[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Office of Government Ethics Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part XXXIV



Office of Government Ethics



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

5 CFR Ch. XVI

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, April 1997

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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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, 1997, through March 31, 1998. 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 1997 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. 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: 202-208-8000, extension 1110; TDD: 202-208-8025; 
FAX: 202-208-8037.

Approved: March 7, 1997.

F. Gary Davis,

Deputy Director, Office of Government Ethics.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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3623        Office of Government Ethics Gift Acceptance Authority and Organizational Update.......    3209-AA21 
3624        Privacy Act Rules.....................................................................    3209-AA18 
3625        Limitations on Outside Employment; Confidential Reporting of Payments to Charities in               
            Lieu of Honoraria.....................................................................    3209-AA13 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3626        Revisions to the Office of Government Ethics' Rules on Implementation of the Equal                  
            Access to Justice Act.................................................................    3209-AA20 
3627        Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of Divestiture for Executive               
            Branch Employees......................................................................    3209-AA00 
3628        Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch....................    3209-AA04 
3629        Executive Agency Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations Issued Jointly               
            With the Concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics...............................    3209-AA15 
3630        Executive Agency Ethics Training Programs.............................................    3209-AA07 
3631        Interpretation, Exemptions, and Waiver Guidance Concerning 18 USC 208 (Acts Affecting               
            a Personal Financial Interest)........................................................    3209-AA09 
3632        Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions.....................................    3209-AA14 
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3633        Interpretation of 18 USC 209, the Constraint Against Private Supplementation of                     
            Salaries of Executive Branch Officials and Employees..................................    3209-AA12 
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3623. OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY AND 
ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATE

Priority:  Other Significant

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

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will implement the new agency gift acceptance 
authority of the Office of Government Ethics as set forth in the 1996 
OGE Authorization Act. In addition, various provisions of OGE's part 
2600 organization and functions regulations will be updated to reflect 
recent changes in OGE's organizational structure.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/97
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: James P. O'Sullivan, Associate General Counsel, Office 
of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20005-3917
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA21
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3624. PRIVACY ACT RULES

Priority:  Other Significant

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 (which will also be 
updated and revised).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/97
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William E. Gressman, Associate General Counsel, Office 
of Government Ethics, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-
3917
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA18
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3625. LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT; CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING OF 
PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES IN LIEU OF HONORARIA

Priority:  Other Significant

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

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2636

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulation had, in pertinent part, implemented, effective 
January 1, 1991, the prohibition on honoraria (now declared 
unconstitutional by the courts as to most rank and file executive 
branch employees and hence determined to be eviscerated as to all other 
Federal employees by the Office of Legal Counsel of the Justice 
Department). In addition, the regulation continues to implement the 
limitation 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 and any other pertinent 
developments.

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              08/00/97
Final Action                    12/00/97

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
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA13

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3626. REVISIONS TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS' RULES ON 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 504(c)(1); 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978)

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2610

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This amendatory rulemaking will implement for OGE the changes 
made to the Equal Access to Justice Act by subtitle C of the 1996 Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act under the Contract with 
America Advancement Act of 1996.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    07/00/97
Final Action Effective          07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: In prior years, OGE's interim and Final Equal 
Access to Justice Act rules were assigned RIN 3209-AA19.

Agency Contact: William E. Gressman, Associate General Counsel, Office 
of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20005-3917
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA20
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3627. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, QUALIFIED TRUSTS, AND CERTIFICATES OF 
DIVESTITURE FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES

Priority:  Other Significant

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

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2634

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 
executive branchwide and agency-specific regulations 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
Proposed Amendments -- 
Certificates of No New Interests 
for Confidential Filers         01/15/97                     62 FR 2048
Final Action                    12/00/97

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
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA00
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3628. STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Priority:  Other Significant

