[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 29584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11553]


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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS


Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection 
Renewal; Comment Request for OGE Form 450 Executive Branch Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: After this first round notice and public comment period, the 
Office of Government Ethics (OGE) plans to request that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) renew its approval under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act for an existing information collection, entitled the OGE 
Form 450 Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.

DATES: Written comments by the public and agencies on this proposed 
extension are invited and must be received by August 2, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to OGE by any of the following 
methods:
    Email: [email protected]. (Include reference to ``OGE Form 450 
paperwork comment'' in the subject line of the message.)
    Mail, Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Government Ethics, 1201 New 
York Avenue NW, Suite 500, Attention: Grant Anderson, Assistant 
Counsel, Washington, DC 20005-3917.
    Instructions: Comments may be posted on OGE's website, www.oge.gov. 
Sensitive personal information, such as account numbers or Social 
Security numbers, should not be included. Comments generally will not 
be edited to remove any identifying or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Anderson at the U.S. Office of 
Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9318; TTY: 800-877-8339; Email: 
[email protected]. An electronic copy of the OGE Form 450 is available 
on OGE's website at https://www.oge.gov. A paper copy may also be 
obtained, without charge, by contacting Mr. Anderson.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
    Agency Form Number: OGE Form 450.
    Abstract: The OGE Form 450 collects information from covered 
department and agency employees as required under OGE's executive 
branch wide 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) and section 107(a) of the Ethics in Government Act, 5 
U.S.C. app. sec. 107(a). OGE maintains the form in three formats on its 
website: a PDF version, a 508 compliant PDF version, and an Excel 
spreadsheet version. OGE seeks renewal of the OGE Form 450 without 
modification.
    OMB Control Number: 3209-0006.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Type of Review Request: Regular.
    Affected Public: Prospective Government employees, including 
special Government employees, whose positions are designated for 
confidential disclosure filing and whose agencies require that they 
file new entrant confidential disclosure reports prior to assuming 
Government responsibilities.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 30,449.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 91,347 hours.
    Request for Comments: OGE is publishing this first round notice of 
its intent to request paperwork clearance renewal for the OGE Form 450. 
Public comment is 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: May 27, 2021.
Emory Rounds,
Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2021-11553 Filed 6-1-21; 8:45 am]
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