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 109 STAT. 174 PUBLIC LAW 104-13—MAY 22, 1995 as defined under section 601(6) of title 5, the use of such techniques as— "(i) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to those who are to respond; "(ii) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or "(iii) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or any part thereof; "(D) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond; "(E) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond; "(F) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified; "(G) contains the statement required under paragraph (l)(B)(iii); "(H) has been developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected, including the processing of the information in a manner which shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of the information to agencies and the public; "(I) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the information is to be collected; and "(J) to the maximum extent practicable, uses information technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public. Public "(d) With respect to information dissemination, each agency information. shall "(1) ensure that the public has timely and equitable access to the agency's public information, including ensuring such access through— "(A) encouraging a diversity of public and private sources for information based on government public information; "(B) in cases in which the agency provides public information maintained in electronic format, providing timely and equitable access to the underlying data (in whole or in part); and "(C) agency dissemination of public information in an efficient, effective, and economical manner; "(2) regularly solicit and consider public input on the agency's information dissemination activities; "(3) provide adequate notice when initiating, substantially modifying, or terminating significant information dissemination products; and "(4) not, except where specifically authorized by statute— "(A) establish an exclusive, restricted, or other distribution arrangement that interferes with timely and equitable availability of public information to the public;

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