Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 requires that agencies obtain Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval before requesting most types of information from the public. “Information collections” include forms, interviews, and record keeping, to name a few categories.

Related Resources

• Introducing: A Guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act
• Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
• Federal Collection of Information
• OMB M-11-26, Fast-Track Process for Collecting Service Delivery Feedback Under the Paperwork Reduction Act(PDF, 196 KB, 4 pages, June 2011)
• Executive Order 13571 – Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service (April 2011)
• Social Media, Web-Based Interactive Technologies, and the Paperwork Reduction Act (PDF, 83 KB, 7 pages, April 2010)
• Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) (1998)
• Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (PDF, 49 KB, 5 pages, June 2002)

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