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FERC RIN: 1902-AG12 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities 
Abstract:

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) amended its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain exceptions, the latest version (Version 004) of the Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). The revisions made by NAESB in the WEQ Version 004 standards are designed to aid public utilities with the consistent and uniform implementation of requirements promulgated by the Commission as part of the pro forma Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) (Docket No. RM05-5-031).

 
Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Other 
CFR Citation: 18 CFR 2    18 CFR 38   
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 601    15 U.S.C. 717 to 717z    15 U.S.C. 3301 to 3432    16 U.S.C. 792 to 828c    16 U.S.C. 2601 to 2645    42 U.S.C. 4321 to 4370h    42 U.S.C. 7101 to 7352    16 U.S.C. 791 to 825r    31 U.S.C. 9701   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/06/2024  89 FR 37147   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/05/2024 
Final Rule, Order No. 676-K  02/27/2025  90 FR 10787   
Final Rule Effective  04/28/2025 
Next Action Undetermined  05/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Veronica Norman
Legal Issues, Office of the General Counsel
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-8751
Email: veronica.norman@ferc.gov

Phillip J. Greene
Technical Issues, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-8310
Email: phillip.greene@ferc.gov