Paperwork Reduction Act
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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 44 U.S.C. § 3501 through 44 U.S.C. § 3520, is a United States federal law enacted in 1980 that gave authority over the collection of certain information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Within the OMB, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) was established with specific authority with matters relating to federal information and to establish information policies. These information policies ultimately meant to reduce the total amount of paper the United States government and the general public handle.