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Proposed Rule

Duty of Candor

Agency
DOE
Document Number
2025-20906
Published
November 25, 2025
Effective Date
-

Abstract

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking, which proposed adding a new section to 18 CFR part 1 to require that any entity communicating with the Commission or other specified organizations related to a matter subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission submit accurate and factual information and not submit false or misleading information or omit material information. The Commission is also terminating this rulemaking proceeding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2025-20906 Federal Register document?
Document 2025-20906 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on November 25, 2025. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking, which proposed adding a new section to 18 CFR part 1 to require that any entity communicating with the Commission or other specified organizations related to a matter subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission submit accurate and factual information and not submit false or misleading information or omit material information. The Commission is also terminating this rulemaking proceeding. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20906/duty-of-candor.
Is document 2025-20906 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2025-20906 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.

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