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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Announcement of Board
Approval Under Delegated Authority
and Submission to OMB
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board) is
adopting a proposal to extend for three
years, with revision, the New Hire
Information Collection (FR 27; OMB No.
7100–0375).
DATES: The information collection
revisions are effective June 9, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Reserve Board Clearance
Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of
the Chief Data Officer, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, nuha.elmaghrabi@frb.gov, (202)
452–3884.
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Desk Officer for the Federal
Reserve Board, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board
authority under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and
assign OMB control numbers to
collections of information conducted or
sponsored by the Board. Boardapproved collections of information are
incorporated into the official OMB
inventory of currently approved
collections of information. The OMB
inventory, as well as copies of the PRA
Submission, supporting statements
(which contain more detailed
information about the information
collections and burden estimates than
this notice), and approved collection of
information instrument(s) are available
at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. These documents are also
available on the Federal Reserve Board’s
public website at https://www.federal
reserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review
or may be requested from the agency
clearance officer, whose name appears
above. On the page displayed at the link
above, you can find the supporting
information by referencing the
collection identifier, FR 27.
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AGENCY:
Final Approval Under OMB Delegated
Authority of the Extension for Three
Years, With Revision, of the Following
Information Collection
Collection title: New Hire Information
Collection.
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Collection identifier: FR 27.
OMB control number: 7100–0375.
General description of collection: This
information collection provides for the
electronic collection of certain
personnel information from new hires
using a secure web-based portal, the
New Hire Portal, before the first day of
employment of a new hire. As part of
the onboarding process for new hires, a
Human Resources (HR) professional at
the Board identifies the necessary
information that must be collected from
the new hire, which is dependent upon
the type of hire that the person is. The
types of hires include Regular Hires,
which are hires who are being hired into
a non-intern position and not
transferring from a non-federal agency,
including a Governor or Board officer;
Intern Hires, which are hires being hired
into an intern position; and Federal
Transfers, which are hires who are
transferring from another federal
agency. Once the HR professional has
identified the types of information that
will be necessary, the new hire is sent
an email asking him or her to provide
certain information through the New
Hire Portal prior to their official start
date.
The New Hire Portal is broken out
into different sections and each section
corresponds to the hardcopy forms that
new employees previously filled out
and provided to the Board during or
after the first day of New Employee
Orientation. The information collection
now involves a new hire electronically
providing this personnel information
and filling out the applicable sections of
the New Hire Portal before their first
day of orientation. The sections of the
portal that each new hire is asked to
complete electronically depend upon
the type of position that the new hire
has been offered at the Board.
Frequency: Event-generated.
Respondents: The FR 27 panel
comprises individuals who are new
hires to the Board but have not yet
become employees.
Total estimated number of
respondents: Regular Hire, 235; Intern
Hire, 131; Federal Transfer, 39;
Governor/Officer, 9; Contingent Worker,
637.
Estimated average hours per response:
Regular Hire, 1.78; Intern Hire, 1.71;
Federal Transfer, 1.95; Governor/
Officer, 1.86; Contingent Worker, 1.5.
Total estimated change in burden:
1,298.
Total estimated annual burden hours:
1,691.
Current actions: On March 11, 2025,
the Board published a notice in the
Federal Register (90 FR 11738)
requesting public comment for 60 days
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on the extension, with revision, of the
FR 27. The Board proposed to revise the
FR 27 by changing the collection
platform from the New Hire Portal to
Workday Onboarding in June 2025,
adding two new categories of hires
categorized as Officers/Governors and
Contingent Workers, restructuring
sections into individual tasks, adding
new data fields, removing data fields,
and relabeling data fields. There will
also be a change in the login process, as
all respondents, except Contingent
Workers, will be required to complete
identity proofing and set up a secure
account through a separate system,
Login.gov, before accessing Workday
Onboarding. The Designation of
Beneficiary Unpaid Compensation of
Deceased Employee form and Executive
Death and Dismemberment Benefit for
Officers and Governors questionnaire,
previously not subject to PRA, will now
be collected prior to a hire’s first day of
employment. The Board will no longer
collect information for use on the FEGLI
Program Designation of Beneficiary form
through the New Hire Information
Collection. The Board will also no
longer collect information to populate
the state tax form prior to the hire’s start
date, so it will no longer be subject to
PRA. The Board will begin collecting
Form I–9 (Employment Eligibility
Verification) electronically through
Workday Onboarding, rather than via a
PDF. The comment period for this
notice expired on May 12, 2025. The
Board received one comment from one
individual. The comment expressed
support for the extension, with revision,
of the FR 27. The Board will adopt the
extension, with revision, of the FR 27 as
originally proposed.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, June 2, 2025.