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

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 
generally superseded executive branch employee conduct and gifts rules, 
as well as pertinent portions of agency-specific 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 was in effect 
until November 1, 1996, or until individual concerned agencies issued 
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                      06/15/95                    60 FR 31415
Minor Correction to One Citation10/03/95                    60 FR 51667
Further 5 CFR 2635.403(a) and 
2635.803 Grace Period Extension 12/27/95                    60 FR 66857
Further Additional 5 CFR 
2635.403(a) and 2635.803 Grace 
Period Extension                08/07/96                    61 FR 40950
Final Rule on Widely Attended 
Gatherings                      08/20/96                    61 FR 42965
Correction to Final Rule on 
Widely Attended Gatherings      09/16/96                    61 FR 48733
Interim Rule on Gifts From 
Political Organizations         09/27/96                    61 FR 50689
Final Rule on Gifts From 
Political Organizations         03/17/97                    62 FR 12531
Interim Rule on Travel Expenses 
for Certain Unofficial Teaching, 
Speaking, and Writing           10/00/97

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NPRM on Participation in 
Professional Associations       12/00/98

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
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA04
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3629. EXECUTIVE AGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT 
REGULATIONS ISSUED JOINTLY WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE OFFICE OF 
GOVERNMENT ETHICS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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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FTC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLVII) 
Interim Final Rule              05/27/93                    58 FR 30695
OPIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
XXXIII) Interim Final Rule      06/17/93                    58 FR 33319
Treasury Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
XXI) NPRM                       08/03/93                    58 FR 41193
ICC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XL) 
Final Rule                      08/06/93                    58 FR 41989
PRC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLVI) 
Final Rule                      08/12/93                    58 FR 42839
DoD Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXVI) 
Interim Final Rule              09/10/93                    58 FR 47619
CFTC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLI) 
Final Rule                      10/12/93                    58 FR 52637
IAF Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXIII) 
Final Rule                      01/27/94                     59 FR 3771
5 CFR 2635.403(a) and 2635.803 
Grace Period Extension (by OGE) 02/02/94                     59 FR 4779
NRC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLVIII) 
Final Rule                      04/13/94                    59 FR 17457
FDIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXII) 
NPRM                            07/12/94                    59 FR 35480
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 
(by OGE)                        02/02/95                     60 FR 6390
OMB Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXVII) 
Final Rule                      03/07/95                    60 FR 12396
USPS Employees (5 CFR Ch. LX)   03/27/95                    60 FR 15700
Eximbank Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
LII)                            04/07/95                    60 FR 17625
FDIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXII) 04/25/95                    60 FR 20171
Treasury Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
XXI)(Final Rule)                05/05/95                    60 FR 22249
FCA Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXXI)  06/12/95                    60 FR 30778
FCSIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXX) 06/12/95                    60 FR 30773
HUD Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXV)   06/30/95                    60 FR 34420
OPIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
XXXIII)(Final Rule)             07/21/95                    60 FR 37555
USPS Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
LX)(Final Rule)                 09/11/95                    60 FR 47240
FCA Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
XXXI)(Final Rule)               09/13/95                    60 FR 47453
OGE Concurrence in FCA Employees 
(5 CFR Ch.XXXI)(Final Rule)     12/06/95                    60 FR 62319
BGFRS Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
LVIII)                          12/19/95                    60 FR 65249
Further 5 CFR 2635.403(a) and 
2635.803 Grace Period Extension 
(by OGE)                        12/27/95                    60 FR 66857
FCSIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
XXX)(Final Rule)                02/06/96                     61 FR 4349
EEOC Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXII) 02/26/96                     61 FR 7065
TVA Employees (15 CFR Ch. LXIX) 05/06/96                    61 FR 20117
DOE Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXIII) 07/05/96                    61 FR 35085
FDIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
XXII)(Amendment)                07/09/96                    61 FR 35915
HUD Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXV)   07/09/96                    61 FR 36246
OPM Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXXV)  07/16/96                    61 FR 36993
HHS Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLV)   07/30/96                    61 FR 39756
DOT Employees (5 CFR Ch. L)     07/31/96                    61 FR 39901
FMSHRC Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
LXXIV)                          07/31/96                    61 FR 39869
EPA Employees (5 CFR Ch. LIV)   08/02/96                    61 FR 40500
NARA Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXVI) 08/05/96                    61 FR 40505
Further Additional (5 CFR 
2635.403(a) and 2635.803 Grace 
Period Extension (by OGE)       08/07/96                    61 FR 40950
FERC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXIV) 08/23/96                    61 FR 43411
BGFRS Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
LVIII) (Final Rule)             10/16/96                    61 FR 53827
FCC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXIX)  10/31/96                    61 FR 56109
GSA Employees (5 CFR Ch. LVII)  11/01/96                    61 FR 56399
DOL Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLII)  11/06/96                    61 FR 57281
DOJ Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXVIII)11/25/96                    61 FR 59811
NSF Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLIII) 11/25/96                    61 FR 59815
CPSC Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXI) 12/13/96                    61 FR 65457
FDIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. 
XXII)(Amendment)                01/27/97                     62 FR 3771

