[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30831-30832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13187]


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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for an Unmodified SF 278 
Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

ACTION: Notice of request for agency and public comments.

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SUMMARY: After publication of this second round notice, OGE intends to 
submit an unmodified Standard Form 278 Executive Branch Personnel 
Public Financial Disclosure Report 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).

DATES: Written comments by the public and the agencies on this proposed 
extension are invited and must be received by July 2, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the 
Office of Government Ethics, by either of the following methods within 
30 days from

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the date of publication in this Federal Register:
    FAX: 202-395-6974, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the 
Office of Government Ethics;
    E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#592a34382b1936343b773c3629773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f0eee2f1c3eceee1ade6ecf3ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Ledvina at the Office of 
Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9247; TTY: 800-877-8339; FAX: 
202-482-9237; E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#017160746d2f6d646577686f60416e66642f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e1e0f1b0240020b0a1807000f2e01090b40090118">[email protected]</span></a>. An electronic copy of the 
SF 278 is available in the Forms Library section of OGE's Web site at 
http://www.usoge.gov. A paper copy may also be obtained, without 
charge, by contacting Mr. Ledvina.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure 
Report.
    Form Number: SF 278.
    OMB Control Number: 3209-0001.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a 
currently approved collection.
    Type of Review Request: Regular.
    Respondents: Private citizen Presidential nominees to executive 
branch positions subject to Senate confirmation; other private citizens 
who are potential (incoming) Federal employees whose positions are 
designated for public financial disclosure filing; those who file 
termination financial disclosure reports for such positions after their 
Government service ends; and Presidential and Vice-Presidential 
candidates.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,900 hours.
    Abstract: The SF 278 collects information from certain officers and 
high-level employees in the executive branch for conflicts 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 new entrants to other 
public reporting positions in the executive branch. The financial 
information collected relates to: assets and income; transactions; 
gifts, reimbursements and travel expenses; liabilities; agreements or 
arrangements; outside positions; and compensation over $5,000 paid by a 
source--all subject to various reporting thresholds and exclusions. The 
information is collected in accordance with section 102 of the Ethics 
Act, 5 U.S.C. app. section 102, and OGE's implementing financial 
disclosure regulations at 5 CFR part 2634.
    Request for Comments: OGE published a first round notice of its 
intent to request paperwork clearance for the proposed unmodified SF 
278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report on 
March 19, 2010 (see 75 FR 13287). OGE received no responses to that 
notice. Agency and public comment is again 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 extension of OMB paperwork approval. The 
comments will also become a matter of public record.

    Approved: May 26, 2010.
Robert I. Cusick,
Director, Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2010-13187 Filed 6-1-10; 8:45 am]
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