[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64895-64896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25515]
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for a Modified OGE Form
201, Request To Inspect or Receive Copies of Executive Branch Personnel
Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other Covered Records
AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
ACTION: Notice of request for agency and public comments.
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SUMMARY: After this first round notice and public comment period, the
U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) plans to submit a proposed
modified OGE Form 201, Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of
Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other
Covered Records, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval of a three-year extension under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The OGE Form 201 is used by persons requesting
access to executive branch public financial disclosure reports and
other covered records.
DATES: Written comments by the public and agencies on this proposed
extension are invited and must be received by January 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to OGE, by any of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]. (Include reference to ``OGE Form 201
Paperwork Comment'' in the subject line of the message.)
FAX: 202-482-9237, Attn: Grant Anderson.
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; FAX:
202-482-9237; Email: [email protected]. An electronic copy of the OGE
Form 201 version used to manually submit access requests to OGE or
other executive branch agencies by mail or FAX is available in the
Forms Library section of OGE's website at http://www.oge.gov. A paper
copy may also be obtained, without charge, by contacting Mr. Anderson.
An automated version of the OGE Form 201, also available on OGE's
website, enables the requester to electronically fill out, submit and
receive access to copies of the public financial disclosure reports
certified by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of Executive Branch
Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other Covered Records.
Agency Form Number: OGE Form 201.
OMB Control Number: 3209-0002.
Type of Information Collection: Extension with modifications of a
currently approved collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.
Respondents: Individuals requesting access to executive branch
public financial disclosure reports and other covered records.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 7,600.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,300 hours.
Abstract: The OGE Form 201 collects information from, and provides
certain
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information to, persons who seek access to OGE Form 278 Public
Financial Disclosure Reports, including OGE Form 278-T Periodic
Transaction Reports, and other covered records. The form reflects the
requirements of the Ethics in Government Act, subsequent amendments
pursuant to the STOCK Act, and OGE's implementing regulations that must
be met by a person before access can be granted. These requirements
include the address of the requester, as well as any other person on
whose behalf a record is sought, and acknowledgement that the requester
is aware of the prohibited uses of executive branch public disclosure
financial reports. See 5 U.S.C. appendix 105(b) and (c) and 402(b)(1)
and 5 CFR 2634.603(c) and (f). Executive branch departments and
agencies are encouraged to utilize the OGE Form 201 for individuals
seeking access to public financial disclosure reports and other covered
documents. OGE permits departments and agencies to use or develop their
own forms as long as the forms collect and provide all of the required
information.
OGE recently revised its OGE/GOVT-1, Executive Branch Personnel
Public Financial Disclosure Reports and Other Name-Retrieved Ethics
Program Records system of records. The revisions were published in the
Federal Register on September 9, 2019, and went into effect on November
8, 2019. The revisions included several new and modified routine uses.
The information collected on the OGE Form 201 is maintained in the OGE/
GOVT-1 Governmentwide system of records, and the form contains a
Privacy Act statement referencing OGE/GOVT-1 as required by section
(e)(3) of the Privacy Act. Accordingly, OGE proposes to update the
Privacy Act statement in accordance with changes to the OGE/GOVT-1
system of records. No other changes to the form are proposed. This
change will have no material effect on the burden to filers.
Request for Comments: OGE is publishing this first round notice of
its intent to request paperwork clearance for a proposed modified OGE
Form 201. Agency and 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 included with the
OGE request for extension of OMB paperwork approval. The comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Approved: November 20, 2019.
Emory Rounds,
Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2019-25515 Filed 11-22-19; 8:45 am]
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