SDCE Calls for Congress Papers. OMB Program Proposes Control of Federal Paperwork

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SDCE Calls for Congress Papers

The Society of Die Casting Engineers currently is preparing for its 12th International Die casting Exposition and Congress, set for Oct.31 – Nov. 3, 1983  in Minneapolis. SDCE is soliciting technical papers related to the die casting industry to be included in Congress Transactions. However, because of increased travel cost (particularly for foreign travel), authors do not have to be present to give an overview or their papers during the show, which is a new approach to the Congress.

. Suggested topics for papers include die casting machines, process control, casting die design and construction, quality control, secondary operations, alloys, management techniques, automation and productivity, costing and estimating, surface finishing, gating, maintenance, deburring, and marketing.

Interested parties may contact SDCE, 2000 N. Fifth Ave., P.O. Box 3002, River Grove, 3. 60171 for details on the Congress, as well as for exhibitor information.

OMB Program Proposes

Control of Federal Paperwork

A major new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) program has been proposed to control and reduce government paperwork. The program covers a wide variety of government paperwork-forms, surveys, questionnaires, disclosure requirements, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements in all regulations. Every paperwork requirement must be reviewed by OMB and the agencies at least every three years and approved by OMB.

Several new paperwork policies are established that will apply to the extent permitted by individual statutes. Among these policies are 1) no respondent should be required to report information more than quarterly; 2) no respondent should be required to submit information in less than 21 days or to submit more than an original and two copies of any document; 3) no one should be required to retain any records, other than health or medical records, for more than four years.

OMB’s proposal, developed in consultation with the Department of justice, fully accommodates the Administrative Procedure Act while maintaining strict control over all regulatory paperwork. The OMB proposals were developed with the advice of major federal agencies. After publication, the proposal will be open to comments before the final policy is issued.