[Federal Register: April 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 63)]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
22 CFR Part 10
[Public Notice 5036]
RIN 1400-AC09
Removal of Regulations on Employee Responsibilities and Conduct
AGENCY: State Department and United States Agency for International
Development.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) are removing regulations on employee
responsibilities and conduct (22 CFR part 10). Most of these
regulations have been superseded or otherwise made unnecessary by
Office of Government Ethics or Office of Personnel Management
regulations of executive branch-wide applicability. Certain sections of
the regulations are based on Foreign Service Act provisions that have
been repealed. Some provisions have continuing application and are
published, as modified, in the Foreign Affairs Manual and other
provisions simply reference other statutory or regulatory provisions.
The Department of State and USAID are using direct final rulemaking for
this action because it is expected that there will be no significant
adverse comment on the rule.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on June 3, 2005, without
further notice, unless the Department of State and USAID receive
adverse comment by May 4, 2005. If adverse comment is received, then
the Department of State and USAID will publish a timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by any of the following
methods:
E-mail: eirinbergjl@state.gov. You must include the RIN in
the subject line of your message.
Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Julia L.
Eirinberg, Attorney-Adviser, Department of State, Office of the
Assistant Legal Adviser for Employment Law, 2201 C Street NW, Suite
5425, Washington, DC 20520.
Fax: 202-647-6794.
Persons with access to the internet may also view this notice and
provide comments by going to the regulations.gov Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/index.cfm
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia L. Eirinberg, Attorney-Adviser,
Department of State, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for
Employment Law, 2201 C Street NW., Suite 5425, Washington DC 20520; e-
mail address: eirinbergjl@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of State and USAID are
removing part 10, ``Employee Responsibilities and Conduct,'' from 22
CFR as a result of developments in the executive branch ethics program
and in other areas of law that have occurred since the promulgation of
part 10 on May 2, 1978. While the regulations in 22 CFR part 10 also
applied to the International Communication Agency (ICA), that agency no
longer exists and its functions have been assumed by the Department of
State.
Pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),
as amended, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) now provides
overall direction and leadership in relation to the executive branch
ethics program. In 1989, E.O. 12674 (as modified by E.O. 12731)
directed OGE to establish ``a single, comprehensive, and clear set of
executive-branch standards of conduct'' and ``a system of nonpublic
(confidential) financial disclosure.'' On August 7, 1992, OGE published
the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch
(Standards), now codified at 5 CFR part 2635. On April 7, 1992, OGE
modified its existing financial disclosure regulation, at 5 CFR part
2634, to incorporate a revised system of confidential financial
disclosure reporting.
Part 10 of 22 CFR was published in 1978 largely on the basis of a
model standards of conduct regulation at old 5 CFR part 735 that had
been promulgated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant
to Executive Order 11222. The new OGE Standards became effective
February 3, 1993. The Standards superseded individual executive agency
conduct provisions--like those in 22 CFR part 10--that had been issued
on the basis of the model OPM regulation, and superseded much of the
model regulation itself. (As discussed below in relation to section
10.735-205 of part 10, certain agency conduct provisions were
``grandfathered'' or preserved for a few years after the February 3,
1993, effective date.) Provisions in the OGE regulation at 5 CFR part
2634 concerning the revised system of confidential financial disclosure
became effective on October 5, 1992, and superseded those portions of
individual executive agency regulations pertaining to confidential
reporting that had been issued on the basis of the model OPM
regulation. Taken together and as discussed more fully below, 5 CFR
part 2635 and 5 CFR part 2634 superseded subpart C, subpart D, and much
of subparts A and B of part 10. As also discussed below, the remaining
sections of subparts A and B have been superseded or supplanted by
other OGE regulations, are obsolete, or are unnecessary.
