Paperwork Reduction ACT: New Approach May Be Needed to Reduce Government Burden on Public: Gao-05-424 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781289035075)

Americans spend billions of hours each year providing information to federal agencies by filling out information collections (forms, surveys, or questionnaires). A major aim of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) is to balance the burden of these collections with their public benefit. Under the act, agencies' Chief Information Officers (CIO) are responsible for reviewing information collections before they are submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. As part of this review, CIOs must certify that the collections meet 10 standards set forth in the act. GAO was asked to assess, among other things, this review and certification process, including agencies' efforts to consult with the public. To do this, GAO reviewed a governmentwide sample of collections, reviewed processes and collections at four agencies that account for a large proportion of burden, and performed case studies of 12 approved collections.

Author: U. S. Government Accountability Office (
ISBN-10: 1289035075
ISBN-13: 9781289035075
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2013
Pages: 86
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.18d