Benjamin W. McDonough,
Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request for
Qualified Trust Model Certificates and
Model Trust Documents
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 U.S.
Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
plans to request that the Office of
SUMMARY:
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Management and Budget (PMB) renew
its approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act for an existing
information collection consisting of
twelve model certificates and model
documents for qualified trusts.
DATES: Written comments by the public
and the agencies on this proposed
extension are invited and must be
received on or before August 4, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to OGE by any of the
following methods:
Email: usoge@oge.gov (Include
reference to ‘‘OGE qualified trust model
certificates and model trust documents
paperwork comment’’ in the subject line
of the message.)
Mail: Office of Government Ethics,
250 E Street SW, Suite 750, Attention:
Jennifer Matis, Associate Counsel,
Washington, DC 20005–3917.
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:
jmatis@oge.gov. Copies of the model
documents as currently approved are
available on OGE’s website,
www.oge.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Executive Branch Qualified
Trust Documents.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.
Respondents: Any current or
prospective executive branch officials
who seek to establish or have
established a qualified blind or
diversified trust under the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 to avoid
conflicts of interest while in office.
Estimated Average Annual Number of
Respondents: 2.
Total Estimated Time per Response:
20 minutes to 100 hours (see table
below for detailed explanation).
Estimated Average Total Annual
Burden: 120 hours.
OMB Control Number: 3209–0007.
Abstract: OGE is the supervising
ethics office for the executive branch of
the Federal Government under the
Ethics in Government Act of 1978
(EIGA). Accordingly, OGE administers
the qualified trust program for the
executive branch. 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 avoid
conflicts of interest. The requirements
for EIGA-qualified blind and diversified
trusts are set forth in section 13104(f) of
the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C.
13104(f), and OGE’s implementing
financial disclosure regulations at
subpart D of 5 CFR part 2634.
In order to ensure that all applicable
requirements are met, OGE is the
sponsoring agency for twelve model
certificates and model trust documents
for qualified blind and diversified
trusts. See 5 CFR 2634.402(e)(3),
2634.402(f)(3), 2634.404(e) through (g),
2634.405(d)(2), 2634.407(a);
2634.408(b)(1) through (3),
2634.408(d)(4), 2634.409, and 2634.414.
The various model certificates and
model trust documents are used by
settlors, trustees, and other fiduciaries
in establishing and administering these
qualified trusts. OGE plans to submit
these model certificates and model trust
documents (described in detail in the
table below) to OMB for renewed
approval pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
The twelve model documents, along
with their burden estimates, are as
follows:
Model qualified trust documents
Estimated burden
(A) Blind Trust Communications (Expedited Procedure for Securing Approval of Proposed Communications) .........
20 minutes per communication.
100 hours per model.
100 hours per model.
100 hours per model.
100 hours per model.
100 hours per model.
100 hours per model.
100 hours per model.
2 hours per agreement.
2 hours per agreement.
(B) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions ...................................................................................................................
(C) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions ...........................................................................................................
(D) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of Multiple Fiduciaries) ..................................
(E) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of an Irrevocable Pre-Existing Trust) .....................
(F) Hybrid Version of the Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions ........................................................................
(G) Model Qualified Blind 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) .....................
(J) Model Confidentiality Agreement Provisions (For Use in the Case of Investment Management Activities) ...........
Model Trust Certificates
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(K) Certificate of Independence .....................................................................................................................................
(L) Certificate of Compliance .........................................................................................................................................
These estimates are based on the
amount of time imposed on professional
trust administrators or private
representatives. OGE notes that only one
set of the various model trust provisions
(items (B) through (H)) will be prepared
for a single qualified trust, and only
prior to the establishment of that
qualified trust. Likewise, other model
documents listed above are used in
connection with establishing the
qualified trust (items (I), (J), and (K)).
The remaining model documents are
used after the trust’s creation (items (A)
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and (L)). Accordingly, OGE notes that
the majority of the time burden for any
given trust is imposed during the
creation of the trust.
