Notice2021-11553
Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request for OGE Form 450 Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report
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June 2, 2021
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Government Ethics Office
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 29584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#691c1a060e0c29060e0c470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1366607c7476537c74763d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>. (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, <a href="http://www.oge.gov">www.oge.gov</a>.
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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2740464943425554486748404209404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caadaba4aeafb8b9a58aa5adafe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>. An electronic copy of the OGE Form 450 is available
on OGE's website at <a href="https://www.oge.gov">https://www.oge.gov</a>. 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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