Removal of Regulations Limiting Authorizations To Proceed With Construction Activities Pending Rehearing

Document 2025-19533 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on October 10, 2025, with an effective date of November 10, 2025. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) removes from its regulations a rule that precludes the issuance of authorizations to proceed with construction activities with respect to natural gas facilities approved pursuant to section 3 or section 7 of the Natural Gas Act for a limited time while certain requests for rehearing are pending before the Commission. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/10/2025-19533/removal-of-regulations-limiting-authorizations-to-proceed-with-construction-activities-pending.

No. Document 2025-19533 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.