3452.208-72 Paperwork Reduction Act. | Acquisition.GOV (2024)

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What does the Paperwork Reduction Act apply to? ›

The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) was enacted to minimize the paperwork burden for individuals; small businesses; educational and nonprofit institutions; Federal contractors; State, local and tribal governments; and other persons resulting from the collection of information by or for the federal government.

The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1980 establishes a broad mandate for agencies to perform their information activities in an efficient, effective, and economical manner. Section 3504 authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop and implement policies.

Some of the more common exemptions to PRA include: Requesting from fewer than 10 people, Open-ended requests for comments or feedback, Only collecting information from federal employees as part of their work duties, or.

The purpose of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), which governs information collections, is to minimize paperwork, ensure public benefit; improve Government programs; improve the quality and use of Federal information to strengthen decision making; accountability; and openness in Government and society; and much, much ...

When OMB becomes aware of a violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act it is brought to the CIO's attention. If the violation is not resolved in a timely manner, the issue is raised in OMB's management chain and can result in official Departmental reprimands and may have budget implications.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

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.

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, also known as DRA, is a Federal law that grants states the ability to modify their Medicaid programs. This allows individual states to reform their Medicaid programs to fit with the present health care environment while maintaining federal guidelines.

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (PRA)1 was enacted to minimize the public's paperwork burden resulting from the growing information collection and reporting requirements imposed on it by the federal government.

What is considered a person under the PRA? ›

Members of the public

Generally, this means people or groups outside of the federal government. Some groups that are considered members of the public include: Individual people (including federal contractors) Businesses and associations. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments.

There are two types of exemptions-personal and dependency. Each exemption reduces the income subject to tax.

An Information Collection Request (ICR) is a set of documents that describes reporting, record keeping, survey, or other information that a federal government agency collects from 10 or more members of the public.

Intelligent Character Recognition software ensures that that handwritten information is not lost. ICR software recognizes the handwritten text and extracts it from the document. The ECM then puts the data to work, populating databases and back-office systems such as Accounts Receivable with the relevant extracted data.

Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) is a more advanced form of character recognition technology, specifically designed to interpret and process handwritten text and other unstructured forms of handwritten data. ICR not only recognizes characters but also understands their context and variations in handwriting.

The PRA makes all non-exempt CSD records – including the remainder of records after exempt portions are redacted – in any form or medium – subject to public inspection during CSD's normal office hours or other reasonable timeframe.

In general, the PRA applies even when information is collected from non-US citizens, residences, or businesses as those entities are considered “persons” under the Act. If you're only collecting information from federal employees or military personnel as part of their job, then you don't need PRA clearance.

(a) The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 applies to contractors that collect information for use or disclosure by the Federal government.