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

Document 2026-07431 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Commerce in the Federal Register on April 16, 2026, with an effective date of May 18, 2026. By this rule, Commerce is amending its regulations governing restrictions on lobbying. Specifically, Commerce is amending said regulations by removing two redundant and unnecessary compliance provisions and by removing two reporting requirements that are obsolete and unwarranted. 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/2026/04/16/2026-07431/removing-redundant-obsolete-and-inefficient-provisions-from-the-regulations-governing-restrictions.

No. Document 2026-07431 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.