Commerce Bureau Seeks Feedback on Defense Supply Prioritization Reporting
Published Date: 2/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Commerce wants your thoughts on how it collects info about the Defense Priorities and Allocations System, which helps prioritize important materials and services for national defense. This affects businesses and agencies involved in supplying these resources. Comments are open until April 13, 2026, with no new costs expected—just a chance to make reporting easier and clearer.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
The Department estimates this new information collection will involve 500 respondents, with an estimated 18 hours per response, totaling 9,000 annual burden hours and an estimated total annual cost to the public of $396,000. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number is listed as 0694-XXXX for this new collection.
Three-Year Recordkeeping Requirement
If your business engages in transactions covered by the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), you are required to make and keep accurate records of those transactions for at least three years. This recordkeeping obligation is stated in section 700.91 of the DPAS regulation.
Mandatory Response Under DPA
Responding to this information collection is mandatory for affected businesses under Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). The notice states the respondent's obligation as mandatory and cites the DPA as the legal authority.
Collection Supports Copper-Related Actions
This information collection covers data needed to support BIS official actions issued in response to Presidential Proclamation 10962 ("Adjusting Imports of Copper Into the United States"), dated July 30, 2025, and any future DPAS official actions. That proclamation found copper input materials and high-quality copper scrap to be scarce and critical to national defense, so the collection may apply to businesses in the copper supply chain.
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