that take into account the resources avail-
able to those who are to respond;
‘‘(ii) the clarification, consolidation, or
simplification of compliance and reporting
requirements; or
‘‘(iii) an exemption from coverage of
the collection of information, or any part
thereof;
‘‘(D) is written using plain, coherent, and
unambiguous terminology and is understand-
able to those who are to respond;
‘‘(E) is to be implemented in ways consist-
ent and compatible, to the maximum extent
practicable, with the existing reporting and rec-
ordkeeping practices of those who are to re-
spond;
‘‘(F) indicates for each recordkeeping re-
quirement the length of time persons are re-
quired to maintain the records specified;
‘‘(G) contains the statement required
under paragraph (1)(B)(iii);
‘‘(H) has been developed by an office that
has planned and allocated resources for the effi-
cient and effective management and use of the
information to be collected, including the proc-
essing of the information in a manner which
shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of
the information to agencies and the public;
‘‘(I) uses effective and efficient statistical
survey methodology appropriate to the purpose
for which the information is to be collected; and
‘‘(J) to the maximum extent practicable,
uses information technology to reduce burden
and improve data quality, agency efficiency and
responsiveness to the public; and
‘‘(4) place an emphasis on minimizing the
bureen on small businesses with 50 or fewer employ-
ees.
‘‘(d) With respect to information dissemination, each
agency shall—
‘‘(1) ensure that the public has timely, equal,
and equitable access to the agency’s public informa-
tion, including ensuring such access through—
‘‘(A) encouraging a diversity of public and
private sources for information based on gov-
ernment public information,
‘‘(B) in cases in which the agency provides
public information maintained in electronic for-
mat, providing timely, equal, and equitable ac-
cess to the underlying data (in whole or in
part); and
‘‘(C) agency dissemination of public infor-
mation in an efficient, effective, and economical
manner;
‘‘(2) regularly solicit and consider public input
on the agency’s information dissemination activities;
‘‘(3) provide adequate notice when initiating,
substantially modifying, or terminating significant
information dissemination products; and
‘‘(4) not, except where specifically authorized by
statute—
‘‘(A) establish an exclusive, restricted, or
other distribution arrangement that interferes
with timely and equitable availability of public
information to the public;
‘‘(B) restrict or regulate the use, resale, or
redissemination of public information by the
public;
‘‘(C) charge fees or royalties for resale or
redissemination of public information; or
‘‘(D) establish user fees for public informa-
tion that exceed the cost of dissemination, ex-
cept that the Director may waive the applica-
tion of this subparagraph to an agency, if—
‘‘(i) the head of the agency submits a
written request to the Director, publishes a
notice of the request in the Federal Reg-
ister, and provides a copy of the request to
the public upon request;
‘‘(ii) the Director sets forth in writing
a statement of the scope, conditions, and
duration of the waiver and the reasons for
granting it, and makes such statement
available to the public upon request; and
‘‘(iii) the granting of the waiver would
not materially impair the timely and equi-
table availability of public information to
the public.
‘‘(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordina-
tion, each agency shall—
‘‘(1) ensure the relevance, accuracy, timeliness,
integrity, and objectivity of information collected or
created for statistical purposes;
‘‘(2) inform respondents fully and accurately
about the sponsors, purposes, and uses of statistical
surveys and studies;
‘‘(3) protect respondents’ privacy and ensure
that disclosure policies fully honor pledges of con-
fidentiality;