[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 13287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6100]


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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS


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: OGE intends to submit an unmodified SF 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 May 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to OGE on this paperwork notice by 
any of the following methods:
    E-mail: [email protected] (Include reference to ``SF 278 paperwork 
comment'' in the subject line of the message).
    FAX: 202-482-9237.
    Mail, Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Government Ethics, Suite 
500, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005-3917, Attention: 
Paul D. Ledvina, Records Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ledvina at the Office of 
Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9247; TTY: 800-877-8339; FAX: 
202-482-9237; E-mail: [email protected]. 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 disclosure filing; those who file termination 
reports from 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: 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: March 12, 2010.
Robert I. Cusick,
Director, Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2010-6100 Filed 3-18-10; 8:45 am]
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