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OMB Control No: 0694-0148	ICR Reference No: 202608-0694-001
Status: PreApproved	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/BIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Directive Allocation Orders under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System in Response to Presidential Determination on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 08/03/2026
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 08/03/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/03/2026
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved based on the revised materials provided by the Department. Should the Department was to use this collection for more than 6 months, Commerce must publish a 60 day and 30 day notice.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2027	6 Months From Approved
Responses	600	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,126	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security administers the Defense Priorities and Allocations System regulation which implements the priorities and allocations authority under Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (DPA) (50 U.S.C. § 4501, et. seq.), delegated to the Secretary of Commerce under Executive Order (E.O.) 13603 with respect to all materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials, not delegated to other Secretaries. These materials, services, and facilities are referred to as “industrial resources.”

Emergency Justfication: Per DPA Determination on Recoverable critical minerals and materials (CMMs), the President found that America’s inadequate supply of CMMs poses an increasing risk to our national defense and security and directed the Secretary of Commerce to take immediate action to secure the supply of recoverable CMMs. A delay in Commerce’s ability to begin immediate information collection from companies engaged in the sale of recoverable CMMs will lead to increased scarcity of these materials through additional exports, posing an imminent threat to U.S. military readiness and critical infrastructure sectors. OMB’s emergency clearance will allow BIS to publish a notice in the Federal Register to begin collecting the information required for U.S. persons to comply with DOC’s official actions pursuant to DPA Determination on Recoverable CMMs. This will allow BIS to ensure the enforcement, compliance, and administration of the DPA, the DPAS regulation, or an official action issued in accordance with the DPAS regulation. This is consistent with section 705 of the DPA and subpart J of the DPAS regulation.

Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 13603 Name/Subject of EO: National Defense Resources Preparedness
US Code: 50 USC 4501 Name of Law: Defense Production Act of 1950

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0694-AK51	Final or interim final rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Directive Allocation Order and Additional Requirements for Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Preapproved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	600	600
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,126	3,126
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security administers the Defense Priorities and Allocations System regulation which implements the priorities and allocations authority under Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (DPA) (50 U.S.C. § 4501, et. seq.), delegated to the Secretary of Commerce under Executive Order (E.O.) 13603 with respect to all materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials, not delegated to other Secretaries. These materials, services, and facilities are referred to as “industrial resources.”

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $48,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Nancy Kook 202 482-2440 nancy.kook@bis.doc.gov

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