# 2025-20868: Government Publishes Records of Secret Off-Record Conversations

2025-20868, 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 1999-09-22 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20868
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20868
- Title: Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications Public Notice
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 53284
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 1999-09-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Government Publishes Records of Secret Off-Record Conversations

## Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is sharing updates on off-the-record communications related to ongoing cases. If someone sends a prohibited message, it won’t affect decisions unless fairness demands it, and parties can respond. These rules keep the process fair and transparent, with no new costs or deadlines announced.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20868 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20868/records-governing-off-the-record-communications-public-notice)
- [2025-20868 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20868.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20868 (as of 2026-06-08).