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1 Paperwork Reduction Act 1 (2012)

handle is hein.usfed/ppwra0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF TIE UNITED STATES Administrative Conference Recommendation 2012-4 Paperwork Reduction Act Adopted June 15, 2012 The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), enacted in 1980 and revised upon its reauthorization in 1986 and 1995, created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to oversee information policy within the executive branch. The Act requires, among other things, that agencies secure OMB approval before collecting information from the public. Since 1995, this has meant that agencies must put a proposed information collection request out for public comment for 60 days before finalizing it and submitting it for OIRA's approval.' An additional 30-day comment period is opened while OMB reviews the request.2 One of the statute's goals is to reduce the burden on the public of agency information requests. The burden of such requests on small businesses was of particular concern to Congress in drafting and revising the Act. OMB review also ensures that agencies employ solid methodologies in designing information collections, particularly those seeking to gather statistical data. Another, broader goal of the PRA was to encourage agencies to implement a life-cycle approach to information management. This means that, from the initial stage in which information is collected from the public, agencies must give thought to how the information will be used, disseminated, stored, and disposed of throughout the entire process. I See 44 U.S.C. § 3506(c)(2). 2 See id. § 3507(b). See OFFICE OF MGMT. & BUDGET, EXEC. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, OMB CIRCULAR A-130, MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL INFORMATION RESOURCES §§ 6(i), (j), (0) (1996). 1

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