Removing Redundant, Obsolete, and Inefficient Provisions From the Regulations Governing Restrictions on Lobbying

Document 2026-00687 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Commerce in the Federal Register on January 15, 2026. The Department of Commerce ("Commerce") is proposing to amend its regulations governing restrictions on lobbying. Specifically, Commerce is proposing to remove two redundant and unnecessary compliance provisions and remove two reporting requirements that are obsolete and unwarranted. This action is necessary to reduce regulatory complexity and streamline the regulations governing restrictions on lobbying. The intended effects of this action are to eliminate redundancy, promote administrative efficiency, and update Commerce's lobbying regulations to properly reflect and implement the underlying statutory authority in its current form. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00687/removing-redundant-obsolete-and-inefficient-provisions-from-the-regulations-governing-restrictions.

No. Document 2026-00687 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.