In subpart A of part 10, the statement of purpose in section
10.735-101 has been superseded by corollary sections in 5 CFR part 2635
and 5 CFR part 2634
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and by language in section 101 of E.O. 12674 emphasizing the importance
of ethical conduct. The definitions in section 10.735-102 have been
superseded by definitions in the OGE regulations or are relevant only
in relation to restrictions in volume 3 of the Foreign Affairs Manual
and will, in any event, be rendered unnecessary when the rest of part
10 is removed from the CFR. Section 10.735-104 states that part 10
applies to all employees on detail to the Department. This section was
important when each agency had its own conduct regulation, but is no
longer necessary to the extent that the same basic standards, financial
disclosure requirements, and conflict of interest statutes (and
implementing regulations) now apply to all executive branch employees.
Section 10.735-105 states that a violation of part 10 may be cause for
appropriate disciplinary action. This section has been superseded by
provisions in the Standards and the financial disclosure regulation, at
sections 2635.106 and 2634.701, and by provisions in volume 3 of the
Foreign Affairs Manual.
Section 10.735-103 of subpart A requires that the Secretary of
State and Administrator of USAID each designate a ``Counselor'' to
provide advice on employee conduct and to coordinate counseling
services provided by designated ``Deputy Counselors.'' This section has
been supplanted by procedural and staffing changes made by the
Department and USAID consistent with the OGE regulation at 5 CFR part
2638. Part 2638 requires the Secretary and Administrator to each name a
``Designated Agency Ethics Official'' (DAEO) who, assisted by one or
more ``Deputy Ethics Officials'' and other staff, is responsible for
counseling and training and for other aspects of the ethics programs at
the respective agencies.
In subpart B of part 10, section 10.735-201 sets forth general
principles of conduct from Executive Order 11222. Executive Order 11222
was revoked in 1989 by Executive Order 12674. Similar principles now
appear in Executive Order 12674 and are restated in the Standards, at
section 2635.101. Section 10.735-201 also highlights provisions in part
10 having some application to a U.S. citizen employee's family. The
highlighted provisions have been superseded by the Standards, are now
implemented in 22 CFR part 3 (in relation to gifts from foreign
governments), or are published, as modified, in volume 3 of the Foreign
Affairs Manual (in relation to employees and family members abroad).
The application of provisions to family members accompanying employees
overseas is treated specifically in the Foreign Affairs Manual because
of privileges and immunities attributed to family members by virtue of
the official status of employees under international law. In addition,
certain provisions in the Standards may affect an employee by virtue of
the actions or interests of a family member. See, e.g., 5 CFR 2635.203
(providing that an employee accepts a gift indirectly if it is given
with the employee's knowledge and acquiescence to his or her parent,
sibling, spouse, child, or dependent relative because of that person's
relationship to the employee).
The first paragraphs of section 10.735-202 of part 10 prohibit an
employee from accepting gifts from outside sources in certain
circumstances, e.g., from persons doing or seeking to do business with
his or her agency, but provide for several exceptions. These provisions
were superseded by subpart B of the Standards. In addition, section
10.735-202 prohibits an employee from giving a gift to an official
superior and from accepting a gift from an employee receiving less pay.
These prohibitions derive from 5 U.S.C. 7351 and are now implemented in
subpart C of the Standards.
In addition, section 10.735-202 affirms that an employee may accept
travel and subsistence expenses in connection with permissible outside
activities notwithstanding the gifts prohibitions in part 10, but
prohibits ``excessive'' benefits. The acceptance of gifts,
compensation, or travel expenses in connection with outside activities
is now addressed in the Standards, in subparts B and H. See also 5 CFR
2636.303 (defining ``outside earned income'' in relation to the outside
compensation restrictions imposed on certain high-level ``noncareer''
employees by section 102 of E.O. 12674 and by title V of 5 U.S.C. App.,
as implemented by OGE in section 2635.804 of the Standards and in 5 CFR
part 2636). Section 10.735-202 also cites a 1967 Comptroller General
opinion, Decision B-128527. The appropriations law principles addressed
in this decision are addressed in numerous subsequent legal opinions
and are reflected in volume 2 of the Foreign Affairs Manual and in
other regulations.
