[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Office of Government Ethics Semiannual Regulatory Agenda] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XXXVI Office of Government Ethics ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 31172]]OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS (OGE) _______________________________________________________________________ OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 5 CFR Ch. XVI Semiannual Regulatory Agenda; Spring 2003 AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: The following Office of Government Ethics (OGE) substantive and procedural regulations are scheduled for development or review during the six-month period following publication. 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 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 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, Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917; Telephone: (202) 208-8000, ext. 1110; TDD: (202) 208-8025; Fax: (202) 208-8037. Approved: March 20, 2003. Amy L. Comstock, Director, Office of Government Ethics. Office of Government Ethics--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3525 Office of Government Ethics Gift Acceptance Authority and Organizational Update..... 3209-AA21 3526 Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of 3209-AA00 Divestiture......................................................................... 3527 Interpretation, Exemptions, and Waiver Guidance Concerning 18 U.S.C. 208 (Acts 3209-AA09 Affecting a Personal Financial Interest)............................................ 3528 Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions................................... 3209-AA14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Government Ethics--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3529 Privacy Act Rules of the Office of Government Ethics................................ 3209-AA18 3530 Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch.................. 3209-AA04 3531 Limitations on Outside Earned Income, Employment, and Affiliations for Certain 3209-AA13 Noncareer Employees................................................................. 3532 Executive Agency Ethics Training Programs........................................... 3209-AA07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Government Ethics--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3533 Executive Agency Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations Issued 3209-AA15 Jointly With the Concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics..................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3525. 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 proposed regulation would implement the agency gift acceptance authority of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) as set forth in the 1996 OGE Authorization Act. In addition, various provisions of OGE's part 2600 organization and functions regulation will be updated to reflect changes in OGE's organizational structure. This regulation will be written in ``plain language.'' [[Page 31173]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/03 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Allison C. George, Associate General Counsel, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 TDD Phone: 202 208-8025 Fax: 202 208-8037 RIN: 3209-AA21 _______________________________________________________________________ 3526. EXECUTIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, QUALIFIED TRUSTS, AND CERTIFICATES OF DIVESTITURE Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); EO 12674; EO 12731; 26 USC 1043; 28 USC 2461 note; PL 101-410; PL 104-134, sec 31001 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. This regulation also has a subpart dealing with certificates of divestiture. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ 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 Amendment-Certificates of No New Interests for Confidential Filers 06/24/97 62 FR 33972 Updating Amendment to Part 2634 09/17/97 62 FR 48746 Clarifying Amendment to Section 2634.906 03/31/98 63 FR 15273 Minor Amdt. to Part 2634 (Transfer of Inactive in Lieu of Honoraria Charitable Paymts. Reporting) 08/12/98 63 FR 43067 Paperwork Revisions to Appendixes A, B, and C 11/02/98 63 FR 58619 Technical Amendments to Part 2634 12/18/98 63 FR 69991 Technical Corrections to Part 2634 01/14/99 64 FR 2421 Proposed Gifts Reporting Waiver Amendments 05/13/99 64 FR 25849 Inflation Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalties as Reflected in Part 2634 08/30/99 64 FR 47095 Final Gifts Reporting Waiver Amendments 09/14/99 64 FR 49639 Technical Amendments to Categories of Value Reporting and Gifts/ Reimbursements Thresholds 11/20/00 65 FR 69655 Final