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[Office of Government Ethics Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part XXXV





Office of Government Ethics





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 88 / Monday, May 8, 1995 / 
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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 88 / Monday, May 8, 1995 / 
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                                     
  
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

5 CFR Ch. XVI

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, April 1995

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics.

ACTION: Semiannual agenda of substantive regulations.

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SUMMARY: The following Office of Government Ethics (OGE) substantive 
and procedural regulations are scheduled for development or review 
during the period from April 1, 1995, through March 31, 1996. This 
agenda fulfills OGE's responsibility to publish a semiannual regulatory 
agenda under Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' 
and has been prepared in accordance with guidance received from the 
Office of Management and Budget. None of the OGE regulations in this 
April 1995 agenda will have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities as defined under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. chapter 6. In addition, none of the listed 
OGE regulatory actions is procurement-related. This OGE agenda does 
include some procedural rulemakings for which Regulation Identifier 
Numbers have been obtained and which the Office of Management and 
Budget will review under Executive Order 12866. Furthermore, the Office 
of Government Ethics rulemakings are not included in The Regulatory 
Plan.

    This publication in the Federal Register does not impose a 
binding obligation on the Office of Government Ethics with respect 
to any particular item on its agenda. The dates shown for the 
future steps of each action are estimates and not commitments to 
act by the date shown. Moreover, other OGE regulatory actions, in 
addition to the entries listed, are not precluded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William E. Gressman, Office of 
Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20005-3917; telephone: 202-523-5757, extension 1110; FAX: 202-523-6325.

Approved: February 28, 1995.

Stephen D. Potts,

Director, Office of Government Ethics.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
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4172        Privacy Act Rules.....................................................................    3209-AA18 
4173        Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch....................    3209-AA04 
4174        Interpretation of 18 USC 209, the Constraint Against Private Supplementation of                     
            Salaries of Executive Branch Officials and Employees..................................    3209-AA12 
4175        Interpretation, Exemptions, and Waiver Guidance Concerning 18 USC 208 (Acts Affecting               
            a Personal Financial Interest)........................................................    3209-AA09 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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4176        Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act.....................................    3209-AA19 
4177        Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of Divestiture for Executive               
            Branch Employees......................................................................    3209-AA00 
4178        Public Financial Disclosure, Conflicts of Interest, and Certificates of Divestiture                 
            for Executive Branch Officials........................................................    3209-AA06 
4179        Executive Agency Supplemental Financial Disclosure Regulations Issued Jointly With the              
            Concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics........................................    3209-AA16 
4180        Executive Agency Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations Issued Jointly               
            With the Concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics...............................    3209-AA15 
4181        Limitations on Outside Employment and Prohibition of Honoraria; Confidential Reporting              
            of Payments to Charities in Lieu of Honoraria.........................................    3209-AA13 
4182        Executive Agency Ethics Training Programs.............................................    3209-AA07 
4183        Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions.....................................    3209-AA14 
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4184        Freedom of Information Act Rules and Schedule of Fees for the Production of Public                  
            Financial Disclosure Reports..........................................................    3209-AA17 
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                  Proposed Rule Stage
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4172. PRIVACY ACT RULES

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552a; 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 
1978)

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2606 (New)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would establish for the Office of 
Government Ethics (OGE) regulatory procedures to implement the Privacy 
Act of 1974, including requests for access and amendment and appeals, 
and would reference certain OGE systems of records.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Robert W. Cobb, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government 
Ethics, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917, 202 523-
5757

RIN: 3209-AA18
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4173. STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC 7301; 5 USC 7351; 5 USC 7353; 5 USC app (Ethics 
in Government Act of 1978); EO 12674; EO 12731

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2635 (New & Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulation implementing certain provisions of Executive Order 
12674 on Principles of Ethical Conduct, as modified by EO 12731, and 
the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-194), as amended. Effective 
February 3, 1993, this new ethical conduct standards regulation 
superseded executive branch employee conduct and gifts rules of prior 5 
CFR part 735, subparts A (except old section 735.106, separately 
superseded along with subpart D thereof--see RIN 3209-AA00), B, and C, 
and the interim gifts rule at old 5 CFR 2635.101, as well as pertinent 
portions of agency conduct regulations issued thereunder. For certain 
existing agency regulatory standards setting forth financial interest 
prohibitions and prior approval for outside employment/activities, an 
extended grace period is in effect until January 3, 1996, or until 
individual concerned agencies issue supplemental regulations, with 
Office of Government Ethics concurrence.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/23/91                    56 FR 33778
NPRM Comment Period End         09/20/91
Final Overall Regulation on 
Standards of Ethical Conduct    08/07/92                    57 FR 35006
Correction                      10/27/92                    57 FR 48557
Correction                      11/04/92                    57 FR 52583
5 CFR 2635.403(a) and 2635.803 
Grace Period Extension          02/02/94                     59 FR 4779
Additional 5 CFR 2635.403(a) and 
2635.803 Grace Period Extension 02/02/95                     60 FR 6390
NPRM on Widely Attended 
Gatherings                      04/00/95
NPRM on Gifts From Political 
Organizations                   10/00/95
NPRM on Participation in 
Professional Associations       04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Stuart D. Rick, Associate General Counsel, Office of 
Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA04
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                  Proposed Rule Stage
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4174. INTERPRETATION OF 18 USC 209, THE CONSTRAINT AGAINST PRIVATE 
SUPPLEMENTATION OF SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); EO 
12674; EO 12731