At the present time, there are no
active qualified trusts in the executive
branch. However, OGE anticipates
possible limited use of these model
documents during the forthcoming
three-year period. OGE estimates that
there may be an average of one
individual per year who initiates a
qualified trust using these model
documents during calendar years 2026
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20 minutes per certificate.
20 minutes per certificate.
through 2028. OGE has accordingly
estimated the average annual number of
respondents to be two, which represents
one respondent establishing a qualified
trust and one respondent maintaining a
previously established qualified trust.
Based on the above, OGE estimates an
average annual time burden during the
next three years of 120 hours. Using an
estimated rate of $300 per hour for the
services of a professional trust
administrator or private representative,
the estimated annual cost burden is
$36,000.
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Under OMB’s implementing
regulations for the Paperwork Reduction
Act, any recordkeeping, reporting, or
disclosure requirement contained in a
rule of general applicability is deemed
to involve ten or more persons. See 5
CFR 1320.3(c)(4)(i). OGE intends to
submit all twelve qualified trust model
certificates and model documents
described above (all of which are
included under OMB paperwork control
number 3209–0007) for a three-year
extension of approval without
modification.
Request for Comments: Agency and
public comments are invited
specifically on the need for and
practical utility of this information
collection, on the accuracy of OGE’s
burden estimate, on the enhancement of
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected, and on
minimizing the burden to the public.
Comments received in response to this
notice will be summarized for, and may
be included with, the OGE request for
extension of OMB approval. The
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Specifically, OGE seeks public
comment on the following:
• Do the model qualified blind trusts
provide sufficient direction to establish
a trust under the Qualified Trust
Program? If not, what provisions could
be clearer or what language should be
changed?
• Do the model qualified diversified
trusts provide sufficient direction to
establish a trust under the Qualified
Trust Program? If not, what provisions
could be clearer or what language
should be changed?
• Do the Additional Trust Documents
provide sufficient information for
individuals to comply with the
logistical requirements (e.g., procedure
for securing approval of proposed
communications) of the Qualified Trust
Program? If not, what provisions could
be clearer or what language should be
changed?
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Approved: May 28, 2025.
Shelley K. Finlayson,
Chief of Staff and Program Counsel, Office
of Government Ethics.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2024–D–1528]
Transfer of a Premarket Notification
(510(k)) Clearance—Questions and
Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry
and Food and Drug Administration
Staff; Availability
Food and Drug Administration,
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of the draft
guidance entitled ‘‘Transfer of a
Premarket Notification (510(k))
Clearance—Questions and Answers.’’
This guidance provides information on
the most frequently asked questions
regarding transfer of ownership from
one 510(k) holder to another. This draft
guidance is not final nor is it for
implementation at this time.
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written comments on the draft guidance
by August 4, 2025 to ensure that the
Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on
the final version of the guidance.
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public, submit the comment as a
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manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
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Submit written/paper submissions as
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• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request for Qualified Trust Model Certificates and
Model Trust Documents
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
U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) plans to request that the Office
of
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Management and Budget (PMB) renew its approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act for an existing information collection consisting of
twelve model certificates and model documents for qualified trusts.
DATES: Written comments by the public and the agencies on this proposed
extension are invited and must be received on or before August 4, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to OGE by any of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected] (Include reference to ``OGE qualified trust
model certificates and model trust documents paperwork comment'' in the
subject line of the message.)
Mail: Office of Government Ethics, 250 E Street SW, Suite 750,
Attention: Jennifer Matis, Associate Counsel, Washington, DC 20005-
3917.
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]. Copies of the model documents as currently approved are
available on OGE's website, www.oge.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Executive Branch Qualified Trust Documents.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.
Respondents: Any current or prospective executive branch officials
who seek to establish or have established a qualified blind or
diversified trust under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to avoid
conflicts of interest while in office.
Estimated Average Annual Number of Respondents: 2.
Total Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes to 100 hours (see
table below for detailed explanation).
Estimated Average Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
OMB Control Number: 3209-0007.
Abstract: OGE is the supervising ethics office for the executive
branch of the Federal Government under the Ethics in Government Act of
1978 (EIGA). Accordingly, OGE administers the qualified trust program
for the executive branch. 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 avoid conflicts of interest. The requirements
for EIGA-qualified blind and diversified trusts are set forth in
section 13104(f) of the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C. 13104(f),
and OGE's implementing financial disclosure regulations at subpart D of
5 CFR part 2634.
In order to ensure that all applicable requirements are met, OGE is
the sponsoring agency for twelve model certificates and model trust
documents for qualified blind and diversified trusts. See 5 CFR
2634.402(e)(3), 2634.402(f)(3), 2634.404(e) through (g),
2634.405(d)(2), 2634.407(a); 2634.408(b)(1) through (3),
2634.408(d)(4), 2634.409, and 2634.414. The various model certificates
and model trust documents are used by settlors, trustees, and other
fiduciaries in establishing and administering these qualified trusts.
