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DOC/ADMIN RIN: 0605-AA73 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Removing Redundant, Obsolete, and Inefficient Provisions from the Regulations Governing Restrictions on Lobbying 
Abstract:

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is proposing to amend its regulations governing restrictions on lobbying. Specifically, the Department is proposing to (1) remove two redundant compliance provisions and (2) 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 the Department’s lobbying regulations to properly reflect and implement the underlying statutory authority in its current form.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 28   
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 1352    5 U.S.C. 301    28 U.S.C. 2461   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/15/2026  91 FR 1724   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/17/2026 
Final Action  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Daniel Sweeney
Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave ,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-1395
Email: dsweeney@doc.gov