# Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in Organized Electricity Markets
> **US Department of Energy** · Final rule. · Published 2006-08-01 · Effective 2006-08-31 · 71 FR 43564
## Document
- **Document number:** 06-6494
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Energy
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 43564
- **CFR reference:** 18 CFR 42
- **Publication date:** 2006-08-01
- **Effective date:** 2006-08-31
- **Energy docket:** Docket No. RM06-8-000
## Abstract

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations under the Federal Power Act to require transmission organizations that are public utilities with organized electricity markets to make available long-term firm transmission rights that satisfy certain guidelines adopted by the Commission in this Final Rule. The Commission is taking this action pursuant to section 1233(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, [Pub. L. 109-58, Sec. 1233(b), 119 Stat. 594, 960 (2005).]

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/08/01/06-6494/long-term-firm-transmission-rights-in-organized-electricity-markets)
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