OGE plans to submit these model certificates and model trust documents
(described in detail in the table below) to OMB for renewed approval
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
The twelve model documents, along with their burden estimates, are
as follows:
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Model qualified trust documents Estimated burden
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(A) Blind Trust Communications (Expedited 20 minutes per
Procedure for Securing Approval of Proposed communication.
Communications).
(B) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions...... 100 hours per model.
(C) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions 100 hours per model.
(D) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions 100 hours per model.
(For Use in the Case of Multiple Fiduciaries).
(E) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions (For 100 hours per model.
Use in the Case of an Irrevocable Pre-Existing
Trust).
(F) Hybrid Version of the Model Qualified 100 hours per model.
Diversified Trust Provisions.
(G) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions (For 100 hours per model.
Use in the Case of Multiple Fiduciaries).
(H) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions 100 hours per model.
(For Use in the Case of an Irrevocable Pre-
Existing Trust).
(I) Model Confidentiality Agreement Provisions 2 hours per agreement.
(For Use in the Case of a Privately Owned
Business).
(J) Model Confidentiality Agreement Provisions 2 hours per agreement.
(For Use in the Case of Investment Management
Activities).
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Model Trust Certificates
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(K) Certificate of Independence................. 20 minutes per
certificate.
(L) Certificate of Compliance................... 20 minutes per
certificate.
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These estimates are based on the amount of time imposed on
professional trust administrators or private representatives. OGE notes
that only one set of the various model trust provisions (items (B)
through (H)) will be prepared for a single qualified trust, and only
prior to the establishment of that qualified trust. Likewise, other
model documents listed above are used in connection with establishing
the qualified trust (items (I), (J), and (K)). The remaining model
documents are used after the trust's creation (items (A) and (L)).
Accordingly, OGE notes that the majority of the time burden for any
given trust is imposed during the creation of the trust.
At the present time, there are no active qualified trusts in the
executive branch. However, OGE anticipates possible limited use of
these model documents during the forthcoming three-year period. OGE
estimates that there may be an average of one individual per year who
initiates a qualified trust using these model documents during calendar
years 2026 through 2028. OGE has accordingly estimated the average
annual number of respondents to be two, which represents one respondent
establishing a qualified trust and one respondent maintaining a
previously established qualified trust. Based on the above, OGE
estimates an average annual time burden during the next three years of
120 hours. Using an estimated rate of $300 per hour for the services of
a professional trust administrator or private representative, the
estimated annual cost burden is $36,000.
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Under OMB's implementing regulations for the Paperwork Reduction
Act, any recordkeeping, reporting, or disclosure requirement contained
in a rule of general applicability is deemed to involve ten or more
persons. See 5 CFR 1320.3(c)(4)(i). OGE intends to submit all twelve
qualified trust model certificates and model documents described above
(all of which are included under OMB paperwork control number 3209-
0007) for a three-year extension of approval without modification.
Request for Comments: Agency and public comments are invited
specifically on the need for and practical utility of this information
collection, on the accuracy of OGE's burden estimate, on the
enhancement of quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected, and on minimizing the burden to the public. Comments
received in response to this notice will be summarized for, and may be
included with, the OGE request for extension of OMB approval. The
comments will also become a matter of public record.
Specifically, OGE seeks public comment on the following:
Do the model qualified blind trusts provide sufficient
direction to establish a trust under the Qualified Trust Program? If
not, what provisions could be clearer or what language should be
changed?
Do the model qualified diversified trusts provide
sufficient direction to establish a trust under the Qualified Trust
Program? If not, what provisions could be clearer or what language
should be changed?
Do the Additional Trust Documents provide sufficient
information for individuals to comply with the logistical requirements
(e.g., procedure for securing approval of proposed communications) of
the Qualified Trust Program? If not, what provisions could be clearer
or what language should be changed?
Approved: May 28, 2025.
Shelley K. Finlayson,
Chief of Staff and Program Counsel, Office of Government Ethics.
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