The Federal Reports Act of 1942 () was signed into

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on December 24, 1942. It coordinated

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federal reporting

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in order to eliminate

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and reduce costs and burdens on potential

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. It was effectively overwritten by the

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and its amendments, which closed a number of loopholes in the Federal Reports Act and added tougher penalties for noncompliance. "The Federal Reports Act, as implemented by OMB Circular No. A-40, permits the director of OMB to disapprove any request for a Federal agency for collecting identical information from 10 or more respondents or a similar recordkeeping requirement."
Statistical Policy Handbook
', 1978 U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards, page 4
online at Hathitrust
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