Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

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United States federal office regulatory oversight body

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is a U.S. federal office that reviews and coordinates executive branch regulations, information collection, and statistical policies to ensure they align with presidential priorities and legal requirements.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs canonical	13
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs	3
OIRA regulatory review office	1
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs	1
created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a central regulatory review office	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T436528 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Context triple: [Office of Management and Budget, hasComponent, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs]

A. Office of Government Information Services
The Office of Government Information Services is the U.S. federal FOIA ombudsman that mediates disputes between requesters and agencies and reviews agency Freedom of Information Act compliance.
B. Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget is a key U.S. federal agency that assists the President in developing the budget and overseeing the effectiveness and regulatory policies of executive branch agencies.
C. Government Accountability Office
The Government Accountability Office is an independent, nonpartisan U.S. federal agency that audits, evaluates, and investigates government programs and spending to support congressional oversight.
D. Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Transportation that conducts audits and investigations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and integrity in the department’s programs and operations.
E. Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Target entity description: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is a U.S. federal office that reviews and coordinates executive branch regulations, information collection, and statistical policies to ensure they align with presidential priorities and legal requirements.

A. Office of Government Information Services
The Office of Government Information Services is the U.S. federal FOIA ombudsman that mediates disputes between requesters and agencies and reviews agency Freedom of Information Act compliance.
B. Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget is a key U.S. federal agency that assists the President in developing the budget and overseeing the effectiveness and regulatory policies of executive branch agencies.
C. Government Accountability Office
The Government Accountability Office is an independent, nonpartisan U.S. federal agency that audits, evaluates, and investigates government programs and spending to support congressional oversight.
D. Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Transportation that conducts audits and investigations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and integrity in the department’s programs and operations.
E. Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal office ⓘ regulatory oversight body ⓘ
abbreviation	OIRA ⓘ
aim	ensure data quality and integrity in federal information ⓘ improve effectiveness and efficiency of federal regulations ⓘ reduce unnecessary paperwork burden ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	OIRA regulatory review office ⓘ linked to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
appointedBy	President of the United States (for its Administrator) ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	clearance of federal forms and surveys ⓘ review of agency information quality guidelines ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	federal executive branch of the United States ⓘ
headedBy	Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ
inception	1980 ⓘ
legalBasis	Executive Order 12866 ⓘ Executive Order 13563 ⓘ Information Quality Act ⓘ Paperwork Reduction Act ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
oversees	Information Collection Requests under the Paperwork Reduction Act ⓘ linked to: Paperwork Reduction Act federal statistical agencies coordination ⓘ implementation of Executive Order 12866 ⓘ regulatory impact analysis for significant rules ⓘ
parentOrganization	Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
partOf	Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
primaryFunction	coordination of executive branch regulatory policy ⓘ ensuring regulations align with presidential priorities ⓘ ensuring regulations comply with applicable law ⓘ oversight of federal information collection ⓘ oversight of federal statistical policy ⓘ review of significant federal regulations ⓘ
regulates	federal paperwork requirements ⓘ information collection by federal agencies ⓘ
responsibleFor	Information Quality Guidelines oversight ⓘ Paperwork Reduction Act implementation ⓘ coordination of federal statistical standards ⓘ regulatory review under Executive Orders on rulemaking ⓘ review of cost-benefit analyses for major rules ⓘ
scopeOfWork	federal information policy ⓘ federal regulations ⓘ federal statistical policy ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
subordinateTo	Director of the Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
website	https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-regulatory-affairs/ ⓘ
workLanguage	English ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Management and Budget → hasComponent → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

U.S. Federal Statistical System → coordinatingBody → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs → alsoKnownAs → OIRA regulatory review office ⓘ

linked to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Statistical Policy Directives → issuedBy → OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

linked to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Paperwork Reduction Act → establishes → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

Paperwork Reduction Act → createsRoleFor → Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

linked to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Paperwork Reduction Act → administeredBy → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area → administeredBy → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

OIRA → fullName → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

OIRA → employer → Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

linked to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

OIRA → headedBy → Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

linked to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Executive Order 12866 → designatesReviewBody → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

Executive Order 13563 → relatedTo → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

The Cost-Benefit Revolution → discusses → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

Public Law 96-511 → createsAgency → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

Public Law 96-511 → establishes → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

Public Law 96-511 → historicalSignificance → created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a central regulatory review office ⓘ

linked to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Government Paperwork Elimination Act → implementationGuidanceBy → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management → oversightOf → Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

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