Nomenclature Change Related to Assistant General Counsel Titles

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Abstract

The Department is effectuating nomenclature changes throughout Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations to remove all references to an outdated official title ("Assistant General Counsel for Employment, Litigation and Information") and replace them with updated references to the appropriate official (the "Assistant General Counsel for Litigation and Strategic Support" or the "Assistant General Counsel for Information Security and Emerging Technologies"). This action is necessary to reflect the current structure and roles within the Department and to ensure that the regulations at Title 15 remain up to date and refer the public to the appropriate officials. This action is intended to promote clarity and efficiency without making any substantive changes to any regulations.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69499-69500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22463]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

15 CFR Parts 2, 4, and 15

[Docket No. 261030-0008]
RIN 0605-AA95


Nomenclature Change Related to Assistant General Counsel Titles

AGENCY: Department of Commerce (Department).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department is effectuating nomenclature changes throughout 
Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations to remove all references to 
an outdated official title (``Assistant General Counsel for Employment, 
Litigation and Information'') and replace them with updated references 
to the appropriate official (the ``Assistant General Counsel for 
Litigation and Strategic Support'' or the ``Assistant General Counsel 
for Information Security and Emerging Technologies''). This action is 
necessary to reflect the current structure and roles within the 
Department and to ensure that the regulations at Title 15 remain up to 
date and refer the public to the appropriate officials. This action is 
intended to promote clarity and efficiency without making any 
substantive changes to any regulations.

DATES: The rule is effective November 4, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Sweeney, Deputy General Counsel 
for Economic, Statistical, and Regulatory Affairs, Office of the 
General Counsel, at (240) 474-3619.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of a restructuring of the 
Department's Office of the General Counsel, the official role of 
``Assistant General Counsel for Employment, Litigation and 
Information'' has been eliminated. However, that title remains 
referenced in 15 CFR part 2 (Sec. Sec.  2.4(b), 2.5(a)-(b)); 15 CFR 
part 4 (Sec. Sec.  4.10(b)(1), 4.10(c), 4.23(d)(2), 4.25(a)(2), 
4.25(g)(3)(ii), 4.28(a)(1)(ii), 4.28(a)(2)(ii)(D), 4.29(b)(1), 4.29(c), 
4.29(e), 4.29(g)(1), 4.29(h), 4.29(i), and Appendix B); and 15 CFR part 
15 (Sec. Sec.  15.13(b)(1), 15.13(c), 15.13(d)(1), and 15.17). This 
action effectuates a nomenclature change and replaces those references 
with updated references to the appropriate officials--specifically, the 
``Assistant General Counsel for Litigation and Strategic Support'' for 
parts 2 and 15, and the ``Assistant General Counsel for Information 
Security and Emerging Technologies'' for part 4. This action also 
updates the room number for the Assistant General Counsel for 
Information Security and Emerging Technologies. This action does not 
make any other changes to the Code of Federal Regulations and does not 
make any substantive changes. This action ensures that the Department's 
regulations remain up to date and reduces the risk of confusion and/or 
administrative delay.

Regulatory Classifications

A. Administrative Procedure Act

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), the provisions of the 
Administrative Procedure Act requiring notice of proposed rulemaking 
and the opportunity for public participation are inapplicable to this 
rule because it relates to ``agency management or personnel or to 
public property, loans, grants, or contracts.'' This rule only updates 
references to the titles of appropriate Department officials and thus 
falls squarely within the ambit of ``agency management or personnel.'' 
Accordingly, the Department issues this final rule without prior public 
notice and comment or a delayed effective date under 5 U.S.C. 
553(a)(2).

B. Executive Orders 12866, 14192, and 13132

    The Office of Management and Budget has determined this rule is not 
significant pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 12866. This rule is not 
subject to E.O.14192 because this rule is not significant. This rule 
does not contain policies having federalism implications as the term is 
defined in E.O. 13132.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for 
public participation are not required to be given for this rule by 5 
U.S.C. 553(a)(2), the analytical requirements of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable. Accordingly, 
no regulatory flexibility analysis is required, and none has been 
prepared.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule will not impose additional reporting or recordkeeping 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501, 
et seq.

List of Subjects

15 CFR Part 2

    Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations 
(Government agencies), Claims.

15 CFR Part 4

    Administrative practice and procedure, Public information, Archives 
and records, Freedom of Information Act, Penalties, Privacy Act.

15 CFR Part 15

    Administrative practice and procedure, Courts, Government 
employees.

    Dated: November 2, 2026.
Daniel Sweeney,
Deputy General Counsel for Economic, Statistical, and Regulatory 
Affairs.

    Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above, parts 2, 4, and 15 of 
title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations are amended as follows:

PART 2--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as:

    Authority:  28 U.S.C. 2672.


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2. In part 2, remove the text ``Assistant General Counsel for 
Employment, Litigation and Information'', wherever it appears, and add, 
in its place, the text ``Assistant General Counsel for Litigation and 
Strategic Support''.

PART 4--[AMENDED]

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3. The authority citation for part 4 continues to read as:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 552a; 5 U.S.C. 
553; 31 U.S.C. 3717; 44 U.S.C. 3101; Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 
1950.


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4. In part 4, remove the text ``Assistant General Counsel for 
Employment, Litigation and Information'', wherever it appears, and add, 
in its place, the text ``Assistant General Counsel for Information 
Security and Emerging Technologies''.

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5. In part 4, remove the text ``Assistant General Counsel for 
Employment, Litigation, and Information'', wherever it appears, and 
add, in its place, the text ``Assistant General Counsel for Information 
Security and Emerging Technologies''.

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6. In part 4, remove the text ``AGC-ELI'', wherever it appears, and 
add, in its place, the text ``AGC-ISET''.

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7. In part 4, remove the text ``Room 5896'', wherever it appears, and 
add, in its place, the text ``Room 5092''.

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PART 15--[AMENDED]

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8. The authority citation for part 15 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301; 15 U.S.C. 1501, 1512, 1513, 1515 and 
1518; Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1950; 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 
1004; 44 U.S.C. 3101; subpart C is issued under 37 U.S.C. 101, 706; 
15 U.S.C. 1673; 42 U.S.C. 665.


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9. In part 15, remove the text ``Assistant General Counsel for 
Employment, Litigation, and Information'', wherever it appears, and 
add, in its place, the text ``Assistant General Counsel for Litigation 
and Strategic Support''.

[FR Doc. 2026-22463 Filed 11-3-26; 8:45 am]
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