Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Relocation Allowances-Requirement To Report Agency Payments for Relocation, 35359 [2016-12888]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 106 / Thursday, June 2, 2016 / Notices GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [Notice–MA–2016–03; Docket No. 2016– 0002, Sequence No. 12] Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Relocation Allowances—Requirement To Report Agency Payments for Relocation Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Notice of a bulletin. AGENCY: The purpose of this notice is to inform agencies that FTR Bulletin 16– 04, pertaining to the Requirement to Report Agency Payments for Relocation, is now available online at www.gsa.gov/ ftrbulletin. DATES: Effective: June 2, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rick Miller, Office of Asset and Transportation Management (MA), Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA, at 202–501–3822 or via email at rodney.miller@gsa.gov. Please cite FTR Bulletin 16–04. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 5 U.S.C. 5707(c), as implemented in the Federal Travel Regulation, Part 300–70, Subpart A—Requirement To Report Agency Payments for Employee Travel and Relocation, the Administrator of General Services is required to collect data on total agency payments for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses every year. This bulletin provides guidance to agencies that spent more than $5 million on travel and transportation payments, including relocation costs, and the requirement procedures to report the data to GSA. FTR Bulletin 16–04 and all other FTR Bulletins can be found at www.gsa.gov/ ftrbulletin. SUMMARY: Troy Cribb, Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy. [FR Doc. 2016–12888 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–14–P asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Unmodified Qualified Trust Model Certificates and Model Trust Documents AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE). ACTION: Notice. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is publishing SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jun 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 this second round notice and requesting comment on the twelve executive branch OGE model certificates and model documents for qualified trusts. OGE intends to submit these forms to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a three-year extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). OGE is proposing no changes to these forms at this time. DATES: Written comments by the public and the agencies on this proposed extension are invited and must be received on or before July 5, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this paperwork notice to the Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for OGE, via fax at 202–395– 6974 or email at OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov. Paul D. Ledvina, Agency Clearance Officer at the U.S. Office of Government Ethics; telephone: 202–482–9247; TTY: 800– 877–8339; FAX: 202–482–9237; Email: pledvina@oge.gov. The model Certificate of Independence and model Certificate of Compliance for qualified trusts are codified in appendixes A and B to 5 CFR part 2634. Appendix C of 5 CFR part 2634 provides the Privacy Act Statement, Public Burden Statement and Paperwork Reduction Act Statement for the model certificates. Copies of the ten qualified trust model documents may be obtained, without charge, by contacting Mr. Ledvina. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Government Ethics intends to submit, shortly after this second round notice, all twelve qualified trust model certificates and model documents described below (all of which are included under OMB paperwork control number 3209–0007) for a three-year extension of approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The current paperwork approval for the model certificates and model trust documents, last granted by OMB in 2013, is scheduled to expire at the end of November 2016. OGE is proposing no changes to the two model qualified trust certificates and the ten model trust documents at this time. OGE is the supervising ethics office for the executive branch of the Federal Government under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (EIGA). Presidential nominees to executive branch positions subject to Senate confirmation and any other executive branch officials may seek OGE approval for EIGA qualified blind or diversified trusts as one means to be used to avoid conflicts of interest. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35359 OGE is the sponsoring agency for the model certificates and model trust documents for qualified blind and diversified trusts of executive branch officials set up under section 102(f) of the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C. app. § 102(f), and OGE’s implementing financial disclosure regulations at subpart D of 5 CFR part 2634. The various model certificates and model trust documents are utilized by OGE and settlors, trustees and other fiduciaries in establishing and administering these qualified trusts. There are two categories of information collection requirements that OGE plans to submit for renewed paperwork approval, each with its own related reporting model certificates or model trust documents which are subject to paperwork review and approval by OMB. The OGE regulatory citations for these two categories, together with identification of the forms used for their implementation, are as follows: i. Qualified trust certifications—5 CFR 2634.404(f) and (g), 2634.405(c) and (d), 2634.407, 2634.408(d)(4), 2634.410, 2634.414 and appendixes A and B to part 2634 (the two implementing forms, the Certificate of Independence and Certificate of Compliance, are codified respectively in the cited appendixes); and ii. Qualified trust communications and model provisions and agreements— 5 CFR 2634.404(f), 2634.407(a), 2634.408(a)–(c), 2634.407 and 2634.414 (the ten implementing forms are the: (A) Blind Trust Communications (Expedited Procedure for Securing Approval of Proposed Communications); (B) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions; (C) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions; (D) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of Multiple Fiduciaries); (E) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of an Irrevocable PreExisting Trust); (F) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions (Hybrid Version); (G) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of Multiple Fiduciaries); (H) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of an Irrevocable Pre-Existing Trust); (I) Model Confidentiality Agreement Provisions (For Use in the Case of a Privately Owned Business); and (J) Model Confidentiality Agreement Provisions (For Use in the Case of Investment Management Activities)). 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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MA-2016-03; Docket No. 2016-0002, Sequence No. 12]


Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Relocation Allowances--
Requirement To Report Agency Payments for Relocation

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of a bulletin.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform agencies that FTR 
Bulletin 16-04, pertaining to the Requirement to Report Agency Payments 
for Relocation, is now available online at www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletin.

DATES: Effective: June 2, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rick Miller, Office of Asset and 
Transportation Management (MA), Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA, 
at 202-501-3822 or via email at rodney.miller@gsa.gov. Please cite FTR 
Bulletin 16-04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Under 5 U.S.C. 5707(c), as implemented in 
the Federal Travel Regulation, Part 300-70, Subpart A--Requirement To 
Report Agency Payments for Employee Travel and Relocation, the 
Administrator of General Services is required to collect data on total 
agency payments for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses 
every year. This bulletin provides guidance to agencies that spent more 
than $5 million on travel and transportation payments, including 
relocation costs, and the requirement procedures to report the data to 
GSA. FTR Bulletin 16-04 and all other FTR Bulletins can be found at 
www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletin.

Troy Cribb,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-12888 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am]
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