Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United States Postal Service; Correction, 7267 [2024-01866]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01866]



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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 23 / Friday, February 2, 2024 / Rules 
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POSTAL SERVICE

5 CFR Part 7001


Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the 
United States Postal Service; Correction

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to a final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2023. The final rule 
amended the United States Postal Service's (Postal Service) 
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United 
States Postal Service (Supplemental Standards), which were issued by 
the Postal Service with the concurrence of the United States Office of 
Government Ethics (OGE).

DATES: Effective date: February 2, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Stevenson, Chief Counsel, Ethics 
& Legal Compliance, United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza 
SW, Washington, DC 20260-1101, 202-268-6936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On August 8, 2023, the Postal Service published a final rule 
amending its Supplemental Standards. 88 FR 53351. The final rule 
updated the outside employment and activity provisions (including prior 
approval requirements and prohibitions), added new requirements 
applicable to Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) 
employees, Postal Service Governors, the Postmaster General, and the 
Deputy Postmaster General, and made limited technical and ministerial 
changes.

II. Need for Correction

    The final rule incorrectly listed two internal cross-reference 
citations contained in the outside employment and business activities 
restrictions section, Sec.  7001.102. This technical correction amends 
the Supplemental Standards by updating the cross-references.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 7001

    Conflict of interests, Ethical standards, Executive branch 
standards of conduct, Government employees.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the United States Postal 
Service, with the concurrence of the United States Office of Government 
Ethics, amends 5 CFR part 7001 as follows:

PART 7001--SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

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1. The authority citation for 5 CFR part 7001 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7301; 5 U.S.C. Chapter 131; 39 U.S.C. 401; 
E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by 
E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306; 5 CFR 2635.105, 
2635.802, and 2635.803.


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2. In Sec.  7001.102, example 1 to paragraph (a)(2)(ii) and paragraph 
(c)(2) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  7001.102   Restrictions on outside employment and business 
activities.

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    Example 1 to paragraph (a)(2)(ii): United Parcel Service (UPS), 
Federal Express (FedEx), Amazon, or DHL offers a part-time job to a 
Postal Service employee. Because UPS, FedEx, Amazon and DHL are persons 
engaged in the delivery outside the mails of mailable matter (as 
defined in paragraph (d)(3) of this section) that is not daily 
newspapers, the employee may not engage in employment with UPS, FedEx, 
Amazon, or DHL in any location in any capacity while continuing 
employment with the Postal Service in any location in any capacity. If 
the employee chooses to work for UPS, FedEx, Amazon, or DHL, the 
employee must end his or her postal employment before commencing work 
for that company.
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) When prior approval required. A Special Agent or Criminal 
Investigator shall also request and obtain written approval prior to 
engaging in outside employment or business activities which he or she 
is required to report under paragraph (c)(1) of this section. A request 
for approval shall be submitted to the OIG's Office of General Counsel, 
which will be reviewed under the same standard stated in paragraph 
(b)(4) of this section.
* * * * *

Ruth Stevenson,
Chief Counsel, Ethics and Legal Compliance United States Postal 
Service.
Shelley Finlayson,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2024-01866 Filed 2-1-24; 8:45 am]
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