Public Law 96-511
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Public Law 96-511 is the 1980 U.S. federal statute, known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, that established a framework to minimize government paperwork burdens and created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paperwork Reduction Act
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | information collection requirements imposed on the public by Federal agencies ⓘ |
| authorizes |
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to develop and oversee Federal information policies
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to review and approve Federal information collection requests ⓘ |
| codifiedInPart | 44 U.S.C. chapter 35 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createsAgency | Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1980-12-11 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 96th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesRequirement | that information collections display a valid OMB control number ⓘ |
| exempts | certain collections of information from approval requirements ⓘ |
| grantsAuthorityTo | Director of the Office of Management and Budget for information policy oversight ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorLaw | Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a central regulatory review office
NERFINISHED
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created the modern framework for Federal paperwork and information collection control ⓘ |
| imposesRequirementOn | executive branch agencies ⓘ |
| inForceStatus | substantially superseded by later amendments ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to improve the management and coordination of Federal information policies ⓘ |
| placesAgencyIn | Office of Management and Budget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
to enhance public protection from unnecessary paperwork burden
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to improve Federal statistical and information management practices ⓘ to reduce unnecessary and duplicative Federal information collections ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to ensure that information collected by the Federal Government maximizes its usefulness to the public
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to improve the quality and use of Federal information to strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in Government and society ⓘ to minimize the cost to the Federal Government of collecting, maintaining, using, and disseminating information ⓘ to minimize the paperwork burden for individuals, small businesses, and others resulting from the collection of information by or for the Federal Government ⓘ |
| providesFor |
centralized review of agency information collection requests
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development of uniform information resources management policies ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Pub.L. 96-511 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Office of Management and Budget
NERFINISHED
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federal regulatory process ⓘ information resources management ⓘ |
| requires |
Federal agencies to estimate the paperwork burden imposed on the public
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Federal agencies to justify the need for information collections ⓘ Federal agencies to obtain approval from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs before collecting information from the public ⓘ Federal agencies to seek public comment on proposed information collections ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Paperwork Reduction Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 94 Stat. 2812 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal information collection
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information policy ⓘ paperwork reduction ⓘ regulatory review ⓘ |
| titleOfU.S.CodeAffected | 44 U.S.C. ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1980 ⓘ |
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