[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 86029]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-27172]



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Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 237 / Tuesday, December 12, 2023 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

5 CFR Part 3601

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0032]
RIN 0790-AL21


Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the 
Department of Defense; Correction

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is correcting a final rule that 
appeared in the Federal Register on February 28, 2023. The Department 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the U.S. Office of Government 
Ethics (OGE), finalized amendments to its Supplemental Standards of 
Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Defense (DoD 
Supplemental Regulation). The amendments revised and updated the DoD 
Supplemental Regulation originally written in 1993, to supplement the 
OGE Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch 
(OGE Standards). Amendments included changes in the following areas: 
designation of separate agency components for the purposes of gifts and 
teaching, speaking, and writing; additional exceptions for gifts from 
outside sources; additional limitations on gifts between DoD employees; 
and authority to waive any of the provisions of the DoD Supplemental 
Regulation.

DATES: This final rule correction is effective December 12, 2023 and is 
applicable beginning March 30, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Dalheim, Standards of Conduct 
Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the General 
Counsel; telephone: 703-695-3422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Subsequent to the publication of the final 
rule on February 28, 2023 (88 FR 12541), it was discovered that during 
the final review and editing of the final rule, a comma was moved in 
the first sentence of Sec.  3601.106(a) introductory text that changed 
the meaning of the sentence. The document corrects the CFR to reflect 
the intended version of this paragraph.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 3601

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

    Accordingly, the Department of Defense amends 5 CFR part 3601 by 
making the following correcting amendment:

PART 3601--SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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1. The authority citation for part 3601 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301, 7301, 7351, 7353; 5 U.S.C. Chapter 
131; 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, 2635.203(a), 2635.204(k), 2635.803, 2635.807.


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2. In Sec.  3601.106, revise the first sentence of paragraph (a) 
introductory text to read as follows:


Sec.  3601.106  Prior approval for outside employment and business 
activities.

    (a) A DoD employee, other than a special Government employee, who 
is required to file a financial disclosure report (OGE Forms 450 or 
278e) shall obtain approval from the agency designee before engaging in 
a business activity or compensated outside employment with a prohibited 
source, unless general approval has been given in accordance with 
paragraph (b) of this section. * * *
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    Dated: December 6, 2023.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-27172 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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