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Final ruleTook effect April 2, 2026

Commerce Acquisition Regulation; Minor Amendments

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 2, 2026. Document 2026-06382. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.

What it does

By this rule, Commerce amends its agency-specific acquisition regulation by updating or removing certain outdated and unnecessary regulatory language, by moving a subpart to better track and correspond with the structure of the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation, and by correcting a typographical error. This action is intended to update, correct, and streamline Commerce's agency-specific acquisition regulation and make it easier to navigate, thereby promoting efficiency, without creating or altering any entitlements, restrictions, or obligations.

The Commerce Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

Compared with

The Commerce Department has published 19 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 2 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0605-AA87 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The rule is effective April 2, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-06382
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesCommerce Department
PublishedApril 2, 2026
Effective dateApril 2, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0605-AA87

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register