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109 STAT. 182 PUBLIC LAW 104-13—MAY 22, 1995 Reports. "(B) submit a report on such activities to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives annually and at such other times as the Director determines necessary. "(2) The Director shall include in any such report a description of the extent to which agencies have— "(A) reduced information collection burdens on the public, including— "(i) a summary of accomplishments and planned initiatives to reduce collection of information burdens; "(ii) a list of all violations of this chapter and of any rules, guidelines, policies, and procedures issued pursuant to this chapter; "(iii) a list of any increase in the collection of information burden, including the authority for each such collection; and "(iv) a list of agencies that in the preceding year did not reduce information collection burdens in accordance with section 3505(a)(1), a list of the programs and statutory responsibilities of those agencies that precluded that reduction, and recommendations to assist those agencies to reduce information collection burdens in accordance with that section; "(B) improved the quality and utility of statistical information; "(C) improved public access to Government information; and "(D) improved program performance and the accomplishment of agency missions through information resources management. "(b) The preparation of any report required by this section shall be based on performance results reported by the agencies and shall not increase the collection of information burden on persons outside the Federal Government.

  • '§ 3515. Administrative powers

"Upon the request of the Director, each agency (other than an independent regulatory agency) shall, to the extent practicable, make its services, personnel, and facilities available to the Director for the performance of functions under this chapter.

  • '§ 3516. Rules and regulations

"The Director shall promulgate rules, regulations, or procedures necessary to exercise the authority provided by this chapter. '^§ 3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public "(a) In developing information resources management policies, plans, rules, regulations, procedures, and guidelines and in reviewing collections of information, the Director shall provide interested agencies and persons early and meaningful opportunity to comment. "(b) Any person may request the Director to review any collection of information conducted by or for an agency to determine, if, under this chapter, a person shall maintain, provide, or disclose the information to or for the agency. Unless the request is frivolous, the Director shall, in coordination with the agency responsible for the collection of information—