[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 16809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7471]


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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 
450 Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report

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 intends to 
submit an unmodified OGE Form 450 Executive Branch Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report 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 May 3, 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 450 is available in the Forms Library section of 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: Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
    Agency Form Number: OGE Form 450.
    OMB Control Number: 3209-0006.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a 
currently approved collection.
    Type of Review Request: Regular.
    Respondents: Private citizens who are potential (incoming) regular 
Federal employees whose positions are designated for confidential 
disclosure filing, and special Government employees whose agencies 
require that they file new entrant disclosure reports prior to assuming 
Government responsibilities.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 20,174.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20,174 hours.
    Abstract: The OGE Form 450 collects information from covered 
department and agency employees as required under OGE's executive 
branchwide regulatory provisions in subpart I of 5 CFR part 2634. The 
basis for the OGE reporting regulation is section 201 (d) of Executive 
Order 12674 of April 12, 1989 (as modified by Executive Order 12731 of 
October 17, 1990, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., pp. 306-311, at p. 308) and 
section 107(a) of the Ethics Act, 5 U.S.C. app., sec. 107(a).
    Request for Comments: OGE published a first round notice of its 
intent to request paperwork clearance for the proposed unmodified OGE 
Form 450 Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report on 
January 25, 2010 (see 75 FR 3905). 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: March 29, 2010.
Robert I. Cusick,
Director, Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2010-7471 Filed 4-1-10; 8:45 am]
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