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                                             Thursday, July 7, 1994

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

5 CFR Parts 2610, 2634, 2636 and 2641

RINs 3209-AA00, 3209-AA13, 3209-AA14

 

Addition of Paperwork Approval Numbers to and Updating and 
Correction of Citations in Certain Regulations of the Office of 
Government Ethics

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Government Ethics is adding the approval control 
numbers assigned by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act to various information collection requirements 
set forth in certain portions of its financial disclosure and outside 
employment regulations. In addition, OGE is updating a couple of 
authority citations and correcting a couple of citation errors in 
certain of its regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William E. Gressman, Office of 
Government Ethics, telephone: 202-523-5757, FAX: 202-523-6325.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Government Ethics is amending 
two of its regulations, codified at 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2636, to add 
reference to OMB paperwork approval control numbers for the various 
executive branch-wide information collections contained therein. The 
paperwork approval numbers for pertinent provisions of the financial 
disclosure regulation and related forms used to actually collect 
information are being added in parenthetical references to the 
appropriate sections of part 2634. These approval numbers cover 
reporting requirements for executive branch personnel (and certain 
members of the public) in part 2634 and the Standard Form (SF) 278 
Public Financial Disclosure Report, the OGE Form 201 used to seek 
access to SF 278s and certain other covered records under the Ethics in 
Government Act, the SF 450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report and 
the various model trust documents and certificates used in connection 
with qualified trusts. In addition, OGE is indicating the OMB paperwork 
approval number for the as-yet not effective confidential reporting 
provision for payments to charitable organizations in lieu of honoraria 
at Sec. 2636.205 of its outside employment regulation. Finally, OGE is 
updating the authority citations for 5 CFR parts 2636 and 2641 and is 
correcting two errors in citations in 5 CFR 2610.201(f) and 2641.101 of 
its regulations.

Administrative Procedure Act

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (b) and (d), as Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics, I find good cause exists for waiving the general 
notice of proposed rulemaking and 30-day delay in effectiveness as to 
these minor revisions. The notice and delayed effective date are being 
waived because these technical amendments and corrections to certain 
OGE regulations concern matters of agency organization, practice and 
procedure and because it is in the public interest that correct and up-
to-date citations and information about paperwork approval numbers for 
the respective information collection requirements be contained in the 
regulations as soon as possible.

Executive Order 12866

    In promulgating these technical amendments to its regulations, OGE 
has adhered to the regulatory philosophy and the applicable principles 
of regulation set forth in section 1 of Executive Order 12866, 
Regulatory Planning and Review. These amendments and corrections have 
not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under that 
Executive order, as they deal with agency organization, management and 
personnel matters and are not, in any event, deemed ``significant'' 
thereunder.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    As Director of the Office of Government Ethics, I certify under the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6) that this rulemaking 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) does not apply 
because this technical amendments rulemaking does not itself contain 
any new information collection requirements that require the approval 
of the Office of Management and Budget (rather, as noted above, in 
pertinent part references to existing OMB paperwork control numbers are 
being added at appropriate places in OGE's regulations).

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 2610, 2634, 2636, and 2641

    Administrative practice and procedure, Certificates of Divestiture, 
Conflict of interests, Financial disclosure, Government employees, 
Penalties, Privacy, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Trusts 
and trustees.

    Approved: June 24, 1994.
Stephen D. Potts,
Director, Office of Government Ethics.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Office of Government 
Ethics is amending 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2636 and correcting 5 CFR parts 
2610 and 2641 as follows:

PART 2610--[CORRECTED]

    1. The authority citation for part 2610 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504(c)(1); 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978).


Sec. 2610.201  [Corrected]

    2. In Sec. 2610.201, the parenthetical citation to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act in paragraph (f) ``(5 U.S.C. chapter 35)'' is revised to 
read ``(44 U.S.C. chapter 35)''.

PART 2634--[AMENDED]

    3. The authority citation for part 2634 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 26 
U.S.C. 1043; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as 
modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306.

    4. A new Sec. 2634.409 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 2634.409  OMB Control Number.

    The various model trust documents and Certificates of Independence 
and Compliance referenced in this subpart, together with the underlying 
regulatory provisions (and appendixes A, B and C to this part for the 
Certificates), are all approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
under control number 3209-0007.


Sec. 2634.601  [Amended]

    5. Section 2634.601 is amended by adding at the end of the 
regulatory text the following parenthetical phrase ``(Approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 3209-0001 and 
3209-0006)''.


Sec. 2634.603  [Amended]

    6. Section 2634.603 is amended by adding at the end of the 
regulatory text the following parenthetical phrase ``(Approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 3209-0001 and 
3209-0002)''.

PART 2636--[AMENDED]

    7. The authority citation for part 2636 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 
E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by 
E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306.


Sec. 2636.205  [Amended]

    8. Section 2636.205 is amended by adding at the end of the 
regulatory text the following parenthetical phrase ``(Approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget under control number 3209-0004)''.

PART 2641--[CORRECTED]

    9. The authority citation for part 2641 is revised to read as 
follows:

     Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 18 
U.S.C. 207; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as 
modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306.


Sec. 2641.101  [Corrected]

    10. In Sec. 2641.101, the statutory citation in paragraph (2) under 
the definition of Senior employee ``5 U.S.C. 5302'' is revised to read 
``5 U.S.C. 5304''.

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