SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Bureau of Industry and Security's Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security administers the Defense Priorities and Allocations System regulation which implements the priorities and allocations authority under Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4501, et seq.), delegated to the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13603 with respect to all materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials (“industrial resources”), not delegated to other Secretaries. On July 30, 2026, the President issued a Presidential Determination, “Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials” (Presidential Determination No. 2026-19). Under Presidential Determination No. 2026-19, the President found that recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials (CMMs) are scarce and critical materials essential to the national defense and authorized the Secretary to take all appropriate action under section 101 of the DPA with respect to recoverable CMMs and to use this authority to determine the proper nationwide priorities and allocations of all materials, services, and facilities necessary to ensure a continued and adequate supply of recoverable CMMs.

Directive Allocation Orders issued under the DPAS regulation will collect certain critical information from companies as specified in rules issued to effectuate Presidential Determination No. 2026-19 and ensure compliance with the DPAS regulation and the Directive Allocation Orders issued, as described in section 700.91 of the DPAS regulation. The details of the Directive Allocation Orders issued, including the records required to be submitted in accordance with section 700.91 of the DPAS regulation, were published in the August 6, 2026 Temporary Final Rule.

II. Method of Collection

Electronic.

III. Data

OMB Control Number: 0694-0148.

Type of Information Collection: Regular submission, extension of a current information collection.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.

Average Responses per Year: 1.

Average Number of Responses: 600.

Estimated Time per Response: 5.21 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,126 hours.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Presidential Determination No. 2026-19; Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (DPA).

IV. Request for Comments

We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your ( printed page 54847) personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

91 FR 54846