OMB expects more details on paperwork cuts
Agencies not meeting paperwork reduction goals will have to electronically file information with the Office of Management and Budget about how they are complying with burden reduction laws.
Agencies not meeting paperwork reduction goals will have to electronically file information with the Office of Management and Budget about how they are complying with burden reduction laws.In a recent memo, John Graham, administrator of OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, gave several CIOs guidance for preparation and submission of information to his office that will be the basis for the fiscal 2006 Information Collection Budget. Submissions are due Nov. 21.The ICB, an annual report, details information collection burdens on the public and gauges agencies’ progress in complying with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.“Our goal this year is to eliminate all existing violations of the PRA as soon as possible,” Graham wrote.Graham said agencies must give status reports on paperwork reduction programs initiated last year, and added that OMB may schedule meetings in early 2006 on any new plans to comply with the rules.To read the memo, go to and enter 495 in the Quickfind box.