The purposes of this paper are four-fold: (1) to delineate the principal aims and policy objectives of Office of Management and Budget Forms Clearance (OMB FC), as embodied in Federal legislation and executive directives since 1942; (2) to identify the major current thrusts of OMB FC; (3) to suggest possible future policy directions of OMB FC, within the context of broader governmental activity relating to Federal research practices; and (4) to document various policies, procedures, and guidelines which pertain to Forms Clearance in both the OMB and the Education Division (i.e., principally the National Institute of Education and U. S. Office of Education) of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW). The first part of the paper focuses mainly on the first three objectives cited. The second part encompasses the fourth objective of the paper and is being issued in the form of a compilation of materials about Forms Clearance under a separate title and is mainly oriented to the evaluation practitioner with responsibilities for preparing Forms Clearance packages, monitoring the review process, and generally facilitating the OMB clearance process. (Author/MV)