Section 10.735-203 of part 10 briefly summarizes the Foreign Gifts
and Decorations Act, at 5 U.S.C. 7342, and references the Department's
implementing regulation at 22 CFR part 3. The Foreign Gifts and
Decorations Act is summarized in the OGE Standards, e.g., in section
2635.204. Other laws and regulations of significance to the ethics
program are similarly summarized or referenced in subparts A through H
of the Standards. Separately, subpart I of the Standards lists these
significant laws and regulations (including 5 U.S.C. 7342), as well as
other laws that establish standards to which an employee's conduct must
conform. The subpart I compilation has replaced the listing in section
10.735-216 of part 10. (Even to the extent that a summary or reference
in part 10 is not included in the Standards or some other regulation
relating to the ethics program, the Department has determined that a
summary or reference does not warrant further publication in part 10
absent some additional justification.)
Section 10.735-204 of part 10 prohibits an employee from engaging
in an outside activity that conflicts with the employee's official
duties and summarizes the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution
and a conflict of interest statute, 18 U.S.C. 209, pertaining to the
acceptance of compensation for services to the Government. These
provisions have been superseded by the general provisions in subpart H
of the Standards pertaining to conflicting outside activities,
including the brief summaries in subpart H of the Emoluments Clause and
various conflict of interest statutes.
Section 10.735-204 specifically addresses teaching, speaking, and
writing pursued as an outside activity. It restricts the use of
Government information in connection with the preparation of a person
for an examination of the Civil Service Commission (now OPM) or Board
of Examiners for the Foreign Service, prohibits certain Presidential
appointees from accepting compensation for teaching, speaking, or
writing about certain subject matter, and alerts employees to the
existence of clearance procedures. The compensation restriction has
been superseded by section 2635.807 of the Standards. See also section
102 of E.O. 12674 and title V of 5 U.S.C. App. (imposing ``outside
earned income'' restrictions on certain high-level ``noncareer''
employees, as implemented in section 2635.804 of the Standards and in 5
CFR part 2636). The restriction pertaining to the use of Government
information remains in the residual OPM regulation at 5 CFR part 735.
As discussed above, the mere reference in part 10 to the teaching,
speaking, and writing clearance procedures, now in volume 3 of the
Foreign Affairs Manual, is unnecessary.
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Section 10.735-204 also affirms that an employee may serve a
foreign government or international organization of states if serving
on behalf of the United States, and that the section does not preclude
participation in the activities of political parties or participation
in (or awards from) private organizations. While these affirmations
remain generally correct, other statutes and regulations address, for
example, the detail or transfer of employees to international
organizations or to foreign governments. See e.g., 5 U.S.C. 3343; 5
U.S.C. 3581-84; 5 CFR 352.301 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 2387; 22 U.S.C. 2388.
The general permissibility of domestic political activity is implicit
in the references, at section 2635.801 and 2635.902 of the Standards,
to the ``Hatch Act'' restrictions. See also 5 CFR 2635.204 (providing
that an employee may accept certain gifts in connection with active
participation in political management or political campaigns). It is
also apparent from subpart H of the Standards that participation in
outside organizations is generally permissible, subject to certain
restrictions. The acceptance of awards from private organizations is
specifically addressed in section 2635.204 of the Standards.
Section 10.735-211 of part 10 requires that an employee make clear
that his or her participation in a private organization, in his or her
personal capacity, should not be construed as an official endorsement
of the organization's viewpoints, but provides that an employee may
make use of his or her title for purposes of identification when
participating in certain organizations (e.g., civic organizations) and
that an employee is generally free to refer to his or her connection
with the agency when participating in an employee organization. This
portion of section 10.735-211 has been superseded by section 2635.702
of the Standards.
