Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public; Regulatory Changes Reflecting Recodification of the Paperwork Reduction Act
29 Aug 1995
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OMB, 1995: "Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public; Regulatory Changes Reflecting Recodification of the Paperwork Reduction Act," 60 FR 44978.
SUMMARY:
This rule implements the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Act changes existing law in several significant ways. It makes more explicit the responsibilities of agencies in developing proposed collections of information and submitting them for OMB review and approval. Among other things it requires agencies to seek public comment concerning proposed collections of information through 60- day notice to the public before submission for clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and thereafter to certify to OMB that the proposed collection reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on respondents for small business, local government, and other small entities, and indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified. The Act also redefines ‘‘collection of information’’ explicitly to include third-party and public disclosures, and changes a number of definitions and other provisions. This final rule amends OMB’s existing paperwork clearance rules to reflect these and other legislative changes made by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 1, 1995.
This rule implements the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Act changes existing law in several significant ways. It makes more explicit the responsibilities of agencies in developing proposed collections of information and submitting them for OMB review and approval. Among other things it requires agencies to seek public comment concerning proposed collections of information through 60- day notice to the public before submission for clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and thereafter to certify to OMB that the proposed collection reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on respondents for small business, local government, and other small entities, and indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified. The Act also redefines ‘‘collection of information’’ explicitly to include third-party and public disclosures, and changes a number of definitions and other provisions. This final rule amends OMB’s existing paperwork clearance rules to reflect these and other legislative changes made by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 1, 1995.