# Removing Redundant, Obsolete, and Inefficient Provisions From the Regulations Governing Restrictions on Lobbying
> **US Department of Commerce** · Final rule. · Published 2026-04-16 · Effective 2026-05-18 · 91 FR 20334
## Document
- **Document number:** 2026-07431
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Commerce
- **Federal Register citation:** 91 FR 20334
- **CFR reference:** 15 CFR 28
- **Publication date:** 2026-04-16
- **Effective date:** 2026-05-18
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 260311-0068
## Abstract

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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/16/2026-07431/removing-redundant-obsolete-and-inefficient-provisions-from-the-regulations-governing-restrictions)
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