Section 10.735-211 specifically addresses employee participation,
in a personal capacity, in private organizations concerned with foreign
policy. Unless approved by specified officials at the Department or
USAID, an employee ``may not serve as advisor, officer, director,
teacher, sponsor, committee chairman, or in any other official capacity
or permit the employee's name to be used on a letterhead, in a
publication, in an announcement or news story, or at a public meeting *
* *'' and ``senior officers'' are limited to mere membership. These
limitations have been superseded by the more general outside activities
provisions in subpart H of the Standards and by the restriction at 5
CFR 2635.702 pertaining to the use of official title. Moreover, an
employee's participation in an outside organization must be consistent
with certain conflict of interest statutes and with the impartiality
standard as implemented in 5 CFR 2635.502.
Section 10.735-211 affirms that an employee is free to join or not
join an employee organization, and that an employee may participate in
professional organizations not concerned with foreign policy subject to
limitations. While these affirmations remain generally correct, they do
not warrant continued publication and must be read, in any event, in
the context of restrictions in the Standards (especially in subpart H)
and certain conflict of interest statutes or regulations.
Section 10.735-211 briefly summarizes the ``Hatch Act''
restrictions and highlights several political activities that are
permissible. It also briefly summarizes laws prohibiting disloyalty and
striking. As discussed above, the restrictions on employee
participation in political activities are referenced in more than one
section of the Standards. Moreover, all of these laws are listed in
subpart I of the Standards.
Section 10.735-211 also states that a U.S. citizen employee shall
not engage in any form of political activity in any foreign country.
This prohibition, as modified, is in volume 3 of the Foreign Affairs
Manual. Section 10.735-206 lists several other restrictions or
obligations that apply to U.S. citizen employees abroad, their family
members, and non-U.S. citizen employees abroad. These restrictions and
obligations derive from provisions in the Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations (23 U.S.T. 3227) and the Convention on Consular
Relations (21 U.S.T. 77). They are published, as modified, in volume 3
of the Foreign Affairs Manual. This portion of volume 3 of the Foreign
Affairs Manual also contains the substance of the requirement in
section 10.735-215(b) requiring that an employee abroad obey the laws
of the country in which the employee is present.
Section 10.735-205 contains a summary of an exception to certain
conflict of interest statutes, 18 U.S.C. 203 and 205, and identifies
``the head of the employee's division'' as the appointing official
authorized by the statutes to approve use of the exception. The
statutes themselves are summarized in section 2635.801 (including
general references to the exceptions) and in subpart I of the
Standards. The statutes do not require that the identity of the
appointing official be published in the CFR or elsewhere. Moreover, it
is expected that the DAEOs and ethics staff will counsel employees
concerning the identity of the ``appointing official'' who must approve
use of the exception.
Section 10-735.205 mainly concerns 18 U.S.C. 208. All executive
branch employees are prohibited by 18 U.S.C. 208 from participating in
an official capacity in particular matters in which they, or certain
persons or entities with whom they have specified relationships, have a
financial interest. When part 10 was published in 1978, individual
agencies were authorized by 18 U.S.C. 208 to adopt agency-specific
regulations exempting financial interests from the applicability of the
statutory prohibition. Section 10.735-205 lists the interests deemed by
the Department under 18 U.S.C. 208(b) to be too ``remote'' or
``inconsequential'' to affect the integrity of an employee's services
to the Government. The Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Public Law No. 101-
194), as amended, eliminated the authority of individual agencies to
adopt waivers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 208(b) and established OGE's
authority to issue executive branch-wide exemptions. The initial OGE
exemptions, now codified in subpart B of 5 CFR part 2640, became
effective on August 28, 1995 and January 17, 1997. As of January 17,
1997, all of the agency-specific exemptions as in effect prior to
November 30, 1989--including those in section 10.735-205 of part 10--
were superseded.
Primarily in contemplation of conflicts arising under 18 U.S.C.
208, section 10.735-205 prohibits an employee from having a financial
interest that conflicts or appears to conflict substantially with the
employee's official duties. Section 10.735-205 also prohibits an
employee from engaging in a financial transaction based on information
obtained through Government employment. These provisions were
superseded by sections 2635.403 and 2635.703 of the Standards.
