Obtain documentation to authorize activities.

Obtain documentation to authorize activities. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 4 occupations and seen in 6 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Obtain formal documentation or authorization. in Getting Information .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 6 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 3 (50%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Communicate with regulatory agencies regarding pre-submission strategies, potential regulatory pathways, compliance test requirements, or clarification and follow-up of submissions under review. · Regulatory Affairs Specialists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land. · Fishing and Hunting Workers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Confer with officials in various agencies to facilitate clearance of goods through customs and quarantine. · Customs Brokers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Obtain and serve subpoenas. · Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Obtain line releases for frequent shippers of low-risk commodities, high-volume entries, or multiple-container loads. · Customs Brokers · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Obtain permits from fire and health departments to erect displays and exhibits and serve food at events. · Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · importance 3.0 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Regulatory Affairs Specialists
• Fishing and Hunting Workers
• Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
• Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-obtain-documentation-to-authorize-activities,
  title  = {Obtain documentation to authorize activities.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/obtain-documentation-to-authorize-activities}
}