[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8131]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
[Docket No. 96-07]


Covered Executive Branch Officials at the Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency Under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is publishing a 
list of the current ``covered executive branch officials'' at the 
agency for purposes of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (the Act) 
and the name of an office at the agency that will identify ``covered 
executive branch officials'' for purposes of the Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barrett Aldemeyer, Senior Counsel, 
Administrative and Internal Law Division, 202-874-4460; Heidi Thomas, 
Legislative Counsel, or Nancy Michaleski, Assistant Director, 
Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, 202-874-5090, Office of 
the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20219.

Covered Executive Branch Officials at the OCC

    The Act (Pub. L. 104-65, 109 Stat. 691), codified at 2 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq., repeals the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, 2 U.S.C. 261 
et seq., and puts into place new Federal requirements for the 
disclosure and registration of individuals who make lobbying contacts 
with covered Federal legislative and executive branch officials. The 
Act generally became effective on January 1, 1996.
    To assist individuals in complying with the requirements of the 
Act, the OCC is publishing the names of the officials at the OCC who 
currently are ``covered executive branch officials.'' The Act defines a 
``covered executive branch official,'' among other things, to include 
any officer or employee serving in a position in Levels I through V of 
the Executive Schedule, or any officer and employee serving in a 
position of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or 
policy-advocating character described in section 5 U.S.C. 
7511(b)(2).\1\

    \1\ Recent guidance issued by the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate states that the 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has indicated that all Schedule 
C employees are within 5 U.S.C. 7511(b)(2) and, therefore, covered 
by the Act. The recent guidance also indicates that OPM may find 
that additional positions are covered by 5 U.S.C. 7511(b)(2). 
However, this information is provided only as guidance and it is not 
legally binding. The guidance states that the Act does not provide 
the Clerk or the Secretary with authority to issue substantive 
regulations or definitive interpretations of the law.
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    The OCC has determined that the following individuals are currently 
covered by the Act and have been covered since the date of enactment 
because they serve in positions in the Executive Service or in Schedule 
C positions:

 Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller
 Mark P. Jacobsen, Senior Advisor to the Comptroller
 Konrad S. Alt, Senior Deputy Comptroller
 Douglas E. Harris, Senior Deputy Comptroller

    The Act requires each ``covered executive branch official'' or, in 
the alternative, the official's employing office, to identify whether 
the official is covered by the Act upon the request of a person making 
a lobbying contact. To obtain updated information from the OCC about 
whether an OCC employee is a ``covered executive branch official,'' an 
individual may contact the following OCC office: Office of 
Communications, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E St., 
SW., Washington, D.C. 20219, (202) 874-4700, Attention: Frank Vance, 
Disclosure Officer. In addition, as necessary, the OCC may publish a 
revised list of OCC ``covered executive branch officials.''

    Dated: March 27, 1996.
Eugene A. Ludwig,
Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 96-8131 Filed 4-2-96; 8:45 am]
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