Rule Amendment to Confer Additional Agency Confidential Report Filing Extension Authority 11/05/01 66 FR 55871 Final Rule Amendments to Qualified Trusts Certificates Notices 05/03/02 67 FR 22348 Final Rule Clarifying Amendment on Revocable Inter Vivos Trust Interpretation 05/31/02 67 FR 37965 Final Rule Amendments on Filing Exts. & Fee Waivers Delegations 08/01/02 67 FR 49856 Effective Date Correction to Final Rule Amendments on Filing Exts. & Fee Waivers Delegations 09/06/02 67 FR 57063 Final Rule Amendment on Reporting Period for Public Reports 09/13/02 67 FR 57937 Final Rule Amendment on Increased Reporting Thresholds for Gifts & Reimbursements 10/02/02 67 FR 61761 Proposed Rule Amendment Re: Excepted Investment Funds 06/00/03 Proposed Rule Amendments to Certificates of Divestiture Provisions (Subpart J) 07/00/03 Final Rule Amendment to Clarify OGE Intent on Sole & Exclusive Agency Authority Conferred Under Reg. 08/00/03 Proposed Rule Amendments to Qualified Trust Provisions 09/00/03 Final Rule Removal of Obsolete In Lieu/Honoraria Provisions 11/00/03 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Judith A. Kim, Deputy General Counsel for Financial Disclosure, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 RIN: 3209-AA00 [[Page 31174]] _______________________________________________________________________ 3527. INTERPRETATION, EXEMPTIONS, AND WAIVER GUIDANCE CONCERNING 18 U.S.C. 208 (ACTS AFFECTING A PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST) Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 5 USC app, Ethics in Government Act of 1978; EO 12674; EO 12731; 18 USC 208 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 2640 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This regulation interprets 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 or exemption under 18 U.S.C. 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 U.S.C. 208(b)(2). Such interests are exempt from the restrictions of 18 U.S.C. 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 U.S.C. 208(a), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(1). In addition, guidance is provided concerning the issuance of waivers to special Government employee advisory committee members, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 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), was incorporated in the overall final rule. Additional exemptions are considered for development from time to time as appropriate. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Govt. Interests and Social Security and Veterans' Benefits Exemptions Interim Final Rule 08/28/95 60 FR 44706 Overall NPRM 09/11/95 60 FR 47208 Overall NPRM Comment Period End 11/13/95 Overall Final Rule 12/18/96 61 FR 66830 Correction 01/09/97 62 FR 1361 Overall Final Rule Effective 01/17/97 Correction 04/29/97 62 FR 23127 Interim Census Exemption Amendment 03/29/00 65 FR 16511 Final Census Exemption Amendment08/04/00 65 FR 47830 Proposed Additional Exemption Amendments 09/06/00 65 FR 53942 Proposed Amendments Comment Period End 12/05/00 Final Additional Exemption Amendments 03/19/02 67 FR 12443 Proposed Rule Amendment Re: Excepted Investment Funds 06/00/03 Final Rule Amendment to Clarify OGE Intent on Sole & Exclusive Agency Authority Conferred Under Reg. 08/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Richard M. Thomas, Associate General Counsel, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 TDD Phone: 202 208-8025 Fax: 202 208-8037 RIN: 3209-AA09 _______________________________________________________________________ 3528. POST-EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESTRICTIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 5 USC app, Ethics in Government Act of 1978; EO 12674; EO 12731; 18 USC 207 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 2641; 5 CFR 2637 (Continuation) Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This interpretive regulation will give 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; such designations are periodically updated by the Office of Government Ethics. 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 final regulation is published, the old part 2637 regulation will be removed from the CFR. