1902-AG18 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1902 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amended its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain enumerated exceptions, 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 this version of the standards are designed to promote greater efficiency and reliability of the natural gas industry's operations and strengthen the cybersecurity protections provided within the standards (Docket No. RM96-1-043).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Other 18 CFR 284 15 U.S.C. 717 to 717z 15 U.S.C. 3301 to 3432 42 U.S.C. 7101 to 7352 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356 No NPRM 04/05/2024 89 FR 23954 NPRM Comment Period End 06/04/2024 Final Rule 12/09/2024 89 FR 97518 Final Rule Effective, Order No. 587-AA 02/07/2025 Next Action Undetermined 05/00/2026 No None No No Jerry Chiang Technical Issues, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation 1902 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC 202 502-8786 jerry.chiang@ferc.gov 888 First Street NE, Washington DC 20426 Oscar Santillana F. Technical Issues, Office of Energy Market Regulation 1902 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC 202 502-6392 oscar.santillana@ferc.gov 888 First Street NE, Washington DC 20426 Michael Goldenberg Legal Issues, Office of the General Counsel 1902 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC 202 502-8685 888 First Street NE, Washington DC 20426