incentive for transmitting and electric utilities that join Transmission Organizations in the March 20, 2020 notice of proposed rulemaking. In addition, pursuant to FPA section 206, the Commission proposed to require each utility that has received an incentive for joining and remaining in a transmission organization for three or more years to submit a compliance filing revising its tariff to remove the incentive from its transmission tariff. The Commission continues to consider the extent to which its regulations implementing section 219 of the FPA have anti-competitive effects and what changes to those regulations could alleviate such effects consistent with Executive Order 14267 (Docket No. RM20-10-000).
Agency Contact: Adam Batenhorst, Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Kaitlin Johnson, Technical Information, Office of Technical Reporting and Economics, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking presenting potential reforms to implement dynamic line ratings and, thereby, improve the accuracy of transmission line ratings. These potential reforms would require transmission line ratings to reflect solar heating based on the sun's position and forecastable cloud cover and require transmission line ratings to reflect forecasts of wind conditions on certain transmission lines. The potential reforms would also ensure transparency in the development and implementation of dynamic line ratings and enhance data reporting practices related to congestion in non-regional transmission organization/independent system operator regions to identify candidate transmission lines for the requirement to reflect forecasts of wind conditions. The Commission invited all interested persons to submit comments on the potential reforms and in response to specific questions (Docket No. RM24-6-000).
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Topping, Technical Information, Office of Technical Reporting and Economics, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed various changes to current Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) filing requirements, including both the method of collection and the data being collected. The proposed changes are designed to update the data collection, improve data quality, increase market transparency, decrease costs, over time, of preparing the necessary data for submission, and streamline compliance with any future filing requirements. Among other things, the Commission proposed to implement a new collection method for EQR reporting based on the eXtensible Business Reporting Language-Comma-Separated Values standard; amend its regulations to require Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators to produce reports containing market participant transaction data; and modify or clarify EQR reporting requirements (Docket No. RM23-9-000).
Notice of Extension of Time for Initial Comments Period End
02/26/24
Final Rule
09/00/26
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Marina Fishbein, Technical Information, Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Soheila Mansouri, Technical Information, Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Abstract: The Commission is exploring whether, and if so how, to revise its part 157, subpart F blanket certificate regulations, 18 CFR 157.208(d) and 157.215(a)(5), to increase the cost limitations for projects that interstate natural gas pipelines may construct without a case-specific authorization order (Docket No. RM25-12-000).
Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) invites comments on its proposed index level used to determine annual changes to oil pipeline rate ceilings. The Commission proposes to use the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (PPI-FG)—1.42% as the index level for the five-year period commencing July 1, 2026. The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments regarding this proposal and any alternative methodologies for calculating the index (Docket No. RM26-6-000).
Agency Contact: Monil Patel, Technical Information, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to approve Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standard: CIP-003-11 (Cyber Security—Security Management Controls). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the Commission-certified electric reliability organization, submitted the proposed Reliability Standard modifications to mitigate risks posed by a coordinated cyberattack on low impact facilities; the
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aggregate impact of which could be much greater (Docket No. RM25-8-000).
Agency Contact: Jacob Waxman, Technical Information, Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference certain modifications to the latest version (Version 4.0) of Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines adopted by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). NAESB's revisions in Version 4.0 of the standards streamline the process for accessing publicly available gas-electric coordination data during extreme cold weather or emergency events (Docket No. RM96-1-044).
Agency Contact: Jerry Chiang, Technical Issues, Office of Technical Reporting and Economics, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Oscar F. Santillana, Technical Issues, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Abstract: On October 23, 2025, The Secretary of the Department of Energy proposed an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking presenting potential reforms to ensure the timely and orderly interconnection of large loads to the transmission system. As proposed, the potential reforms would standardize interconnection procedures and agreements for such loads, including those seeking to share a point of interconnection with new or existing generation facilities (Docket No. RM26-4-000).
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Notice Inviting Comments
10/27/25
Notice Extending Comment Deadline
11/07/25
Comment Period End
11/21/25
Reply Comment Period End
12/05/25
Next Action Undetermined
11/00/26
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Sarah Ladin, Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
473. • PRELIMINARY PERMITS FOR HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: This Docket regards the Department of Energy (DOE) request, pursuant to section 403 of the DOE Organization Act, that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission initiate a proceeding to end tribal authorities' power to veto preliminary permits for hydroelectric projects on tribal lands (Docket No. RM26-5-000).
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Notice Inviting Comments
10/27/25
Next Action Undetermined
11/00/26
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Michael Haddad, Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Abstract: The Commission plans to issue a NOPR to propose non-substantive revisions to certain FERC Forms and regulations, and to propose to modify the existing requirement to submit supplemental quarterly financial reports to reduce the number of schedules required.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
07/00/26
Next Action Undetermined
11/00/26
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Jessica Hunt, Technical Information, Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Shanee Sibblies, Technical Information, Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting, Federal Energy
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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
475. • EXPANSION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN TERMINATIONS OR REVOCATIONS OF WATER POWER LICENSES AND EXEMPTIONS
Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to amend section 380.4 of its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to expand an existing Categorical Exclusion (CE). A CE describes a category of actions that a Federal agency has determined normally does not significantly affect the quality of the human environment, absent extraordinary circumstances, and so does not trigger NEPA's requirement to prepare an environmental document. The proposed revision would add a category of actions to an existing CE to include terminations or revocations of water power licenses and exemptions that will result in minor or no ground disturbing activity and minor or no changes in reservoir conditions and downstream flows (Docket No. RM26-7-000).
Agency Contact: Thomas Chandler, Legal Information, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to approve four new definitions and 18 modified definitions in the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Glossary of Terms Used in Reliability Standards. The Commission also proposes to approve eleven modified Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards. NERC, the Commission-certified electric reliability organization, submitted the proposed modifications to update the CIP Reliability Standards to enable the application of virtualization and other new technologies in a secure manner (Docket No. RM24-8-000).
Agency Contact: Mayur Manchanda, Technical Information, Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
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16 U.S.C. 791a
18 CFR 157.208(d)