29584 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 104 / Wednesday, June 2, 2021 / Notices 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

31,960 hours. 

Request for Comments: OGE is 

publishing this first round notice of its 

intent to request paperwork clearance 

renewal for OGE Form 278e. 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 

extension of OMB paperwork approval. 

The comments will also become a 

matter of public record. 

Approved: May 27, 2021. 

Emory Rounds, 

Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11551 Filed 6–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6345–03–P 

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Information Collection 

Renewal; Comment Request for OGE 

Form 450 Executive Branch 

Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report 

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics 

(OGE). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: After this first round notice 

and public comment period, the Office 

of Government Ethics (OGE) plans to 

request that the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) renew its approval 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act for 

an existing information collection, 

entitled the OGE Form 450 Executive 

Branch Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report. 

DATES: Written comments by the public 

and agencies on this proposed extension 

are invited and must be received by 

August 2, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted to OGE by any of the 

following methods: 

Email: usoge@oge.gov. (Include 

reference to ‘‘OGE Form 450 paperwork 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message.) 

Mail, Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of 

Government Ethics, 1201 New York 

Avenue NW, Suite 500, Attention: Grant 

Anderson, Assistant 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: 

Grant Anderson at the U.S. Office of 

Government Ethics; telephone: 202– 

482–9318; TTY: 800–877–8339; Email: 

ganderso@oge.gov. An electronic copy 

of the OGE Form 450 is available on 

OGE’s website at https://www.oge.gov. A 

paper copy may also be obtained, 

without charge, by contacting Mr. 

Anderson. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Executive Branch Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report. 

Agency Form Number: OGE Form 

450. 

Abstract: The OGE Form 450 collects 

information from covered department 

and agency employees as required 

under OGE’s executive branch wide 

regulatory provisions in subpart I of 5 

CFR part 2634. The basis for the OGE 

reporting regulation is section 201(d) of 

Executive Order 12674 of April 12, 1989 

(as modified by Executive Order 12731 

of October 17, 1990) and section 107(a) 

of the Ethics in Government Act, 5 

U.S.C. app. sec. 107(a). OGE maintains 

the form in three formats on its website: 

a PDF version, a 508 compliant PDF 

version, and an Excel spreadsheet 

version. OGE seeks renewal of the OGE 

Form 450 without modification. 

OMB Control Number: 3209–0006. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

Type of Review Request: Regular. 

Affected Public: Prospective 

Government employees, including 

special Government employees, whose 

positions are designated for confidential 

disclosure filing and whose agencies 

require that they file new entrant 

confidential disclosure reports prior to 

assuming Government responsibilities. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 30,449. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

91,347 hours. 

Request for Comments: OGE is 

publishing this first round notice of its 

intent to request paperwork clearance 

renewal for the OGE Form 450. 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 

extension of OMB paperwork approval. 

The comments will also become a 

matter of public record. 

Approved: May 27, 2021. 

Emory Rounds, 

Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11553 Filed 6–1–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10637 and CMS– 

10501] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information (including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information) and to allow 

60 days for public comment on the 

proposed action. Interested persons are 

invited to send comments regarding our 

burden estimates or any other aspect of 

this collection of information, including 

the necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions, 

the accuracy of the estimated burden, 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected, and the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology to minimize the 

information collection burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

August 2, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send your 

comments electronically to http:// 


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