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2639 (New)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Proposed regulation to interpret section 209 of title 18, 
U.S.C., prohibiting the private supplementation of the Government 
salary of executive branch officers and employees.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Stephen J. McCleary, Associate General Counsel, Office 
of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA12
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                  Proposed Rule Stage
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4175. INTERPRETATION, EXEMPTIONS, AND WAIVER GUIDANCE CONCERNING 18 
USC 208 (ACTS AFFECTING A PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST)

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  18 USC 208; 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 
1978); EO 12674; EO 12731

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2640 (New)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Proposed regulation will interpret section 208(a) of title 
18, U.S.C., which prohibits officers and employees of the executive 
branch from officially participating personally and substantially in a 
particular matter in which there is a personal financial interest or a 
financial interest of a related person or organization (absent a waiver 
under 18 U.S.C. 208(b)). It will also list and describe interests which 
are considered to be too remote or too inconsequential to affect the 
integrity of the services of executive branch officers or employees, in 
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(2). Such interests will be exempt from 
the restrictions of 18 U.S.C. 208(a), generally requiring 
disqualification. The proposed regulation will also provide guidance to 
executive branch agencies as to the kinds of interests that are not so 
substantial as to be deemed likely to affect the integrity of the 
services the Government may expect from an employee and which, 
therefore, may be waived from the general rule of disqualification 
under 18 U.S.C. 208(a) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(1). In addition, 
guidance will be provided concerning the issuance of waivers to special 
Government employee advisory [[Page 24110]] committee members pursuant 
to 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(3).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Marilyn L. Glynn, Associate General Counsel, Office of 
Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA09



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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                     Final Rule Stage
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4176. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

Legal Authority:  5 USC 504; 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 
1978)

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2610

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will make some revisions in adopting as final 
the interim rule of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), implementing 
for OGE the Equal Access to Justice Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    07/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Janet K. Roell, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government 
Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917, 
202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA19
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4177. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, QUALIFIED TRUSTS, AND CERTIFICATES OF 
DIVESTITURE FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 26 USC 
1043; EO 12674; EO 12731

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2634 (New & Revision); 5 CFR 735.106 (Revision); 5 
CFR 735.401 to 735.412 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulation revising the executive branch public and 
confidential financial disclosure report systems for high-level 
officials and certain mid-level employees, respectively, in light of 
the changes to the Ethics in Government Act effected by the Ethics 
Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-194), as amended. These disclosure 
provisions apply to public reports filed since January 1, 1991. Subpart 
I of the regulation, effective October 5, 1992, superseded prior 5 CFR 
part 735, subpart D (and 5 CFR 735.106), along with executive agency 
regulations thereunder, and established a revised system of 
confidential reporting, modeled generally on the public reporting 
system, for executive branch agency mid-level employees with sensitive 
duties and special Government employees.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/02/86                    51 FR 43359
Interim Final Rule              04/07/92                    57 FR 11800
Correction                      05/22/92                    57 FR 21854
Correction                      12/31/92                    57 FR 62605
Revised Interim Final Rule      07/21/93                    58 FR 38911
Proposed Amendment to Interim 
Final Rule                      09/01/93                    58 FR 46096
Technical Amendments to Interim 
Final Rule                      11/30/93                    58 FR 63023
Technical (Paperwork) Amendments 
to Interim Final Rule           07/07/94                    59 FR 34755
Final Action                    02/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: G. Sid Smith, Associate General Counsel, Office of 
Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA00
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                     Final Rule Stage
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4178. PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND 
CERTIFICATES OF DIVESTITURE FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 26 USC 
1043

