# 2026-01295: Commerce Dept. Invites Input on Economic Development Survey

2026-01295, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Regional Economic Development Data Collection Instrument, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Economic Development Administration published 2026-01-23, effective To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before March 24, 2026. (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-01295
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Regional Economic Development Data Collection Instrument
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Economic Development Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 2904
- Published: 2026-01-23
- Effective: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before March 24, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-03-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Commerce Dept. Invites Input on Economic Development Survey

## Summary

The Department of Commerce wants your thoughts on a new survey that helps track how regions grow their economies. This affects communities and businesses that work with the Economic Development Administration, and your feedback is needed by March 24, 2026. The goal is to keep the survey helpful but easy to fill out, with no extra costs for participants.

## Abstract

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory Quarterly Reporting for BBBRC Recipients: cost, high. If you are a recipient (a BBBRC coalition lead), you must complete a quarterly electronic questionnaire. The notice says there are 21 respondents, each response takes about 2.5 hours, the collection is quarterly, the total estimated annual burden is 210 hours, and the estimated total annual cost to…
- Data Will Produce Regional Impact Evaluations: benefit, low. The collected data will be used to monitor past BBBRC awards and produce coalition regional impact evaluations, resources, and tools for regional economic development decision-makers. The questionnaire will gather metrics and stories across five thematic areas: (1) accelerating innovation in emergi…

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## Sources
- [2026-01295 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/23/2026-01295/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for)
- [2026-01295 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-23/pdf/2026-01295.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01295 (as of 2026-06-08).