FERC Final Sunset Regulatory Provisions

Published on: Oct 24, 2025

On Oct. 21, FERC published direct final rule on sunsetting regulation.

  • FERC published direct final rule on implementation of EO 14270, Zero-based budgeting to unleash American energy (#250548), conditional sunset date into regulations.
  • Follows FERC companion proposed rulemaking on sunsetting provision, see #273366.
  • Final Rule
  • Direct final rule inserted into specific regulations sunsetting provision that establishes conditional sunset date that is one year after effective date of direct final rule.
  • Can comment on costs, benefits of regulations conditionally sunset before sunset date.
  • Following sunset date, consider sunset regulations no longer be effective, not seek to enforce sunset regulations, remove sunset regulations from CFR, conforming changes.
  • Effectiveness
  • Effective Dec. 5, 2025, unless significant adverse comments received Nov. 20, 2025.
Regulators
FERC
Entity Types
Corp
Reference
90 FR 48397, 10/21/2025; Docket No. RM25-14-000 Order No. 914; EO 14270
Functions
Compliance; Legal; Operations; Risk
Countries
United States of America
Category
State
N/A
Products
Commodities; Corporate
Rule Type
Final
Regions
Am
Rule Date
Oct 21, 2025
Effective Date
Dec 5, 2025
Rule ID
273368
Linked to
Reg. Last Update
Oct 21, 2025
Report Section
US Investment