[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22664]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 385

[Docket No. RM19-18-000; Order No. 862]


Formal Requirements for Filings in Proceedings Before the 
Commission

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
published a final rule on September 4, 2019, to require that hand 
deliveries of filings and submissions other than by the United States 
Postal Service be sent to an off-site facility for security screening 
and processing. The final rule indicated that the new regulation would 
take effect 60 days after the date of publication in the Federal 
Register, which is November 4, 2019. After issuance of the final rule, 
the Commission has determined that the effective date for this new 
regulation should be indefinitely postponed to ensure that the public 
and the Commission may make an effective transition to utilizing the 
off-site facility.

DATES: The effective date of the final rule published on September 4, 
2019 (84 FR 46438), is delayed indefinitely.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Cook, Office of the 
Secretary, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8102, 
[email protected]. Mark Hershfield, Office of the General 
Counsel, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8597, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 29, 2019, the Commission issued a 
final rule in Docket No. RM19-18-000 revising 18 CFR 385.2001(a) to 
require that hand deliveries of filings and submissions other than by 
the United States Postal Service be sent to an off-site facility for 
security screening and processing.\1\ The final rule indicated that the 
new regulation would take effect 60 days after the date of publication 
in the Federal Register, which is November 4, 2019.
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    \1\ Formal Requirements for Filings in Proceedings Before the 
Commission, 84 FR 46438 (Sept. 4, 2019), 168 FERC ] 61,120 (2019).
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    After issuance of the final rule, the Commission has determined 
that the effective date for this new regulation should be indefinitely 
postponed to ensure that the public and the Commission may make an 
effective transition to utilizing the off-site facility. A copy of this 
notification will be published in the Federal Register and will be 
prominently placed on the Commission's website (http://www.ferc.gov) to 
ensure that mail continues to come directly to the Commission's 
headquarters during this period. A subsequent notification will be 
issued regarding an effective date for the final rule in Docket No. 
RM19-18-000.

    Dated: October 11, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-22664 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
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