Section 10.735-217 specifies a procedure by which an employee may
request an advance written determination from the Under Secretary for
Management at the Department or from the Administrator of USAID that
the prohibitions of 18 U.S.C. 208 do not apply. These procedures have
been supplanted by the procedures developed by the DAEOs and ethics
staff to provide oral and written advice concerning matter relating to
any of the Federal ethics laws and regulations, including the issuance
of individual waivers as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 208.
Section 10.735-207 of part 10 prohibits the use of Government
property for other than officially approved activities. This
prohibition has been superseded by section
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2635.704 of the Standards. As contemplated by the OGE regulation,
various Foreign Affairs Manual provisions and other Department
issuances define ``authorized purposes.'' In addition, the General
Services Administration has promulgated various regulations concerning
the use of Government property generally. Section 10.735-209 of part 10
requires an employee to pay all just financial obligations, especially
taxes. This section has been superseded by section 2635.809 of the
Standards. Section 10.735-208 of part 10 prohibits an employee from
using nonpublic Government information to further a private interest
(subject to an exception concerning the preparation of persons for
certain examinations). This section has been superseded by section
2635.703 of the Standards (and, as discussed above, by 5 CFR 735.202
insofar as section 10.735-209 references an exception relating to the
preparation of persons for certain examinations).
Section 10.735-210 of part 10 prohibits an employee from engaging
in any gambling activity while on Government property or while on duty
for the Government. Section 10.735-215(a) prohibits an employee from
engaging in conduct prejudicial to the Government. These provisions
remain implemented in sections 735.201 and 735.203, respectively, of
the OPM regulation at 5 CFR part 735.
Section 10.735-212 of part 10 generally prohibits an employee of
the Foreign Service from wearing any uniform except as may be
authorized by law or as a military commander may require civilians to
wear in a theatre of military operations, but indicates that certain
attire should not be considered a uniform for purposes of this
prohibition and refers to an appropriations restriction applicable to
the then ICA pertaining to the purchase of uniforms. The statute
underlying the prohibition, 22 U.S.C. 803, has been repealed by the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 and, as discussed above, the ICA no longer
exists. Moreover, members of the Foreign Service do not wear uniforms.
Section 10.735-213 concerns making recommendations in an official
or personal capacity and references a statute, 22 U.S.C. 806, that
prohibited an employee from recommending another person for employment
by the country to which the employee is accredited or assigned. Section
806 has been repealed, and the limitations prescribed in section
10.735-213 concerning recommendations made in a personal capacity have
been superseded by those in section 2635.702 of the Standards. To the
extent that section 2635.702 is construed to apply to recommendations
offered in an official capacity, it supersedes section 10.735-213 in
that regard as well. The provision in section 10.735-213 pertaining to
the recommendation of firms in connection with USAID programs is
addressed in regulations pertaining to Government procurement and is,
therefore, no longer necessary.
Section 10.735-214 contains a number of limitations on employees'
transmission of communications and gifts. Paragraph (a) refers to
limitations on correspondence regarding the affairs of foreign
governments, which is derived from a statutory provision (former 22
U.S.C. 806(a)), which has been repealed.
Paragraph (b) provides that an employee must not act as agent for
transmitting communications from persons or organizations in foreign
countries to the President or other governmental officials, except that
a chief of mission may do so when he or she determines it to be clearly
in the public interest. This provision was derived from the restriction
on transmitting gifts, and was intended as a practical limitation on
employees serving as a conduit for transmitting communications from
foreign persons or organizations. While this limitation still serves a
valid purpose, it is reflected in other authorities and does not
warrant the continued publication of 22 CFR part 10.
Paragraph (c) provides that an employee shall not act as agent for
the transmission of gifts from persons or organizations in foreign
countries to the President or other officials; however, principal
officers may accept and forward to the Office of Protocol gifts made to
the United States, or to any political division thereof, by the
government to which they are accredited. This is largely a restatement
of former 22 U.S.C. 804, which has been repealed. It also was intended
as a practical limitation on employees serving as a conduit for
transmitting gifts from foreign persons or organizations. The rules
governing acceptance of gifts from foreign governments or international
organizations are set out in the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act and
22 CFR part 3. While the limitations on transmission of gifts also
encompasses foreign individuals or organizations not affiliated with a
foreign government or international organization, these limitations, as
modified, are properly reflected in 2 FAM 344 and do not warrant the
continued publication of this section of 22 CFR part 10.
