Requirement: Federal Public Web sites Must Comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

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Requirement: Federal Public Web sites Must Comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). All federal public web sites must comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to ensure that information collected from the public minimizes burden and maximizes public utility. One of the principal requirements of the PRA is that organizations must have OMB approval before collecting information from the public (such as forms, general questionnaires, surveys, instructions, and other types of collections), and they must display the current OMB control number on the collection. Organizations should review the PRA and implementation guidance to ensure their public web sites meet the full range of requirements:

• Paperwork Reduction Act: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/public_laws/acts.html#pra

• Paperwork Reduction Act, Section 3501, “Public Information Collection Activities”: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/public_laws/paperwork_reduction_act/3507.html

• Guidance from OMB: “Paperwork Requirements”: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/infocoll.html