Commerce Department
By this rule, the Department amends the regulations governing testimony by its current and former employees and the production of its documents in legal proceedings. This rule amends those regulations by removing and/or replacing language that is redundant, that references other authorities, or that provides only unnecessary elaboration. This action is necessary to streamline the Department's regulations and reduce regulatory complexity. This action is intended to promote efficiency and simplicity, and to minimize the risk of confusion and/or distraction, without significantly altering any entitlements, obligations, or processes in connection with testimony by Department employees or the production of Department documents.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce 15 CFR Part 15 [Docket No. 261015-0005] RIN 0605-AA93 AGENCY: Department of Commerce (Department). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: By this rule, the Department amends the regulations governing testimony by its current and former employees and the production of its documents in legal proceedings. This rule amends those regulations by removing and/or replacing language that is redundant, that references other authorities, or that provides only unnecessary elaboration. This action is necessary to streamline the Department's regulations and reduce regulatory complexity. This action is intended to promote efficiency and simplicity, and to minimize the risk of confusion and/or distraction, without significantly altering any entitlements, obligations, or processes in connection with testimony by Department employees or the production of Department documents. DATES: The rule is effective October 19, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Sweeney, Deputy General Counsel for Economic, Statistical, and Regulatory Affairs, Office of the General Counsel, at (240) 474-3619. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background This action amends the regulations at 15 CFR part 15, subpart B , which govern testimony by current and former employees of the Department and the production of documents in legal proceedings. Those regulations were promulgated on February 17, 1995 ( 60 FR 9291 ), and redesignated on April 23, 1997 ( 62 FR 19669 ). The cited statutory bases for the regu…
Citation: 91 FR 65964
