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FERC RIN: 1902-AG18 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines 
Abstract:

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).

 
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 284   
Legal Authority: 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   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
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 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jerry Chiang
Technical Issues, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-8786
Email: jerry.chiang@ferc.gov

Oscar F. Santillana
Technical Issues, Office of Energy Market Regulation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-6392
Email: oscar.santillana@ferc.gov

Michael Goldenberg
Legal Issues, Office of the General Counsel
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426
Phone:202 502-8685