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n. ~ a federal
law, originally enacted in 1980, intended primarily to reduce the
information gathering burden on the public, and substantially revised
in 1995 with additional provisions addressing government
dissemination of information that hold implications for privacy and
open government.
Distinguished
From
Government Paperwork Elimination Act
Note
The Paperwork Reduction Act (1980, 1986, and 1995) has been
criticized within the records management literature for lawmakers’
failure to embrace records management principles and to understand
current recordkeeping practices. A provision in the 1995 reauthorization
stating that government agencies shall “provide adequate notice when
initiating, substantially modifying, or terminating significant
information dissemination products” was referenced in a February 2017
open letter to the Office of Management and Budget. Signed by 71
organizations including the Society of American Archivists, the
letter was in response to concerns that government agencies were
removing vital information from their websites without adequate
public notice.
Although confusing to many people, the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act (GPEA) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) are not
synonymous. The focus of the PRA is to limit the information the
federal government collects from the public in any form. The focus of
the GPEA is to promote the doing of business electronically, with the
public and otherwise.
Category
Law, Records Management
Cited In
“Additional
Matter (Contributors, Ads, Council Minutes, Etc.),” The American Archivist
64:2 (September 1, 2001):
414–30. doi:10.17723/aarc.64.2.2p607507xj1wg047: 418
Copeland, Curtis W., and Vanessa K. Burrows, Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): OMB and Agency
Responsibilities and Burden Estimates (Congressional
Research Service: June 15, 2009):
1.
Penn, Ira A., “Information Management Legislation in the Last Quarter
of the 20th Century: A Records Management Disaster,” ARMA Records Management
Quarterly 31:1 (January 1997):
9.
Plocher, D., “The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: A Second Chance
for Information Resources Management.” Government Information Quarterly
13:1 (1996):
41.
Shapiro, Stuart, “The Paperwork Reduction Act: Benefits, Costs and
Directions for Reform,” Government
Information Quarterly 30:2 (2013):
204.
Society of American Archivists, “SAA Signs on to Letter Regarding Public Notice
Before Removing Online Government Information,” (accessed
March 26, 2017).
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
Justice Assistance, “Paperwork Reduction Act,” Justice Information
Sharing: Privacy and Civil Liberties (accessed April 6, 2017).
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