Reference table
OMB clearance timeline under the Paperwork Reduction Act
The statutory clocks between drafting a federal survey and fielding it
A table of the stages a federal information collection goes through before it can be fielded, with the section of 5 CFR 1320 that governs each and its statutory clock. It runs from the 60-day Federal Register notice and the 30-day notice on submission to OMB's decision, the three-year approval limit and the narrow 90-day emergency route. Use it to plan a government research schedule. Koji can run the cleared instrument as AI-moderated interviews once approval is in place.
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What's in this reference table
| Stage | Governing section | Statutory clock |
|---|---|---|
| First Federal Register notice | 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1) | 60 days of public comment |
| Second notice on submission to OMB | 5 CFR 1320.10(a) | 30 days of comment to OMB |
| OMB decision | 5 CFR 1320.10(b) | Up to 60 days from the later of receipt or publication |
| Approval lifetime | 5 CFR 1320.10(b) | Maximum of three years |
| Emergency processing | 5 CFR 1320.13(f) | Control number valid a maximum of 90 days |
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