# Mark Paoletta General Counsel of the [[Office of Management and Budget]], performing the delegated duties of the Administrator of the [[Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs]] — the post that signs off on every federal information collection under the [[Paperwork Reduction Act]], including the census questionnaire. He signed the introduction to the 2026 Unified Regulatory Agenda and Regulatory Plan under that formulation. The arrangement is an instance of the pattern recorded across this vault: a Senate-confirmed office whose statutory functions are exercised by an official holding a different job, under a delegation rather than an appointment. ## See also - [[Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs]] · [[Office of Management and Budget]] · [[Paperwork Reduction Act]] - [[How a Census Question Is Added or Removed]]