Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for a Modified OGE Form 450 Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, 70113-70114 [2016-24502]
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Comments may be
submitted to OGE, by any of the
following methods:
Email: usoge@oge.gov. (Include
reference to ‘‘OGE Form 201 Paperwork
Comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.)
FAX: 202–482–9237, Attn: Brandon
Steele.
Mail, Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of
Government Ethics, 1201 New York
Avenue NW., Suite 500, Attention:
Brandon Steele, Assistant Counsel,
Washington, DC 20005–3917.
Instructions: Comments may be
posted on OGE’s Web site, 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:
Brandon Steele at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202–
482–9209; TTY: 800–877–8339; FAX:
202–482–9237; Email: basteele@oge.gov.
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 Web site at https://www.oge.gov. A
paper copy may also be obtained,
without charge, by contacting Mr.
Steele. An automated version of the
OGE Form 201, also available on OGE’s
Web site, enables the requester to
electronically fill out, submit and
receive access to financial reports and
certain related records for individuals
who have been nominated by the
President to executive branch positions
requiring Senate confirmation, and
individuals who have declared their
candidacy for the Office of the President
of the United States.
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: 1003.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 170
hours.
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Abstract: The OGE Form 201 collects
information from, and provides certain
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 is proposing modifications to the
automated version of the OGE Form
201, available only through the OGE
Web site at www.oge.gov. Initially
launched in March 2012, the automated
version of the access form originally
enabled a requestor to obtain
immediately upon Web site submission
of the completed form, those financial
disclosure reports of individuals who
have been nominated by the President
to executive branch positions requiring
Senate confirmation. OGE recently
modified the technological process used
to provide the information and no
longer allows requesters to immediately
download reports upon submission of
the automated OGE Form 201. Instead,
the forms are first reviewed by an OGE
employee for completeness before the
information is sent to the requester
either by email or mail, according to the
requester’s preference. Adding this step
helps ensure that the requirements of
section 105(b) of the Ethics in
Government Act are met before public
financial disclosure reports are released.
Because of this change in procedure, a
requester using the automated OGE
Form 201 now has the option of either
providing a mailing address including
street, city, state, and country
information (as was previously
required) or providing an email address
plus city, state, and country
information. Depending on which
information the requester chooses to
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provide, the requested public financial
disclosure reports will be either emailed
or mailed to the requester. This change
will not affect the estimated time of
response to complete the form.
OGE also intends to update the
maximum civil monetary penalty for
improperly obtaining or using a public
financial disclosure report on both the
automated and nonautomated versions
of the form, in accordance with 5 CFR
2634.703.
Request for Comments: OGE is
publishing this first round notice of its
intent to request paperwork clearance
for a proposed modified OGE Form 201
Ethics Act Access Form. 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 may
be included with, the OGE request for
extension of OMB paperwork approval.
The comments will also become a
matter of public record.
Approved: September 30, 2016.
Walter M. Shaub, Jr.,
Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request for a Modified OGE
Form 450 Executive Branch
Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report
AGENCY:
Office of Government Ethics
(OGE).
Notice of request for agency and
public comments.
ACTION:
After this first round notice
and public comment period, the Office
of Government Ethics (OGE) plans to
submit a modified OGE Form 450
Executive Branch Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval of a three-year
extension under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments by the public
and agencies on this proposed extension
are invited and must be received by
December 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to OGE, by any of the
following methods:
SUMMARY:
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Email: usoge@oge.gov. (Include
reference to ‘‘OGE Form 450 paperwork
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.)
FAX: 202–482–9237, Attn: Brandon
Steele.
Mail, Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of
Government Ethics, 1201 New York
Avenue NW., Suite 500, Attention:
Brandon Steele, Assistant Counsel,
Washington, DC 20005–3917.
Instructions: Comments may be
posted on OGE’s Web site, 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brandon Steele at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202–
482–9209; TTY: 800–877–8339; FAX:
202–482–9237; Email: basteele@oge.gov.
An electronic copy of the OGE Form 450
is available in the Forms Library section
of OGE’s Web site at https://
www.oge.gov. A paper copy may also be
obtained, without charge, by contacting
Mr. Steele.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Executive Branch Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report.
Agency Form Number: OGE Form
450.
OMB Control Number: 3209–0006.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension with modifications of a
currently approved collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.
Respondents: Private citizens who are
potential (incoming) regular Federal
employees whose positions are
designated for confidential disclosure
filing, and special Government
employees whose agencies require that
they file new entrant disclosure reports
prior to assuming Government
responsibilities.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 24,640.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
24,640 hours.
