What is an ICR? An Information Collection Request (ICR) is a set of documents that describes reporting, record keeping, survey, or other information collection requirements imposed on the public by a federal agency. The Paperwork Reduction Act stipulates that every federal agency must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before collecting the same… Continue reading What is an Information Collection Request (ICR)?
Paperwork Reduction Act
[104th Congress Public Law 13] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] <DOC> [DOCID: f:publ13.104] [[Page 109 STAT. 163]] Public Law 104-13 104th Congress An Act To further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and… Continue reading Paperwork Reduction Act
Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA)
Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) supports planning and decision-making through documentation and information that provides an abstracted view of an enterprise at various levels of scope and detail. The Common Approach to Federal Enterprise Architecture, released in May 2012 as part of the federal CIO’s policy guidance and management tools for increasing shared approaches to IT… Continue reading Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA)
OMB Number Approval Process
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA, pronounced “oh-eye-ruh”) is a Federal office that Congress established in the 1980 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C Chapter 35). OIRA is part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is an agency within the Executive Office of the President. In addition to reviewing government collections… Continue reading OMB Number Approval Process
OMB Control Number
An OMB Control No or sometimes just OMB Number is a document reference number created and managed by the United States Office of Management and Budget. OMB Control numbers help to manage the lifecycle of documents circulating through the various federal government agencies. In most circumstances, OMB Control Numbers are valid for 3 years. If… Continue reading OMB Control Number
OMB Documents – Types of Review Requests
Based on the status of your information collection and whether the collection is changing substantially from any previous OMB approvals, there are several types of reviews for OMB numbers. New Collection: Request for a new OMB Control Number of a collection that DoD has not previously used or sponsored. Existing Collection in Use without an… Continue reading OMB Documents – Types of Review Requests
Automatic Tray Unsleever – USPS Definition
Automatic Tray Unsleever (ATU) A self-contained unit similar in size to the Automatic Tray Sleever that receives letter trays from an upstream conveyor and removes the tray strapping and the sleeve around the tray. Empty sleeves are moved to a storage container for reuse.
Automatic Tray Sleever – USPS Definition
Automatic Tray Sleever (ATS) A self-contained unit with 10 detachable sleeve carts that places sleeves over trays of letters to retain letters in the trays. The carts control the sleeve stack, and can be loaded in the trayopening area of a postal facility.
Automatic Tray Handling System – USPS Definition
Automatic Tray Handling System (ATHS) An enhancement to the Automated Flats Sorting Machine 100 (AFSM 100) that improves productivity by automatically exchanging full mail trays with empty ones, applying tray labels to the replacement trays, sweeping the AFSM 100 full trays after operation, and reloading empty trays.
Automatic Teller Machine Sheetlet – USPS Definition
Automatic Teller Machine Sheetlet (ATM Sheetlet) A pane of self-adhesive stamps on a liner (backing) that is the same size as U.S. currency and can be dispensed from automatic teller machines.