. . . . is that we even have one, or that Jimmy Carter had it created in 1980 under OMB to reduce the amount of paperwork required by the Federal government.
As Depleted Cranium reports, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 worked so well that they had another one in 1995.
You have to file with OIRA in order to put out a new Federal form.
I'm sure that has saved enough trees over the last 28 years to create a large enough carbon sink to offset most of the effects of global warming. And saved us plenty of tax dollars as well.
I'd know for sure, because the annual summary reports of OIRA's activities run to several hundred pages each, and I haven't had time to read them.
Nor can I afford the paper to print them.
As Depleted Cranium reports, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 worked so well that they had another one in 1995.
You have to file with OIRA in order to put out a new Federal form.
I'm sure that has saved enough trees over the last 28 years to create a large enough carbon sink to offset most of the effects of global warming. And saved us plenty of tax dollars as well.
I'd know for sure, because the annual summary reports of OIRA's activities run to several hundred pages each, and I haven't had time to read them.
Nor can I afford the paper to print them.
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