Subpart C of part 10 concerns ``special Government employees.'' As
defined in 18 U.S.C. 202, a special Government employee (SGE) is an
officer or employee who is retained, designated, appointed, or employed
by the Government to perform temporary duties, with or without
compensation, for not more than 130 days during any period of 365
consecutive days. (The full statutory definition of SGE also
encompasses employees serving in specified Government positions without
regard to the number of days of expected service. In addition,
particular statutes may specifically designate individuals occupying
certain positions as SGEs.) Subpart C states generally that an SGE is
subject to the conflict of interest statutes and to the U.S.
Constitution as it pertains to gifts from foreign governments,
referencing a discussion of the conflict of interest statutes in the
now defunct Federal Personnel Manual and the regulations at 22 CFR part
3 implementing the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act. In addition,
subpart C contains standards deriving from E.O. 11222 that are specific
to SGEs.
The definition of ``employee'' in section 2635.102 of the Standards
encompasses SGEs. Therefore, the restrictions and obligations set forth
(or summarized) in the Standards apply equally to SGEs and other
employees unless a particular provision specifies (or explains) that
SGEs are treated differently or are exempted altogether. For example,
the compensation restriction in section 2635.807 of the Standards,
relating to teaching, speaking, and writing, applies differently to
SGEs (and, in fact, applies still differently to SGEs serving for 60 or
fewer days). And, the summaries of 18 U.S.C. 209 in subparts B and H of
the Standards make clear that the statute does not apply to SGEs at
all.
Subpart D of part 10 concerns the system of confidential financial
disclosure developed under authority of Executive Order 11222. Under
authority conferred by Executive Order 12674 (and pursuant to authority
in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended), OGE has
established a revised system of confidential disclosure. As noted
above, the revised system, published in 5 CFR part 2634, superseded
subpart D of part 10 on October 5, 1992. Section 10.735-411 of subpart
D concerns disqualification and other remedies available to address
conflicts of interest. These matters are now addressed in various
sections of 5 CFR parts 2634, 2635, and 2640.
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Regulatory Findings
Administrative Procedure Act
In accordance with provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
governing rules promulgated by Federal agencies that affect the public
(5 U.S.C. 552), the Department is publishing this direct final rule and
inviting public comment.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of State, in accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), has reviewed this regulation and, by
approving it, certifies that this rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any year and it will not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary
under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
This rule is not a major rule as defined by section 804 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. This rule
will not result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or
more; a major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse
effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or on the ability of United States-based companies to
compete with foreign based companies in domestic and import markets.
Executive Order 12866
The Department of State does not consider this rule to be a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866, section
3(f), Regulatory Planning and Review. In addition, the Department is
exempt from Executive Order 12866 except to the extent that it is
promulgating regulations in conjunction with a domestic agency that are
significant regulatory actions. The Department has nevertheless
reviewed the regulation to ensure its consistency with the regulatory
philosophy and principles set forth in that Executive Order.
Executive Order 13132
This regulation will not have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with section 6
of Executive Order 13132, it is determined that this rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to require consultations or warrant
the preparation of a federalism summary impact statement.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any new reporting or recordkeeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. chapter
35.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 10
Conflict of interest, Government employees.
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Accordingly, under the authority of the Ethics in Government Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); Executive Order 12674, as modified by Executive
Order 12731; 5 CFR Part 2634 and 5 CFR Part 2635, the Department of
State and the United States Agency for International Development are
amending 22 CFR chapter 1 by removing part 10.
Dated: January 19, 2005.
Grant S. Green Jr.,
Under Secretary of State for Management, Department of State.
Dated: March 11, 2005.
Steven Wisecarver,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Management, U.S. Agency for
International Development.
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