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule for One-Year Restriction of Section 207(c) 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 and Agency Separate Component Designation Update 05/16/97 62 FR 26915 Correction: Post-Employment Reg. Update 06/11/97 62 FR 31865 Agency Separate Component Designation Update 02/05/99 64 FR 5709 [[Page 31175]] Agency Separate Component Designation Update Final Rule 01/30/03 68 FR 4681 Overall NPRM 02/18/03 68 FR 7843 Correction to Overall NPRM 03/31/03 68 FR 15385 Overall NPRM Comment Period End 05/19/03 Final Rule Amendment to Clarify OGE Intent on Sole & Exclusive Agency Authority Conferred Under Reg. 08/00/03 Overall Final Rule 12/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Richard M. Thomas, Associate General Counsel, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 TDD Phone: 202 208-8025 Fax: 202 208-8037 RIN: 3209-AA14 _______________________________________________________________________ Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3529. PRIVACY ACT RULES OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 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: The final rule will 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 will reference certain OGE systems of records (including two Governmentwide executive branch systems, which will also be updated and revised, with the addition of internal systems). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/22/03 68 FR 2923 NPRM Comment Period End 03/24/03 Final Rule 06/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Elaine Newton, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 TDD Phone: 202 208-8025 Fax: 202 208-8037 RIN: 3209-AA18 _______________________________________________________________________ 3530. 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 Executive Order 12731, and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-194), as amended. Effective February 3, 1993, this ethical conduct standards regulation generally superseded executive branch employee conduct and gifts rules, as well as pertinent portions of agency-specific conduct regulations issued under prior Executive Order 11222. 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), whichever occurred first. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ 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 Updating Amendments to Part 263509/17/97 62 FR 48746 Proposed Amendments Re: Gifts (Subpart B) 08/04/98 63 FR 41476 Further Minor Proposed Amendments to Part 2635 / Seeking Employment and Outside Activities 08/26/98 63 FR 45415 Amendments to Subpart B Gifts From Outside Sources 12/18/98 63 FR 69992 [[Page 31176]] Technical Corrections to Part 2635 01/14/99 64 FR 2421 Final Amendments to Part 2635 / Seeking Employment and Outside Activities 03/17/99 64 FR 13063 Interim Rule on Travel Expenses for Certain Unofficial Teaching, Speaking, and Writing 09/05/00 65 FR 53650 Correction 09/12/00 65 FR 55076 Final Technical Amendment to Nonsponsor Widely Attended Gathering Gift Dollar Ceiling 11/20/00 65 FR 69655 Final Rule on Travel Expenses for Certain Unofficial Teaching, Speaking, and Writing 11/30/01 66 FR 59673 Final Rule Amend.-Increased Dollar Ceiling Except. for Nonsponsor Widely Attended Gatherings Gifts 10/02/02 67 FR 61761 Final Rule Amendment to Clarify OGE Intent on Sole & Exclusive Agency Authority Conferred Under Reg. 08/00/03 Final Rule Removal of Obsolete In Lieu/Honoraria Provisions 11/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William E. Gressman, Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 TDD Phone: 202 208-8025 Fax: 202 208-8037 RIN: 3209-AA04 _______________________________________________________________________ 3531. LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME, EMPLOYMENT, AND AFFILIATIONS FOR CERTAIN NONCAREER EMPLOYEES Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 5 USC app, Ethics in Government Act of 1978; EO 12674; EO 12731; 28 USC 2461 note; PL 101-410; PL 104-134, sec 31001 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. The regulation has now been amended in light of the above-noted litigation and other pertinent developments. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 01/17/91 56 FR 1721 Deferral of Effective Date of 5 CFR 2636.205 05/10/91 56 FR 21589 Additional 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 Further 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 Removal of Subpart B of Part 2636 08/12/98 63 FR 43067 Technical Corrections to Part 2636 01/14/99 64 FR 2421 Inflation Adjustment to Civil Monetary Penalty As Reflected in Part 2636 08/30/99 64 FR 47095 Final Rule Amendment to Clarify OGE Intent on Sole & Exclusive Agency Authority Conferred Under Reg. 08/00/03 Final Rule Removal of Obsolete In Lieu/Honoraria Provisions 11/00/03 Final Action 06/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Elizabeth A. Horton, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 RIN: 3209-AA13 _______________________________________________________________________ 3532. 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 section 301(b) and (c) of Executive Order 12674, as modified by Executive Order 12731. