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Paperwork Reduction: Agency Responses to Recent Court Decisions

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 3, 1993
Report No. PEMD-93-5
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Summary:

Federal agencies are constantly collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information from individuals, businesses, and other levels of governments. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 seeks to minimize the paperwork burden on the public while maximizing the usefulness of the information collected by the government. The law gives the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval authority for the collection of information by federal agencies. This report examines how recent court cases--especially Dole v. United Steelworkers of America--have affected the paperwork clearance process. GAO discusses (1) what guidance, if any, agencies have received and what criteria they use to decide whether an information collection request falls under the Steelworkers decision; (2) how broadly the agencies have interpreted the court cases; and (3) what changes the agencies have made in the number and type of information collection requests they send to OMB for approval.

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