# 2026-00815: NOAA Ditches Pointless Rule in Bureaucratic Spring Cleaning

2026-00815, Eliminating Redundant Regulatory Part Related to Public Information and Disclosure, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-01-16, effective 2026-01-16 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00815
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00815
- Title: Eliminating Redundant Regulatory Part Related to Public Information and Disclosure
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 2080
- Published: 2026-01-16
- Effective: 2026-01-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 0648-BO37
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

NOAA Ditches Pointless Rule in Bureaucratic Spring Cleaning

## Summary

NOAA is cleaning up its rulebook by removing a pointless regulation that just points to another rule. This change affects anyone looking for NOAA’s public information rules but won’t change any rights or costs. The update kicks in on January 16, 2026, making things simpler and less confusing for everyone.

## Abstract

By this rule, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA") is eliminating a part of the Code of Federal Regulations that consists solely of a single provision cross- referencing another part of the Code. This action is necessary to streamline and simplify NOAA's regulations. The intended effect of this action is to reduce administrative clutter without altering any substantive rights or obligations.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-00815 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/16/2026-00815/eliminating-redundant-regulatory-part-related-to-public-information-and-disclosure)
- [2026-00815 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-16/pdf/2026-00815.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00815 (as of 2026-06-11).