What is the ICR dashboard?
A. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) lays out broad principles for the collection, management, and dissemination of Federal information. It requires Federal agencies to minimize the burden imposed on the public by their information collections while maximizing the public benefit and practical utility of the information they collect. The PRA puts the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in charge of administering the Act and reporting to Congress on the effectiveness of its implementation. In keeping with this responsibility, OMB seeks to ensure that the burdens of agency information collections are justified by their usefulness to agency programs and missions. OMB also balances the need for high quality information against the importance of minimizing the burden imposed on the public from collecting the information. The Federal Governments responsibilities and services are supported through the collection of information from the public in a wide range of areas including protecting nat