---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 385.1012"
title: "18"
number: "385.1012"
heading: "Off-the-record communications (Rule 1012)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/385.1012"
---

# §385.1012. Off-the-record communications (Rule 1012).


The provisions of [Rule 2201](/cfr/18/2201.md) (prohibited communications and other communications requiring disclosure) apply to proceedings pursuant to this subpart, commencing at the time a petitioner files a petition for review under [Rule 1004](/cfr/18/1004.md) (commencement of proceedings). This section shall cease to have effect on December 5, 2026, unless the Commission determines that the cessation deadline should be extended to a date not more than 5 years in the future after offering the public an opportunity to provide input on the costs and benefits of this section and considering that input. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing its determination and revising or removing this section accordingly.


## Notes

### Amendments

[Order 607, 64 FR 51234, Sept. 22, 1999, as amended by Order 914, 90 FR 48407, Oct. 21, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551-557; 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825v, 2601-2645; 28 U.S.C. 2461; 31 U.S.C 3701, 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352, 16441, 16451-16463; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C. 1-85 (1988); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (1990); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (2015).

### Source

Source: Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Order 607, 64 FR 51234, Sept. 22, 1999, as amended by Order 914, 90 FR 48407, Oct. 21, 2025]