Omb Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2002

By Daniels, Mitchell E. Jr.

Book Id: WPLBN0000692995
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Omb Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2002
Author:	Daniels, Mitchell E. Jr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Political science., White House Administrative Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection, White House ePublication Collection
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Publisher:	White House Epublication


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Government Reference Publication

Excerpt
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (SBPRA) was enacted June 28, 2002. The goal of the SBPRA is to reduce the burden of Federal paperwork on small businesses. The SBPRA requires the Federal government to (1) publish an annual list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses, (2) establish a single point of contact within agencies to interact with small businesses, and (3) establish an interagency Task Force to study and recommend additional means of reducing the burden on small businesses. This report addresses activities of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force and is due to Congress by June 28, 2003. When asked ?What is the single greatest problem created for your business by government regulation,? the largest percentage of small businesses in three size groups singled out extra paperwork, with the number of votes increasing as the number of employees decreased. The second most frequently selected problems, sharing an equal number of votes, were: (1) difficulty understanding what (a business must do) to comply, and (2) dollars spent to comply. This poll supports the conclusion that the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force should focus on reducing federal burden on small businesses.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary .................................................................................................................3 2. Introduction: The Problem of Paperwork Burden for Small Business..............................5 2.1. What is the Government?s Paperwork Burden and how heavily does it impact small Businesses? .............................................................................................................6 2.2. Two Perspectives on Regulatory Information..................................................................9 2.2.1. The Regulatory Information Demand Chain ......................................................10 2.2.2. Small Business Regulatory Information Supply Chain......................................10 3. Background: Efforts to Address the Problem.....................................................................11 3.1. What prior efforts have been made to address the information collection burden? ...........................................................................................................................11 3.1.1. Federal Reports Act of 1942 ...............................................................................11 3.1.2. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 .....................................................................11 3.1.3. Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 .....................................................................11 3.1.4. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 .....................................................................11 3.1.5. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 .........................12 3.1.6. Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998 ..............................................12 3.1.7. Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002...................................................13 4. The Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force .............................................................13 4.1. Introduction....................................................................................................................13 4.1.1. What specific functions are assigned to the Task Force? ...................................13 4.1.2. Which agencies are represented and who are the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force members? ..............................................................................14 4.1.4. What are the Goals, Objectives, and Operating Principles.................................15 4.1.5. What methods did the Task Force use to derive its recommendations? .............16 4.2. Findings and Recommendations .....................................................................................17 4.2.1. Task #1: Consolidated Information Collections .................................................17 4.2.2. Task #2: Organized List of Information Collections .........................................22 4.2.3. Task #3: Interactive Electronic Systems............................................................30 4.3. Appendix 1--44 U.S.C. 3520, P.L. 107-198 ...................................................................39 4.4. Appendix 2?Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force Members .........................43 4.5. Appendix 3?Contributing Staff ....................................................................................44 4.6. Appendix 4?Results of SBA Office of Advocacy?s Outreach Activities .....................46 4.7. Appendix 5?Federal Government Initiatives to Reduce or Streamline Reporting Requirements for Businesses .........................................................................55 4.8. Appendix 6?Business Comp liance One Stop Initiative As A Platform for Regulatory Burden Reduction........................................................................................57 4.9. Appendix 7?Compliance Assistance Best Practices.....................................................60 4.10. Appendix 8?Response to Comment .............................................................................63