Department of Commerce
Office of the Secretary
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 01, 2026 (91 FR 32374) during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce. ( printed page 47806)
Title: Generic Clearance for Requests for Meetings and Registrations for Events and Conferences.
OMB Control Number: 0690-0038.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission. Extension of a currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 51,000.
Average Hours per Response: The average time per response is one hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,000 hours.
Needs and Uses: This generic provides a quick and efficient process to create forms for DOC to register sponsored conferences, workshops, meetings, outreach events, process temporary employees, excepted service positions, advisory committee members, website content and respondents for miscellaneous reasons. For such activities to be timely and to optimally use available resources to address customer needs and provide opportunities for program events and services, it is necessary for DOC to have a means to timely select the participants, and to quickly accommodate the participants' request according to the type or purpose of a given activity. The information collected from our customers and stakeholders will help ensure that users have effective, efficient, and satisfying experiences with our programs and services, in compliance with E.O. 12862.
Affected Public: Federal, State, Local and Tribal governments, Individuals, and Private Sector.
Frequency: One-time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority:44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0690-0038.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.