[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70341-70342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33661]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

36 CFR Part 1152


Employee Responsibilities and Conduct

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
(Access Board) is removing its regulations on the ethical conduct of 
employees and financial disclosure requirements as unnecessary and 
obsolete. The regulations have been superseded by government-wide 
standards of ethical conduct and financial disclosure requirements for 
executive branch employees.

DATES: This final rule is effective January 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Raggio, Office of General 
Counsel, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 
1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC, 20004-1111. Telephone 
number (202) 272-5434 (Voice); (202) 272-5449 (TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 201 of Executive Order 
12674 (April 12, 1989), as modified by Executive Order 12731 (October 
17, 1990), the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) issued government-wide 
standards of ethical conduct for employees of the executive branch (5 
CFR part 2635). These standards, which became effective on February 3, 
1993, superseded the Access Board's regulations on ethical conduct in 
36 CFR part 1152, subparts A, B, and C. OGE also issued regulations on 
financial disclosure requirements for employees of the executive 
branch. These regulations, which became effective on October 5, 1992, 
superseded the Access Board's regulations on financial disclosure 
requirements in 36 CFR part 1152, subpart D. The regulations in 36 CFR 
part 1152 are unnecessary and obsolete, and therefore are being 
removed.
    This rule relates to agency management and personnel and the 
provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act regarding notice of 
proposed rulemaking do not apply. See 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2).

List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1152

    Conflict of interests.


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    For the reasons set forth above, under the authority of 29 U.S.C. 
792(a)(6)(A), the Access Board amends chapter XI of title 36 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations by removing part 1152.
Lawrence W. Roffee,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-33661 Filed 12-18-98; 8:45 am]
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