[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12881]
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[FR Doc No: 99-6392]



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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

3 CFR Part 100


Repeal of Standards of Conduct for Employees of the Executive 
Office of the President

AGENCY: Executive Office of the President (EOP).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Executive Office of the President (EOP) is repealing its 
old standards of conduct that have been superseded by the Office of 
Government Ethics (OGE) Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of 
the Executive Branch (Standards) and executive branch financial 
disclosure regulations. The EOP is inserting a cross-reference to these 
OGE regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation is effective March 16, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Comstock, Associate Counsel to the 
President, (202) 456-6229.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On August 7, 1992, OGE published new Standards of Ethical Conduct 
for Employees of the Executive Branch (Standards). See 57 FR 35006-
35067, as corrected at 57 FR 48557 and 57 FR 52583, with additional 
grace period extensions at 59 FR 4779-4780 and 60 FR 6390-6391. The 
Standards, codified at 5 CFR part 2635 and effective February 3, 1993, 
established uniform standards of ethical conduct that apply to all 
executive branch personnel.
    The EOP is repealing its superseded Standards of Conduct at 3 CFR 
part 100, and is replacing those provisions with a single section that 
provides cross-references to 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2635.

II. Repeal of the Old EOP Standards of Conduct Regulations

    Because the EOP's Standards of Conduct have been superseded by the 
new executive branch financial disclosure regulations at 5 CFR part 
2634, and by the Standards at 5 CFR part 2635, the EOP is repealing all 
of its existing 3 CFR part 100. To ensure that employees are on notice 
of the currently effective ethical standards which apply to them, the 
EOP is replacing its old standards at 3 CFR part 100 with a residual 
provision that cross-references 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2635.

III. Matters of Regulatory Procedure

Administrative Procedures Act

    The Executive Office of the President has found that good cause 
exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) and (d)(3) for waiving, as unnecessary and 
contrary to the public interest, the general notice of proposed 
rulemaking and the 30 day delay in effectiveness as to this final rule 
and repeal. This rulemaking is related to the EOP organization, 
procedure, and practice.

Executive Order 12866

    In promulgating this final rule, EOP has adhered to the regulatory 
philosophy and the applicable principles of regulations set forth in 
section 1 of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. 
This regulation is not deemed ``significant'' under that Executive 
order.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The EOP has determined under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 
U.S.C. chapter 6) that this regulation will not have a significant 
impact on small business entities because it affects only EOP 
employees.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Executive Office of the President has determined that the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) does not apply because 
this regulation does not contain any information collection 
requirements.

Environmental Impact

    This decision will not have a significant impact upon the quality 
of the human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

List of Subjects in 3 CFR Part 100

    Conflicts of Interest, Government employees.

    Approved: March 3, 1999.
Charles Ruff,
Counsel to the President, Executive Office of the President.

    For the reasons set forth in the Preamble, the Executive Office of 
the President is amending title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
Chapter I as follows:
    1. Part 100 of 3 CFR chapter I is revised to consist of Sec. 100.1 
to read as follows:

PART 100--STANDARDS OF CONDUCT


Sec. 100.1  Ethical conduct standards and financial disclosure 
regulations.

    Employees of the Executive Office of the President are subject to 
the executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct at 5 CFR part 
2635, and the executive branch-wide financial disclosure regulations at 
5 CFR part 2634.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7301.

[FR Doc. 99-6392 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am]
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