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Final ruleTook effect July 22, 2026

Application for Authorization To Transmit Electric Energy to a Foreign Country

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 22, 2026. Document 2026-12475. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is publishing this document to finalize the proposed rule and respond to comments received on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) entitled, "Application for Authorization to Transmit Electric Energy to a Foreign Country," published on May 16, 2025. This final rule will simplify the application process for authorizations to transmit electric energy to a foreign country, as required by the Federal Power Act (FPA).

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

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

10 CFR 205

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

Compared with

The Energy Department has published 18 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 33 in all of 2025.

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

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1901-AB69 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The effective date of the final rule is July 22, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-12475
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnergy Department
PublishedJune 22, 2026
Effective dateJuly 22, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1901-AB69
DocketDOE-HQ-2025-0019
Significant (marked in the Federal Register)Yes

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