The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeks comments on a proposed index level used to determine annual changes to oil pipeline rate ceilings. The commission proposes to use the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, or PPI-FG, minus 1.42 percent as the index level for the five-year period beginning July 1, 2026. The commission annually applies an index to existing oil pipeline transportation rate ceilings to establish new rate ceiling levels and reexamines the index level every five years. RM26-6-000

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management seeks input from affected state governors and local governments on its proposed second Gulf of America oil and gas lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted in July. Lease Sale “Big Beautiful Gulf 2” proposes to offer approximately 15,000 unleased blocks covering roughly 80 million acres. In August, the U.S. Interior Department issued a long-term schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales as directed by the act, which requires 30 lease sales in the Gulf of America and six in Alaska’s Cook Inlet through 2040.

The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comments on 112 oil and gas parcels totaling about 120,927 acres that it plans to include in the June 2026 lease sale in Wyoming. The bureau reviews drilling permit applications, conducts an environmental analysis, and coordinates with state partners and stakeholders. Parcels that are offered in a federal oil and gas lease sale include appropriate stipulations to protect important natural resources.

The U.S. Energy Department invites public input in response to its request for information titled “Transformational AI Capabilities for National Security.” The RFI seeks feedback from AI model developers, cloud environment providers, think tanks, universities, and other interested parties, with the goal of fostering long-term collaborations to integrate transformative AI capabilities into the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) critical operations. In November, President Trump issued an executive order to establish the Genesis Mission aimed to transform science and innovation through the power of AI, mobilizing DOE’s 17 national laboratories, industry partners, and universities to build an integrated discovery platform. This RFI is intended to assess available market capabilities and identify innovative approaches to advance NNSA’s long-term national security objectives. READ MORE

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management seeks input on a draft proposal for the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, which would replace the previous administration’s 2024-2029 offshore leasing program with a more expansive plan set for completion by October 2026. The draft includes as many as 34 potential lease sales covering approximately 1.27 billion acres. The draft identifies large areas off Alaska, the Pacific coast, and the Gulf of America, and creates a new South-Central Gulf of America planning area. The bureau seeks information on a broad range of topics, including the economic, social, and environmental values of all OCS resources, as well as the potential impacts of oil and gas development on those resources and on the marine, coastal, and human environments.