The U.S. federal government requires federal agencies to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before collecting information from 10 or more members of the public, including voluntary program participants. This extended approval process requires the submission of an Information Collection Request (ICR) describing details about the information to be collected, the means of collection, and a detailed estimate of the time and cost for the public. An ongoing collection must be approved by OMB at least once every three years.
Fidelium Consulting, an expert in the OMB ICR process, was approached by a renowned consultancy to support the renewal of an ICR for a U.S. federal agency. Fidelium’s team devised an approach which focused on the agency’s previous submission to minimize complications among agency staff, while discreetly introducing improvements based on industry best-practice and lessons learned across Fidelium’s other submissions. Throughout the process, Fidelium remained committed to meticulously recording each step and decision point to ensure all necessary details will be readily available in the future.
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