any time i fill out a united states federal government form or survey you know i'm checking for the Office of Management and Budget Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 Control Number to verify that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has approved the data collection and calculated the burden involved by me, in particular
i used to think the Paperwork Reduction Act actually increased paperwork by requiring government agencies to file paperwork about their paperwork but i think it’s one of those things that has probably done so much unseen work in making forms suck less