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NLRB Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXI)  02/12/97                     62 FR 6445
Final Action                    12/00/97

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
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA15
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3630. EXECUTIVE AGENCY ETHICS TRAINING PROGRAMS

Priority:  Other Significant

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.

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
Interim Amendments To Refine 
Certain Training Requirements   03/12/97                    62 FR 11307
Interim Amendments To Refine 
Certain Training Requirements 
Comment Period End              04/11/97
Interim Amendments To Refine 
Certain Training Requirements 
Effective                       05/11/97

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
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA07
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3631. INTERPRETATION, EXEMPTIONS, AND WAIVER GUIDANCE CONCERNING 18 USC 
208 (ACTS AFFECTING A PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST)

Priority:  Other Significant

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: This final regulation (a proposed rule was published in 1995) 
interprets section 208(a) of title 18, USC, 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 USC 208(b)). It also lists 
and describes interests considered too remote or too inconsequential to 
affect the integrity of the services of executive branch officers or 
employees, in accordance with 18 USC 208(b)(2). Such interests are 
exempt from the restrictions of 18 USC 208(a), generally requiring 
disqualification. The regulation also provides 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 USC 208(a) pursuant to 18 USC 208(b)(1). In addition, guidance 
is provided concerning the issuance of waivers to special Government 
employee advisory committee members pursuant to 18 USC 208(b)(3). A 
separate interim final rule, published in 1995 exempting certain 
financial interests arising from Federal Government executive branch 
employment as well as from Social Security or veterans' benefits, from 
the general prohibition in section 208(a), has been incorporated in the 
overall final rule.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Govt. Interests and Social 
Security or Veterans' Benefits 
Exemptions                      08/28/95                    60 FR 44706
NPRM                            09/11/95                    60 FR 47208
NPRM Comment Period End         11/13/95
Final Rule                      12/18/96                    61 FR 66830
Correction                      01/09/97                     62 FR 1361
Final Rule Effective            01/17/97
Correction                      04/00/97
Proposed Additional Agency-
Specific Exemptions             12/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Robert W. Cobb, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government 
Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA09
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3632. POST-EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESTRICTIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

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,

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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; such designations are periodically 
updated by the Office of Government Ethics. The Office of Governments 
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
Exempted Senior Employee & 
Agency Separate Component 
Designation Update              04/00/97
Interim Final Rule              02/00/98

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
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA14
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3633. INTERPRETATION OF 18 USC 209, THE CONSTRAINT AGAINST PRIVATE 
SUPPLEMENTATION OF SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES

Priority:  Other Significant

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                            06/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/98

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
Phone: 202 208-8000
TDD: 202 208-8025
Fax: 202 208-8037

RIN: 3209-AA12
[FR Doc. 97-6695 Filed 04-24-97; 8:45 am]
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