[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5324-5325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2172]


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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for an Unmodified OGE Form 
201 Ethics Act Access Form

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

ACTION: Notice of request for agency and public comments.

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SUMMARY: After publication of this second round notice, OGE plans to 
submit an unmodified OGE Form 201 Ethics Act Access Form to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a three-year 
extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 
35).

DATES: Written comments by the public and the agencies on this proposed 
extension are invited and must be received by March 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the 
Office of Government Ethics, by either of the following methods within 
30 days from the date of publication in this Federal Register:
    Fax: 202-395-6974, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the 
Office of Government Ethics;
    E-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Ledvina at the Office of 
Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9247; TTY: 800-877-8339; FAX: 
202-482-9237; E-mail: [email protected]. An electronic copy of the 
OGE Form 201 is available in the Forms Library section of

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OGE's Web site at http://www.usoge.gov. A paper copy may also be 
obtained, without charge, by contacting Mr. Ledvina.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of SF 278 Executive 
Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other Covered 
Records.
    Agency Form Number: OGE Form 201.
    OMB Control Number: 3209-0002.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a 
currently approved collection.
    Type of Review Request: Regular.
    Respondents: Individuals requesting access to executive branch 
public financial disclosure reports and other covered records.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 450.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 75 hours.
    Abstract: The OGE Form 201 collects information from, and provides 
certain information to, persons who seek access to SF 278 Public 
Financial Disclosure Reports and other covered records. The form 
reflects the requirements of the Ethics Act and OGE's implementing 
regulations that must be met by a person before access can be granted. 
These requirements relate to information collected about the identity 
of the requester, as well as any other person on whose behalf a record 
is sought, and notification of prohibited uses of SF 278 reports. See 
section 105 (b) and (c) of the Ethics Act, 5 U.S.C. appendix Sec.  105 
(b) and (c), and 5 CFR 2634.603 (c) and (f) of OGE's executive 
branchwide regulations. Executive branch departments and agencies are 
encouraged to utilize the OGE Form 201. OGE permits departments and 
agencies to use or develop their own forms as long as the forms collect 
and provide all of the required information. Request for Comments: OGE 
published a first round notice of its intent to request paperwork 
clearance for the proposed unmodified OGE Form 201 Ethics Act Access 
Form. See 74 FR 59185-59186. OGE received no responses to that notice. 
Agency and public comment is again invited specifically on the need for 
and practical utility of this information collection, the accuracy of 
OGE's burden estimate, the enhancement of quality, utility and clarity 
of the information collected, and the minimization of burden (including 
the use of information technology). Comments received in response to 
this notice will be summarized for, and may be included with, the OGE 
request for extension of OMB paperwork approval. The comments will also 
become a matter of public record.

    Approved: January 27, 2010.
Robert I. Cusick,
Director, Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2010-2172 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
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