Sec. 9. Review of Paperwork Reduction Act estimates
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The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— periodically review estimates of the hours spent by research institutions to meet the burdens imposed by Federal research funding agencies submitted in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Paperwork Reduction Act); and determine whether the estimates of hours are reasonable and based on consistent metrics across Federal research funding agencies. During the development of burden hour estimates, the head of the Federal research funding agency developing the estimate shall be required to respond to all comments regarding the reasonableness of burden hour estimates.
If the Director determines that the estimates of hours described in subsection
(a)for a particular Federal research funding agency is not reasonable and consistent, the head of the agency shall submit to the Director— revised estimates; or if the estimates are not revised, a justification for such estimates. In this section, the term burden has the meaning given that term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.