US energy regulators drop a rule that would have automatically cut regulations

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is canceling a rule that would have automatically removed certain regulations after a set period. This means the regulations will stay in place unless the Commission actively decides to change them.

A previous executive order tried to force federal agencies to cut regulations by setting automatic expiration dates. This move by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shows that some agencies are pushing back against that approach. It means that regulations, once established, are harder to remove automatically.