# 2025-20867: Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications Public Notice

2025-20867, Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications Public Notice, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2025-11-25, effective Dated: October 21, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20867
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20867
- Title: Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications Public Notice
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 53316
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: Dated: October 21, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is sharing updates on rules about secret chats during important cases. They explain how off-the-record talks are handled—some are kept private, others become public—and how parties can respond if needed. This keeps the process fair and transparent, with no new costs or deadlines announced right now.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20867 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20867/records-governing-off-the-record-communications-public-notice)
- [2025-20867 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20867.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20867 (as of 2026-06-08).