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REPORT TO THE CONGRESS





BY THE COMPTROLLER

OF THE UNITED STAT5S  .


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Status Of GAO's Responsibilities

Under The Federal Reports Act

Independent Federal Regulatory Agencies




GAO, under its Federal Reports Act responsi-
bilities, has had limited success in affecting
the paperwork requirements placed on the
public by the independent Federal regulatory
agencies. This limited success is due to

    --poor performance by some of the regu-
    latory agencies in developing and ex-
    ecuting their information-gathering act-
    ivities,

    --ambiguities in GAO's clearance respon-
    sibility and authority, and

    --inadequate attention in legislation to
    the paperwork burden imposed by the
    Federal Government.

GAO suggests that the regulatory agencies as-
sume more direct responsibility for reducing
burdensome and duplicative paperwork re-
quirements. Further, GAO recommends that
the Congress change GAO's responsibilities
under the Federal Reports Act.


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