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Final ruleTook effect July 27, 2026

Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 28, 2026. Document 2026-10600. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amends its regulations to incorporate by reference, as mandatory enforceable requirements, revisions to three of the Version 4.0 Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines adopted by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). These revisions are designed to streamline the process for accessing publicly available gas-electric coordination data during extreme cold weather or emergency events.

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 284

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

Effective date: This rule is effective July 27, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-10600
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnergy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
PublishedMay 28, 2026
Effective dateJuly 27, 2026

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