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ 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 Interim Amendments to Refine Certain Training Requirements 03/12/97 62 FR 11307 Correction to Interim Training Reg. Amendments 03/19/97 62 FR 13213 Correction to Interim Training Reg. Amendments 03/27/97 62 FR 14737 [[Page 31177]] Interim Amendments to Refine Certain Training Requirements Comment Period End 04/11/97 62 FR 11307 Most Interim Amendments to Refine Certain Training Requirements Effective 06/10/97 62 FR 13213 Interim Amendment to Restructure Regulation Provisions 02/14/00 65 FR 7275 Final Rule Amendment to Clarify OGE Intent on Sole & Exclusive Agency Authority Conferred Under Reg. 08/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Carolyn W. Chapman, Associate Director, Education Division, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 TDD Phone: 202 208-8025 Fax: 202 208-8037 RIN: 3209-AA07 _______________________________________________________________________ Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 3533. 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 OGE executive branch standards of ethical conduct, as codified at 5 CFR part 2635. The supplemental regulations, as they are issued in accordance with sections 201(a) and 301(a) of Executive Order 12674, as modified by Executive Order 12731, set forth those agency-specific provisions under applicable law and regulation, such as regulatory restrictions on holding certain financial interests, designation of subunits and prior approval for outside employment, which are needed for certain agencies to round out the executive branchwide ethical standards for their employees. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ 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. LXXIV) 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 FCSIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXX) 06/12/95 60 FR 30773 FCA Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXXI) 06/12/95 60 FR 30778 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 (5 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 [[Page 31178]] OPM Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXXV) 07/16/96 61 FR 36993 HHS Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLV) 07/30/96 61 FR 39756 FMSHRC Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXIV) 07/31/96 61 FR 39869 DOT Employees (5 CFR Ch. L) 07/31/96 61 FR 39901 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 NLRB Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXI) 02/12/97 62 FR 6445 DOJ Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXVIII) Final Rule 05/02/97 62 FR 23941 DOJ Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXVIII) Final Rule Correction 06/11/97 62 FR 31865 OPM Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXXV) Interim Rule Correction 06/17/97 62 FR 32859 EEOC Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXII) Final Rule 07/08/97 62 FR 36447 OPM Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXXV) Final Rule 08/11/97 62 FR 42897 DOI Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXV) 10/16/97 62 FR 53713 DOI Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXV) Interim Final Rule Correction 04/15/98 63 FR 18501 DOI Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXV) Interim Final Rule Correction 04/24/98 63 FR 20447 DOI Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXV) Final Rule 06/24/98 63 FR 34258 FTC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLVII) Final Rule Amendments 08/12/98 63 FR 43069 BGFRS Employees (5 CFR Ch. LVIII) Final Rule Amendments 12/08/99 64 FR 68615 DOL Employees (5 CFR Ch. XLII) Final Rule 12/30/99 64 FR 73852 USDA Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXIII) Interim Final Rule 03/24/00 65 FR 15825 USDA Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXIII) Interim Final Rule Correction 04/20/00 65 FR 21239 USDA Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXIII) Final Rule 10/02/00 65 FR 58635 Treasury Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXI) Final Rule Amendments 02/01/01 66 FR 8505 NASA Employees (5 CFR Ch. LIX) Final Rule Amendments 11/27/01 66 FR 59135 DOT (FAA) Employees (5 CFR Ch. L) Final Rule Amendments 12/03/01 66 FR 60139 Treasury (OCC) Employees (5 CFR Ch.XXI) Final Rule Amendments 07/17/02 67 FR 46840 USDA (FSA) Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXIII) Final Rule Amendments 09/16/02 67 FR 58319 USDA (FSA) Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXXIII) Final Rule Amendments Correction 11/04/02 67 FR 67089 FDIC Employees (5 CFR Ch. XXII) Final Rule Amendments 11/29/02 67 FR 71069 IMLS Employees (5 CFR Ch. LXVII) Interim Final Rule 04/14/03 68 FR 17877 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William E. Gressman, Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of Government Ethics, Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917 Phone: 202 208-8000 TDD Phone: 202 208-8025 Fax: 202 208-8037 RIN: 3209-AA15 [FR Doc. 03-7447 Filed 05-23-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6345-01-S