Interior Dept Pushes Paperwork Renewal to Ease Customer Hassles
Published Date: 4/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of the Interior is renewing a paperwork collection to improve how they serve you, making sure forms are easier and less time-consuming. This affects anyone who interacts with the agency and invites public feedback by June 8, 2026. The goal? Cut down on hassle without extra costs, keeping things smooth and simple for everyone.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
You may be asked to give feedback
If you interact with the Department of the Interior, you may be asked to give feedback through a one-time survey, interview, or questionnaire under OMB Control Number 1090-0012. The agency estimates 146,384 annual respondents, one-time collection, with completion times ranging from 3 minutes up to 90 minutes and a total estimated annual burden of 13,876 hours; responses are voluntary and there are no nonhour costs.
Comments you send may be public
If you submit comments in response to this notice (by June 8, 2026), your comment becomes a matter of public record and may include personal identifying information that could be publicly viewable. You can request redaction, but the agency cannot guarantee it will be able to withhold identifying information.
Businesses and governments can be respondents
Respondents include individuals and households, businesses and organizations, and state, local, or tribal governments; collections are voluntary, described as low-cost and low-burden, and the agency estimates no annual nonhour burden cost. Participation is one-time under OMB Control Number 1090-0012.
Accessible contact options for disabilities
The notice provides accessibility information: individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services to contact the Department, and individuals outside the U.S. should use their local relay services to make international calls to the point of contact.
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