# 2026-14878 — Federal rules taking effect: every published US final rule whose effective date is still in the future

For 2026-14878, rule is Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act for Certain Terminations or Revocations of Water Power Licenses or Exemptions; agency is Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; effective date is 2026-08-24; dates, as printed is This rule is effective August 24, 2026; cfr parts amended is 18 CFR 380, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **FR document number:** 2026-14878 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act for Certain Terminations or Revocations of Water Power Licenses or Exemptions _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Federal Energy Regulatory Commission _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-08-24 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This rule is effective August 24, 2026. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 18 CFR 380 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-07-23 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1000&order=oldest&conditions%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=RULE&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2026-08-11&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Blte%5D=2026-12-31&fields%5B%5D=document_number&fields%5B%5D=title&fields%5B%5D=agency_names&fields%5B%5D=effective_on&fields%5B%5D=dates&fields%5B%5D=cfr_references&fields%5B%5D=publication_date&fields%5B%5D=html_url

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2026-08-24.
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