What happens if an agency has already conducted a collection for which OMB approval was not obtained? What happens if an agency does not obtain OMB approval for a future collection?
A. The Paperwork Reduction Act is a law and failure to comply with the requirements of the Act is breaking the law. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the senior policy official for USDA responsible for compliance with the law. 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. If an unapproved collection has already occurred and it is ongoing in nature, the agency should bring the violation to the attention of the Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer and work to resolve the violation as soon as possible. If an unapproved collection is conducted and it is a one-time collection, there is no further action that an agency can take to rectify the violation in the short term. Annually, each agency must submit a summary of information
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