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Final ruleTook effect June 29, 2026

Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 28, 2026. Document 2026-08264. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issues this Final Order concluding its five-year review of the index level used to determine annual changes to oil pipeline rate ceilings. The Commission establishes an index level of Producer Price Index for Finished Goods minus 0.55% (PPI-FG-0.55%) for the five-year period beginning July 1, 2026.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

18 CFR 342

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published 10 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This order is effective June 29, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-08264
ActionOrder establishing index level.
AgenciesEnergy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
PublishedApril 28, 2026
Effective dateJune 29, 2026

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register