Abstract: The OGE Form 450 collects
information from covered department
and agency employees as required
under OGE’s executive branchwide
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, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp.,
pp. 306–311, at p. 308) and section
107(a) of the Ethics in Government Act,
5 U.S.C. app., sec. 107(a). OGE proposes
several modifications to the form. OGE
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proposes to clarify the instructions in
two places to assist filers in completing
the form. OGE also proposes to revise
the Privacy Act Statement in accordance
with the OGE/GOVT–2 Executive
Branch Confidential Financial
Disclosure Reports Privacy Act system
of records.
Request for Comments: OGE is
publishing this first round notice of its
intent to request paperwork clearance
for a proposed modified 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.
3. Health System and Value Research
(HSVR)
Date: October 19–20, 2016 (Open from
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on October 19th
and closed for remainder of the meeting)
4. Healthcare Effectiveness and
Outcomes Research (HEOR)
Date: October 26–27, 2016 (Open from
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on October 26th
and closed for remainder of the meeting)
5. Healthcare Information Technology
Research (HITR)
Date: October 27–28, 2016 (Open from
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on October 27th
and closed for remainder of the meeting)
(Below specifics where each
meeting will be held)
ADDRESSES:
HSQR, HCRT, HEOR and HITR
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian
Center, 9751 Washingtonian Blvd.,
Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
HSVR
Approved: September 30, 2016.
Walter M. Shaub, Jr.,
Director, Office of Government Ethics.
The Even Hotel, 1775 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD 20857.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Notice of Meetings
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of five AHRQ
subcommittee meetings.
AGENCY:
The subcommittees listed
below are part of AHRQ’s Health
Services Research Initial Review Group
Committee. Grant applications are to be
reviewed and discussed at these
meetings. Each subcommittee meeting
will commence in open session before
closing to the public for the duration of
the meeting. These meetings will be
closed to the public in accordance with
5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d), 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
DATES: See below for dates of meetings:
1. Healthcare Safety and Quality
Improvement Research (HSQR)
Date: October 12–13, 2016 (Open from
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on October 12th
and closed for remainder of the meeting)
2. Health Care Research and Training
(HCRT)
Date: October 13–14, 2016 (Open from
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on October 13th
and closed for remainder of the meeting)
SUMMARY:
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(To
obtain a roster of members, agenda or
minutes of the non-confidential portions
of the meetings.)
Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee
Management Officer, Office of
Extramural Research Education and
Priority Populations, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 427–
1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. 2), AHRQ announces
meetings of the scientific peer review
groups listed above, which are
subcommittees of AHRQ’s Health
Services Research Initial Review Group
Committees. Each subcommittee
meeting will commence in open session
before closing to the public for the
duration of the meeting. The
subcommittee meetings will be closed to
the public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in 5 U.S.C. App. 2
section 10(d), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) The grant applications
and the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request for a Modified OGE Form 450 Executive Branch
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report
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
Office of Government Ethics (OGE) plans to submit a modified OGE Form
450 Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a
three-year extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments by the public and agencies on this proposed
extension are invited and must be received by December 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to OGE, by any of the following
methods:
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Email: usoge@oge.gov. (Include reference to ``OGE Form 450
paperwork comment'' in the subject line of the message.)
FAX: 202-482-9237, Attn: Brandon Steele.
Mail, Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Government Ethics, 1201 New
York Avenue NW., Suite 500, Attention: Brandon Steele, Assistant
Counsel, Washington, DC 20005-3917.
Instructions: Comments may be posted on OGE's Web site,
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: Brandon Steele at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9209; TTY: 800-877-8339; FAX:
202-482-9237; Email: basteele@oge.gov. An electronic copy of the OGE
Form 450 is available in the Forms Library section of OGE's Web site at
https://www.oge.gov. A paper copy may also be obtained, without charge,
by contacting Mr. Steele.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
Agency Form Number: OGE Form 450.
OMB Control Number: 3209-0006.
Type of Information Collection: Extension with modifications of a
currently approved collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.
Respondents: Private citizens who are potential (incoming) regular
Federal employees whose positions are designated for confidential
disclosure filing, and special Government employees whose agencies
require that they file new entrant disclosure reports prior to assuming
Government responsibilities.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 24,640.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 24,640 hours.
Abstract: The OGE Form 450 collects information from covered
department and agency employees as required under OGE's executive
branchwide 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, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., pp. 306-311, at p. 308) and
section 107(a) of the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C. app., sec.
107(a). OGE proposes several modifications to the form. OGE proposes to
clarify the instructions in two places to assist filers in completing
the form. OGE also proposes to revise the Privacy Act Statement in
accordance with the OGE/GOVT-2 Executive Branch Confidential Financial
Disclosure Reports Privacy Act system of records.
Request for Comments: OGE is publishing this first round notice of
its intent to request paperwork clearance for a proposed modified 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: September 30, 2016.
Walter M. Shaub, Jr.,
Director, Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2016-24502 Filed 10-7-16; 8:45 am]
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