[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51667]
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

5 CFR Parts 2608, 2612 and 2635

RIN 3209-AA04


Removal of Two Previously Reserved Parts No Longer Needed and 
Correction of One Regulatory Citation

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Government Ethics is removing two previously 
reserved parts, which it has determined are no longer needed, from 
OGE's chapter of the Code of Federal Regulations. In addition, OGE is 
correcting one citation in its executive branch standards of ethical 
conduct regulation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 1995.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Executive Order 12861, 
Elimination of One-Half of Executive Branch Internal Regulations, OGE 
has reviewed its own internal regulations and directives not mandated 
by law or necessary for the provision of essential services in order to 
achieve at least a 50% reduction of unnecessary issuances. As part of 
that review, OGE has determined that two previously reserved parts in 
its chapter XVI of 5 CFR are unnecessary and should be removed. The two 
parts are 5 CFR part 2608, ``Rules of practice'' [Reserved], and part 
2612, ``Use of penalty mail in the location and recovery of missing 
children'' [Reserved]. As a small agency, the Office of Government 
Ethics does not have a need for internal regulations on these two 
subjects.
    In this rulemaking document, the Office of Government Ethics is 
also correcting one out-of-date citation, to General Services 
Administration regulations on frequent traveler benefits, in the OGE 
executive branchwide standards of ethical conduct regulation as 
codified in a note following 5 CFR 2635.203(b)(7).

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 correction to certain OGE 
regulations concern matters of agency organization, practice and 
procedure and because it is in the public interest that the obsolete 
parts be removed and that the one citation be updated 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 contain any 
information collection requirements that require the approval of the 
Office of Management and Budget.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 2635

    Conflict of interests, Executive branch standards of ethical 
conduct, Government employees.

    Approved: September 25, 1995.
Stephen D. Potts,
Director, Office of Government Ethics.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Office of Government 
Ethics is amending chapter XVI of 5 CFR by removing parts 2608 and 
2612, which were previously reserved, and by amending part 2635 as 
follows:

PART 2635--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 2635 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7351, 7353; 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. 2635.203(b)(7), note  [Amended]

    2. In the last sentence of the note following Sec. 2635.203(b)(7), 
the citation ``41 CFR 301-1.6(b)'' is revised to read ``41 CFR 301-
1.103 (b) and (f)''.

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