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).

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instanceOf Paperwork Reduction Act
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
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
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
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inForceStatus substantially superseded by later amendments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
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
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
development of uniform information resources management policies
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 96-511 NERFINISHED
relatedTo Office of Management and Budget NERFINISHED
federal regulatory process
information resources management
requires Federal agencies to estimate the paperwork burden imposed on the public
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
information policy
paperwork reduction
regulatory review
titleOfU.S.CodeAffected 44 U.S.C.
yearEnacted 1980

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Paperwork Reduction Act publicLawNumber Public Law 96-511