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2634.1001 to 2634.1004

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulation implementing a provision of the Ethics Reform Act 
of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-194), as amended by Pub. L. 101-280, providing for 
tax deferral if sale of property by an executive branch official (or 
related person) is deemed necessary to comply with conflict of interest 
requirements pursuant to a certificate of divestiture issued by the 
Office of Government Ethics.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              04/18/90                    55 FR 14407
Final Action                    03/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Norman B. Smith, Senior Associate General Counsel, 
Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA06
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                     Final Rule Stage
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4179. EXECUTIVE AGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 
REGULATIONS ISSUED JOINTLY WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE OFFICE OF 
GOVERNMENT ETHICS

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC 7301; 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 
[[Page 24111]] 1978); 26 USC 1043; EO 12674; EO 12731; 5 CFR 2634.103

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2634; 5 CFR ch XXI et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The supplemental executive agency financial disclosure 
regulations, once issued jointly with the concurrence of the Office of 
Government Ethics (OGE) at agency expense in new chapters at the end of 
5 CFR, after OGE approval, supplement for each individual agency 
concerned the new OGE executive branch financial disclosure 
regulations, as codified in 5 CFR part 2634. The supplemental 
regulations, as they are issued in accordance with sections 201(d) and 
301(a) of EO 12674, as modified by EO 12731, will set forth those 
agency-specific provisions as are needed under particular laws and 
regulations for certain agencies in order to complement the executive 
branchwide financial disclosure provisions.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    06/00/97
FDIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXII)  Interim Final Rule 07/26/93 (58 FR 
39625)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: G. Sid Smith, Associate General Counsel, Office of 
Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA16
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                     Final Rule Stage
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4180. EXECUTIVE AGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT 
REGULATIONS ISSUED JOINTLY WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE OFFICE OF 
GOVERNMENT ETHICS

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC 7301; 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 
1978); EO 12674; EO 12731; 5 CFR 2635.105

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2635; 5 CFR ch XXI et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The supplemental executive agency standards of ethical 
conduct regulations, once issued jointly with the concurrence of the 
Office of Government Ethics (OGE) at agency expense in new chapters at 
the end of 5 CFR, after OGE approval, supplement for each individual 
agency concerned the new OGE executive branch standards of ethical 
conduct, as codified at 5 CFR part 2635. The supplemental regulations, 
as they are issued in accordance with section 201(a) and 301(a) of EO 
12674, as modified by EO 12731, set forth those agency-specific 
provisions under applicable law and regulation, such as regulatory 
restrictions on holding certain financial interests and designation of 
departmental subunits, which are needed for certain agencies to round 
out the executive branchwide ethical standards for employees of 
particular departments and agencies.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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5 CFR 2635.403(a) and 2635.803 
Grace Period Extension          02/02/94                     59 FR 4779
NASA Employees (5 CFR Ch. LIX)  09/28/94                    59 FR 49335
FRTIB Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
LXXXIV)                         10/06/94                    59 FR 50816
Education Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
LIII)                           01/30/95                     60 FR 5816
Additional 5 CFR 2635.403(a) and 
2635.803 Grace Period Extension 02/02/95                     60 FR 6390
Final Action                    06/00/97
CFTC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLI)  Final Rule 10/12/93 (58 FR 52637)

DoD Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXVI)  Interim Final Rule 09/10/93 (58 FR 
47619)

FDIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXII)  NPRM 07/12/94 (59 FR 35480)

FTC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLVII)  Interim Final Rule 05/27/93 (58 FR 
30695)

IAF Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXIII)  Final Rule 01/27/94 (59 FR 3771)

ICC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XL)  Final Rule 08/06/93 (58 FR 41989)

NRC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLVIII)  Final Rule 04/13/94 (59 FR 17457)

OMB Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXVII)  Final Rule 03/07/95 (60 FR 12396)

OPIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXXIII)  Interim Final Rule 06/17/93 (58 FR 
33319)

PRC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLVI)  Final Rule 08/12/93 (58 FR 42839)

Treasury Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXI)  NPRM 08/03/93 (58 FR 41193)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Stuart D. Rick, Associate General Counsel, Office of 
Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA15
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                     Final Rule Stage
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4181. LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AND PROHIBITION OF 
HONORARIA; CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING OF PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES IN LIEU OF 
HONORARIA

