# 2026-12731: Commerce Renews Tech Export Explanation Letter Requirement

2026-12731, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Technology Letter of Explanation, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau published 2026-06-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12731
- As of: 2026-07-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12731
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Technology Letter of Explanation
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau
- Citation: 91 FR 37947
- Published: 2026-06-24
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-01

## In one line

Commerce Renews Tech Export Explanation Letter Requirement

## Summary

The Department of Commerce is renewing a form called the Technology Letter of Explanation, which businesses must submit when exporting certain tech info. This helps protect U.S. national security by making sure foreign buyers promise to use the tech properly. About 5,000 companies spend up to 2 hours on this, and the government is asking for comments by late July 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

- Exporters Must Submit Tech Explanation: cost, low. If your company exports certain U.S. technical data, you must submit a Technology Letter of Explanation under the Export Administration Regulations. The notice says about 5,006 respondents spend between 30 minutes and 2 hours per response, for a total of 8,947 burden hours (OMB Control Number 0694-…
- Consignee Must Certify Use Limits: cost, low. The Technology Letter of Explanation must put the foreign consignee on notice that the technology is subject to U.S. export controls and requires the consignee to certify it will not release the data or the direct product of the data to certain specified country-group nationals. The certification i…

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## Sources
- [2026-12731 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12731/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for)
- [2026-12731 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12731.pdf)

## Related
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12731 (as of 2026-07-01).