Rule2026-01002
Annual Update of Filing Fees
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Published
January 20, 2026
Effective
February 19, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Abstract
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, this Final rule provides the yearly update using data in the Commission's Financial System to calculate new filing fees. The purpose of this Final Rule is to adjust the fees on the basis of the Commission's costs for Fiscal Year 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2295-2296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01002]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. RM26-8-000]
Annual Update of Filing Fees
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC),
Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Final rule; annual update of Commission filing fees.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Commission's regulations, this Final
rule provides the yearly update using data in the Commission's
Financial System to calculate new filing fees. The purpose of this
Final Rule is to adjust the fees on the basis of the Commission's costs
for Fiscal Year 2025.
DATES: This Final rule is effective February 19, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Muhammed Fofana, Office of the
Executive Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 1st
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 202-502-6046,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b467e636a66666e6f254d646d6a656a4b6d6e7968256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2568504d44484840410b634a43444b4465434057460b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
1. The Commission is updating the filing fees that it assesses for
specific services and benefits provided to identifiable beneficiaries.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 381.104, the Commission is establishing updated fees
based on the Commission's Fiscal Year 2025 costs.
II. Information Collection Statement
2. This Final rule does not contain any new or additional
information collection requirements. The Commission is therefore not
required to submit this Final rule for review to the Office of
Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.\1\
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\1\ 44 U.S.C. 3507(d).
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III. Environmental Analysis
3. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may
have a significant adverse effect on the human environment.\2\
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\2\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act, Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats. & Regs.
] 30,783 (Dec. 17, 1987).
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4. Part 380 of the Commission's regulations lists exemptions to the
requirement to draft an Environmental Analysis or Environmental Impact
Statement. Included is an exemption for procedural, ministerial, or
internal administrative actions.\3\ Accordingly, this rulemaking is
exempt from the requirement to draft such documents under that
provision.
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\3\ 18 CFR 380.4(a)(1).
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IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act
5. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \4\ generally
requires a description and analysis of final rules that will have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This rule concerns an update to filing fees. The Commission certifies
that it will not have a significant economic impact upon a substantial
number of small entities. An analysis under the RFA is therefore not
required.
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\4\ 5 U.S.C. 601-12.
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V. Document Availability
6. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>).
7. From FERC's Home Page on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
8. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC's website
during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202) 502-6652
(toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#13757661707c7d7f7a7d76606663637c616753757661703d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89efecfbeae6e7e5e0e7ecfafcf9f9e6fbfdc9efecfbeaa7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a>,
or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-8371, TTY (202) 502-8659.
Email the
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Public Reference Room at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#69191c0b05000a471b0c0f0c1b0c070a0c1b060604290f0c1b0a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82f2f7e0eeebe1acf0e7e4e7f0e7ece1e7f0ededefc2e4e7f0e1ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>.
VI. Administrative Findings
9. The Commission is issuing this rule as a final rule without a
period for public comment. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A), notice-and-
comment rulemaking procedures are unnecessary for ``rules of agency
organization, procedure, or practice.'' This rule is therefore exempt
from notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures because it concerns the
Commission's procedures and practices. In particular, the rule adjusts
filing fee amounts. The rule will not significantly affect regulated
entities or the general public.
VII. Regulatory Planning and Review
10. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
has determined this regulatory action is not a ``significant regulatory
action,'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended.
Accordingly, OIRA has not reviewed this regulatory action for
compliance with the analytical requirements of Executive Order 12866.
VIII. Effective Date and Congressional Notification
11. The Commission has determined, with the concurrence of OIRA,
that this rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined in section 351 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. This final
rule is being submitted to the Senate, House, and Government
Accountability Office.
12. This rule is effective February 19, 2026.
The new fee schedule is as follows:
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Fees Applicable to the Natural Gas Policy Act
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1. Petitions for rate approval pursuant to 18 CFR $20,930
284.123(b)(2). (18 CFR 381.403).............................
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Fees Applicable to General Activities
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1. Petition for issuance of a declaratory order (except under 42,060
Part I of the Federal Power Act). (18 CFR 381.302(a)).......
2. Review of a Department of Energy remedial order:
Amount in controversy:
$0-9,999. (18 CFR 381.303(b))........................ 100
$10,000-29,999. (18 CFR 381.303(b)).................. 600
$30,000 or more. (18 CFR 381.303(a))................. 61,390
3. Review of a Department of Energy denial of adjustment:
Amount in controversy:
$0-9,999. (18 CFR 381.304(b))........................ 100
$10,000-29,999. (18 CFR 381.304(b)).................. 600
$30,000 or more. (18 CFR 381.304(a))................. 32,190
4. Written legal interpretations by the Office of General 12,060
Counsel. (18 CFR 381.305(a))................................
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Fees Applicable to Natural Gas Pipelines
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1. Pipeline certificate applications pursuant to 18 CFR * 1,000
284.224. (18 CFR 381.207(b))................................
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Fees Applicable to Cogenerators and Small Power Producers
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1. Certification of qualifying status as a small power 36,160
production facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a))....................
2. Certification of qualifying status as a cogeneration 40,940
facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a))...............................
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* This fee has not been changed.
List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 381
Electric power plants, Electric utilities, Natural gas, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Issued: January 14, 2026.
Anton C. Porter,
Executive Director.
In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission amends part 381,
chapter I, title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below.
PART 381--FEES
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1. The authority citation for part 381 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717-717w; 16 U.S.C. 791-828c, 2601-2645;
31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C.
1-85.
Sec. 381.302 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 381.302, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$40,900''
and adding ``$42,060'' in its place.
Sec. 381.303 [Amended]
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3. In Sec. 381.303, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$59,710''
and adding ``$61,390'' in its place.
Sec. 381.304 [Amended]
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4. In Sec. 381.304, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$31,310''
and adding ``$32,190'' in its place.
Sec. 381.305 [Amended]
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5. In Sec. 381.305, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$11,730''
and adding ``$12,060'' in its place.
Sec. 381.403 [Amended]
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6. In Sec. 381.403, remove ``$20,360'' and add ``$20,930'' in its
place.
Sec. 381.505 [Amended]
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7. In Sec. 381.505, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$35,170''
and ``$39,810'' and adding ``$36,160'' and ``$40,940'' in their places,
respectively.
[FR Doc. 2026-01002 Filed 1-16-26; 8:45 am]
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