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); EO 
12674; EO 12671

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2636

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulation implementing, effective January 1, 1991, the 
prohibition on honoraria (now declared unconstitutional by the courts 
as to most rank and file executive branch employees), as well as the 
new limitations on outside employment as provided in the 1989 Ethics 
Reform Act revisions to the Ethics in Government Act, as amended. A 
separate provision (not yet effective) of the regulation will govern 
reports by certain executive branch officials of payments, in lieu of 
honoraria, donated on their behalf to charities. The regulation will be 
amended in light of the above-noted litigation.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              01/17/91                     56 FR 1721
Deferral of Effective Date of 5 
CFR 2636.205                    05/10/91                    56 FR 21589
Deferral of Effective Date of 5 
CFR 2636.205                    10/11/91                    56 FR 51319
Revision of Honorarium 
Definition in 5 CFR 2636.203(a) 01/08/92                      57 FR 601
Deferral of Effective Date of 5 
CFR 2636.205                    02/14/92                     57 FR 5369
Technical Correction to Interim 
Final Rule                      12/30/93                    58 FR 69176
Technical (Paperwork) Amendments 
to Interim Final Rule           07/07/94                    59 FR 34755
Make 5 CFR 2636.205 Effective 
and Revise Section              05/00/95
Final Action                    12/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal [[Page 24112]] 

Agency Contact: Stuart D. Rick, Associate General Counsel, Office of 
Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA13
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                     Final Rule Stage
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4182. EXECUTIVE AGENCY ETHICS TRAINING PROGRAMS

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); EO 
12674; EO 12731

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2638.701 to 2638.704

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulation specifying the responsibilities of executive 
branch agencies and their designated agency ethics officials to develop 
and implement orientation and annual ethics training courses and to 
distribute appropriate guidance materials to their employees under 
sections 301(b) and (c) of E.O. 12674, as modified by E.O. 12731. Also 
requires agencies to submit annual ethics training plans to the Office 
of Government Ethics for review.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/18/90                    55 FR 38335
NPRM Comment Period End         11/17/90
Final Rule on Executive Agency 
Ethics Training Programs        04/07/92                    57 FR 11886
Correction                      04/27/92                    57 FR 15219
Amendment                       12/10/92                    57 FR 58399
Correction                      12/28/92                    57 FR 61612
Interim Amendments to Liberalize 
Certain Training Requirements   03/16/94                    59 FR 12145
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      05/16/94                    59 FR 12145
Final Amendments to Liberalize 
Certain Training Requirements   08/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: John C. Condray, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government 
Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917, 
202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA07
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)                     Final Rule Stage
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4183. POST-EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESTRICTIONS

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 18 USC 
207; EO 12674; EO 12731

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2641; 5 CFR 2637 (Continuation)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Interpretive regulation giving guidance for the executive 
branch on the various substantive restrictions of the current version 
of the post-Government employment conflict of interest statute 18 
U.S.C. 207, which became effective January 1, 1991, pursuant to title I 
of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-194), as amended. Parts 
of the regulation, dealing with procedures for waivers by the Office of 
Government Ethics of certain senior official constraints (based on 
executive agency hardship), designated senior employees, and separate 
agency designations, have already been published in the Federal 
Register. The Office of Government Ethics also has continued to publish 
in the CFR the interpretive regulation, 5 CFR part 2637 (but now 
without the no-longer-effective former Senior Employee and old agency 
component designation listings), under the lifetime bar of the prior 
version of the post-employment law which still applies to executive 
branch employees who left the Government before January 1, 1991. Once a 
complete current post-employment law regulation is published, the old 
part 2637 regulation will be removed from the CFR.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              02/01/91                     56 FR 3951
Designation of Senior Employees 
and Separate Agency Components  01/28/92                     57 FR 3115
Designation of Additional 
Separate Agency Component       04/07/92                    57 FR 11673
Amendment to Prior Post-
employment Regulation (Part 
2637)                           12/31/92                    57 FR 62467
Amendment to Interim Final Rule 
(Part 2641)                     06/21/93                    58 FR 33755
Technical Amendment to Authority 
Citation of 5 CFR Part 2637     12/30/93                    58 FR 69176
Technical Amendments to Interim 
Final Rule                      07/07/94                    59 FR 34755
Interim Final Rule              12/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Julia Loring Eirinberg, Associate General Counsel, 
Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20005-3917, 202 523-5757

RIN: 3209-AA14



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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE)           Completed/Longterm Actions
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4184. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT RULES AND SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR THE 
PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS

Priority:  Agency Priority

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552; 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 
1978)

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2604 (New)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking establishes for the Office of Government 
Ethics (OGE) regulatory procedures to implement the Freedom of 
Information Act, including requests for access, appeals, business 
submitter provisions and fees, along with fee waiver and reduction 
provisions. The rule also establishes a schedule of fees which OGE will 
charge for the reproduction and mailing of public financial disclosure 
reports (SF 278s), copies of which may be obtained pursuant to section 
105 of the Ethics in Government Act and implementing OGE regulations. 
[[Page 24113]] 

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/03/94                    59 FR 50171
NPRM Comment Period End         12/02/94                    59 FR 50171
Final Action                    02/23/95                    60 FR 10006

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Janet K. Roell, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government 
Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917, 
202 532-5757

RIN: 3209-AA17
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