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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Electronic Public
Financial Disclosure Extension
Request
AGENCY:
Office of Government Ethics
(OGE).
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Office of Government
Ethics (OGE) seeks comment on the
development of a new module allowing
filers to request an extension of the time
available to file a public financial
disclosure report within its Integrity
electronic filing system. This notice
announces that OGE intends to submit
this collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by March
25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to OGE by the following
methods:
Email: usoge@oge.gov (Include
reference to ‘‘Extension Module PRA
Comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.)
Mail: Office of Government Ethics,
250 E Street SW, Suite 750, Washington
DC 20024–3249, Attention: Jennifer
Matis, Associate Counsel.
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.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Matis at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202–
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electronic Public Financial
Disclosure Extension Request.
Abstract: The Integrity Public
Financial Disclosure Extension Request
will be a module within OGE’s Integrity
electronic filing application. Certain
officers and high-level employees in the
executive branch are required to file
public financial disclosure reports via
the OGE Form 278e and OGE Form 278–
T for the purpose of conflict of interest
review and public disclosure. The form
is also completed by individuals who
are nominated by the President for highlevel executive branch positions
requiring Senate confirmation and
individuals entering into and departing
from other public reporting positions in
the executive branch.
In 2014, OGE sought and received
approval to incorporate the OGE Form
278e into its Integrity electronic filing
application. Integrity has been in use
since January 1, 2015, and most public
financial disclosure filers now use
Integrity to file the OGE Form 278e and
OGE Form 278–T. Although Integrity is
primarily used by current executive
branch federal employees, it is also used
to file termination reports by certain
filers who have recently left government
service.
The proposed module within Integrity
will allow filers to easily request an
extension of time to file their report.
The module can be ‘‘turned on’’ by the
filers’ reporting agency, or the agency
may choose not to use it. Requests for
extensions are currently made by calling
or emailing the filer’s agency ethics
official and require that the filer provide
a reason for requesting an extension.
The ethics official can then manually
enter the number of days granted into
Integrity and those days will be
displayed on the cover page of the
printed report, which is made public in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 13107. If the
extension was granted because the filer
is in a combat zone, the reason for the
extension is also noted on the report.
Once the new feature is deployed and
an agency chooses to enable the feature,
their filers will request an extension
through the Integrity module. The
electronic extension request will then be
presented within the Integrity
application to the appropriate ethics
official at the employing agency. If the
ethics official grants the request, the
required information will automatically
appear on the filer’s report as generated
by the Integrity application.
OGE believes that many agencies will
avail themselves of the option to use the
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new module. For those that do,
automating this process will make it
easier for both the filer and the agency
ethics officials and will reduce the
chance that required information will be
omitted from the filer’s report. The
development of this feature has been
ranked a high priority by the Integrity
Advisory Council (IAC), which is
comprised of a diverse group of agencies
that have at least 90% of their financial
disclosure filers utilizing the Integrity
application. The IAC was established to
advise OGE on proposed enhancements,
improvements, and support services.
OMB Control Number: To Be
Determined.
Type of Information Collection: New
collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.
Affected Public: Private citizens who
file termination reports from such
positions after their government service
ends.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 511.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 17
hours.
Request for Comments: 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
OMB approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 18, 2024.
Shelley K. Finlayson,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government
Ethics.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Electronic Public Financial Disclosure Extension
Request
AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) seeks comment on the
development of a new module allowing filers to request an extension of
the time available to file a public financial disclosure report within
its Integrity electronic filing system. This notice announces that OGE
intends to submit this collection to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by
March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to OGE by the following methods:
Email: [email protected] (Include reference to ``Extension Module PRA
Comment'' in the subject line of the message.)
Mail: Office of Government Ethics, 250 E Street SW, Suite 750,
Washington DC 20024-3249, Attention: Jennifer Matis, Associate Counsel.
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: Jennifer Matis at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9216; TTY: 800-877-8339; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electronic Public Financial Disclosure Extension Request.
Abstract: The Integrity Public Financial Disclosure Extension
Request will be a module within OGE's Integrity electronic filing
application. Certain officers and high-level employees in the executive
branch are required to file public financial disclosure reports via the
OGE Form 278e and OGE Form 278-T for the purpose of conflict of
interest review and public disclosure. The form is also completed by
individuals who are nominated by the President for high-level executive
branch positions requiring Senate confirmation and individuals entering
into and departing from other public reporting positions in the
executive branch.
In 2014, OGE sought and received approval to incorporate the OGE
Form 278e into its Integrity electronic filing application. Integrity
has been in use since January 1, 2015, and most public financial
disclosure filers now use Integrity to file the OGE Form 278e and OGE
Form 278-T. Although Integrity is primarily used by current executive
branch federal employees, it is also used to file termination reports
by certain filers who have recently left government service.
The proposed module within Integrity will allow filers to easily
request an extension of time to file their report. The module can be
``turned on'' by the filers' reporting agency, or the agency may choose
not to use it. Requests for extensions are currently made by calling or
emailing the filer's agency ethics official and require that the filer
provide a reason for requesting an extension. The ethics official can
then manually enter the number of days granted into Integrity and those
days will be displayed on the cover page of the printed report, which
is made public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 13107. If the extension was
granted because the filer is in a combat zone, the reason for the
extension is also noted on the report. Once the new feature is deployed
and an agency chooses to enable the feature, their filers will request
an extension through the Integrity module. The electronic extension
request will then be presented within the Integrity application to the
appropriate ethics official at the employing agency. If the ethics
official grants the request, the required information will
automatically appear on the filer's report as generated by the
Integrity application.
OGE believes that many agencies will avail themselves of the option
to use the new module. For those that do, automating this process will
make it easier for both the filer and the agency ethics officials and
will reduce the chance that required information will be omitted from
the filer's report. The development of this feature has been ranked a
high priority by the Integrity Advisory Council (IAC), which is
comprised of a diverse group of agencies that have at least 90% of
their financial disclosure filers utilizing the Integrity application.
The IAC was established to advise OGE on proposed enhancements,
improvements, and support services.
OMB Control Number: To Be Determined.
Type of Information Collection: New collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.
Affected Public: Private citizens who file termination reports from
such positions after their government service ends.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 511.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 17 hours.
Request for Comments: 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 OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction
Act. The comments will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 18, 2024.
Shelley K. Finlayson,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2024-01332 Filed 1-23-24; 8:45 am]
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