Government requests you can ignore
The envelope bears an ominous government logo. Inside you find a
letter requesting you to submit your employment interview records
for 1987 through 1992 for all left-handed nonminority women between
the ages of 27 and 52. . . . Good grief! What will you do?
Possibly nothing, thanks to a little-known provision of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which states that if a federal
agency's information request doesn't include a displayed
control number from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), you
can safely toss it in the trash. The only exceptions are compulsory
requests such as subpoenas and judicial decrees.
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The OMB control number certifies that the government has
thoroughly investigated the situation and ascertained the need for
the information.
To check on an OMB status, contact the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs at Room 350, Old Executive Office Bldg., 17th
St. and Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20503. -Cynthia E.
Griffin
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