Paperwork burden declines.The Paperwork Reduction Act The Paper Reduction Act, officially the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812 (Dec. 11, 1980), codified in part at Subchapter I of Chapter 35 of Title 44 of the United States Code, through , is a United States federal law enacted in 1980 that (PRA PRA - PRAgmatics. The language used by COPS for specification of code generators. ["Metalanguages of the Compiler Production System COPS", J. Borowiec, in GI Fachgesprach "Compiler-Compiler", ed W. Henhapl, Tech Hochs Darmstadt 1978, pp. 122-159]. ) requires the White House Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. (OMB OMB abbr. Office of Management and Budget Noun 1. OMB - the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget Office of Management and Budget ) to report to Congress on the paperwork burden imposed on the public by the federal government and efforts to reduce this burden. The OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is an office of the United States Government that Congress established in the 1980 Paperwork Reduction Act. OIRA is located within the Office of Management and Budget, which is an agency within the Executive Office of (OIRA OIRA Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs OIRA Official Irish Republican Army ) recently released the 2005 Information Collection Budget of the U.S. Government, showing that, in fiscal year 2004, the total paperwork burden was 7.971 billion hours, compared to 8.099 billion hours in FY 2003. The 128 million hour difference represented an overall reduction of 1.6 percent in the federal paperwork burden. This resulted from a decrease of 156 million hours in net adjustments that were partially offset by an increase of 28.5 million hours in net program changes. Total decreases in the burden resulting from discretionary program changes due to agency actions (and excluding changes due to PRA violations), resulted in a burden reduction of 96.8 million hours. Notably, the Department of the Treasury, which accounts for about 80 percent of the federal burden, produced a decline of 36.3 million hours in net program changes. However, net program changes for the federal government increased by 28.5 million hours due to a combination of program changes resulting from statutory requirements and discretionary program changes made by the agencies in response to important national priorities, including enhancing homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , increasing transparency of financial transactions, and ensuring the quality of the nation's food supply. Within the first category of program change, discretionary actions, agencies were able to reduce the burden by 96.8 million hours. Despite this net reduction, total program changes resulting from new statutory requirements increased paperwork requirements and imposed 119 million hours of burden. In addition to tracking burden hours for the 2004 fiscal year, the OIRA report addresses the relationship of paperwork burden to statutory requirements and discretionary burden; achieving zero violations of the PRA; the impact of e-government initiatives on the paperwork burden; reducing the burden for small business and assisting with PRA compliance; and agency initiatives to reduce the paperwork burden. To read the entire report, go to www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/2005_icb_final.pdf. |
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