OMB Approves DOE Natural Gas Admin Procedures DFR

Yesterday the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had approved a final rule from the DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy on “Administrative Procedures with Respect to the Import and Export of Natural Gas”. The direct final rule (DFR) was submitted to OIRA on July 8^th, 2025. The quick turnaround on the rulemaking indicates either high-priority or extreme simplicity, I suspect the former.

I expect that the final rule will be published in the Federal Register sometime next week. Because of my earlier coverage of this rulemaking, I suspect that I might give it more coverage upon publication than I would typically give a rulemaking on this topic.