Feds Launch Revolutionary Paperwork Rule Overhaul
Published Date: 6/25/2026
Notice
Summary
The government is shaking up the rules for how federal agencies collect paperwork from contractors, making things simpler and smarter. If you work with or for the government, these changes could affect how you submit info and save you time and hassle. You’ve got until August 24, 2026, to share your thoughts before the new rules roll out!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Consolidated Part 4 Reporting
Two existing information collections (OMB Control Nos. 9000-0177 and 9000-0189) would be combined under OMB Control No. 9000-0189 with the new title "Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements," and OMB Control No. 9000-0177 will be discontinued. The revised annual burden for that consolidated collection is estimated as 66,575 respondents, 271,227 total annual responses, and 393,994 total burden hours; the rule also revises the collection to exclude commercial acquisitions from FAR clauses 52.204-10, 52.204-14, and 52.204-15.
New Part 40 Reporting Burden
Several collections (including FAR 52.204-23 and collections under OMB Control Nos. 9000-0189 and 9000-0205) would be consolidated under OMB Control No. 9000-0199 titled "Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 40 Requirements," and OMB Control No. 9000-0205 will be discontinued. The revision adds information-collection burden to implement Section 203 of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) requirements; the revised annual burden is estimated as 19,894 respondents, 73,519 total annual responses, and 213,987 total burden hours.
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