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Information & Regulatory Affairs
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), within the Office of Management and Budget, was created by Congress with the enactment of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (PRA). Under this and other authorities, OIRA develops and oversees several critical functions, including:
- The implementation of government-wide policies and standards with respect to Federal regulations and guidance documents;
- The quality, utility, and analytic rigor of information used to support public policy;
- Dissemination of and access to government information;
- Privacy and confidentiality;
- Electronic records; and
- Federal statistics.
OIRA reviews significant proposed and final rules as well as information collection requests prior to publication in the
Federal Register. Coordinated review of agency rulemaking is necessary to ensure that regulatory actions do not conflict with the policies or actions taken or planned by another agency, are consistent with applicable law, the President's priorities, and the principles set forth in
Executive Order 12866. The office is headed by a Presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed Administrator.
