Office of Government Ethics 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Updated OGE Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2017-19835
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-09-18
Agency: Office of Government Ethics
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the updated OGE Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board.
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders Regarding the U.S. Office of Government Ethics Strategic Plan (FY 2018-2022)
Document Number: 2017-17032
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-14
Agency: Office of Government Ethics
The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is providing notice of request for public comment on its draft Strategic Plan (Plan). The Plan describes OGE's priorities for the next five years. OGE will consider all comments received by the deadline. You may access the Plan at https://www.oge.gov/web/OGE.nsf/News+Releases/ B0EE73EF1ADC7AF38525816F0075CB6F?opendocument, or you may obtain a copy of the plan by sending an email request to OGEStrategicPlan@oge.gov.
Technical Updating Amendments to Executive Branch Financial Disclosure and Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations
Document Number: 2017-10012
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-05-18
Agency: Office of Government Ethics
The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is updating its executive branch regulation on financial disclosure to reflect the retroactive statutory increase of the reporting thresholds for gifts and travel reimbursements. OGE is also raising the widely attended gatherings nonsponsor gifts exception dollar ceiling tied to this threshold under the executive branchwide standards of ethical conduct regulation, but this change is not retroactive.
Request for Public Input on the Application of the Criminal Conflict of Interest Prohibition to Certain Beneficial Interests in Discretionary Trusts; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2017-05454
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-03-20
Agency: Office of Government Ethics
On January 3, 2017, OGE published in the Federal Register, 82 FR 122 (Jan. 3, 2017), a request for public input on the application of the criminal conflict of interest prohibition to certain beneficial interests in discretionary trusts. The public comment period closed on March 6, 2017. OGE is extending the comment period to April 20, 2017.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for a Modified OGE Form 278e Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report
Document Number: 2017-01483
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-01-24
Agency: Office of Government Ethics
After publication of this second round notice, OGE intends to submit a modified OGE Form 278e Executive Branch Personnel Public 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.
Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations
Document Number: 2017-00627
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-01-24
Agency: Office of Government Ethics
The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is issuing this final rule in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. This rulemaking adopts as final prior interim regulations making ``catch-up'' inflationary adjustments to each of the five civil monetary penalties provided in the Ethics in Government Act, as reflected in the executive branchwide financial disclosure and outside employment/activities regulations promulgated by OGE. This rulemaking also makes the 2017 annual adjustment to the Ethics in Government Act civil monetary penalties mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
Request for Public Input on the Application of the Criminal Conflict of Interest Prohibition to Certain Beneficial Interests in Discretionary Trusts.
Document Number: 2016-31583
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-01-03
Agency: Office of Government Ethics
This notice and request seeks input from members of the public with expertise in trust law concerning the following question: Are there any circumstances under which an eligible income beneficiary of a discretionary trust might, in the absence of a vested remainder interest, be able to compel the trust to make a distribution or payment? OGE will take into consideration all relevant expert input submitted by the public within 60 days of the date of this notice. To be considered, any submission exceeding five (5) pages in length must include a one-page summary of key points and conclusions. Commenters are requested to state briefly the nature of their expertise in trust law.
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