Get Omb Approval No 034r 0041

OMB Numbers are form and information collection numbers assigned by The Office of Management and Budget. The Office of Management and Budget is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The OMB generates these Control Numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.

All DoD information collections from members of the public must be approved by OMB and assigned an OMB Control Number. OMB Control Numbers must be displayed prominently on the collection instrument along with its associated expiration date. In most circumstances, OMB Control Numbers are valid for 3 years.

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 35, et seq.) imposes a requirement on Federal agencies to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before collecting information from 10 or more members of the public.

The approval process, which is popularly known as the “OMB clearance process,” is extensive and time-consuming. It requires two Federal Register notices and a detailed application to OMB. The duration for the entire process can exceed six months.

OMB review timeline and process OMB typically reviews ICR packages within sixty days, from the date of submission or publication of the 30-day Federal Register notice (whichever is later), but can take longer in some circumstances. During this time, your ICR package should be reviewed by an OIRA desk officer.

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520) requires that Federal agencies obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget before collecting information from ten (10) or more members of the public.

Once the OMB review is complete, the Desk Officer will notify the appropriate FRLO that the rulemaking has been approved for publication in the Federal Register. The FRLO will notify the action officer of OMB clearance and request the action officer forward the rule package to their PSA for approval.

Plan ahead for the PRA process The approval process often takes between 6-9 months; get your information organized early.