Rescinding Portions of Department of Commerce Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281

Document 2026-07477 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Commerce in the Federal Register on April 16, 2026, with an effective date of April 16, 2026. By this rule, the Department of Commerce (Department) amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to eliminate provisions concerning disparate-impact liability and affirmative action. These amendments align the Department's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest. In addition, these revisions implement changes directed in Executive Order 14281. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/16/2026-07477/rescinding-portions-of-department-of-commerce-title-vi-regulations-to-conform-more-closely-with-the.

No. Document 2026-07477 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.