[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3876-3877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1217]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 14 / Friday, January 21, 2011 /
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES
[OMB Control Number 3002-0003]
Information Collection Request Submitted to Office of Management
and Budget
AGENCY: Administrative Conference of the United States.
ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administrative Conference of the United States will submit an
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) requesting approval for the following collection of
information: 3002-0003, Substitute Confidential Employment and
Financial Disclosure. This form is a substitute for Standard Form 450,
issued by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), which non-government
members of the Conference would otherwise be required to file. OGE has
approved the use of this substitute form. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 75 FR
60404 (September 30, 2010), allowing for a 60-day comment period. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment.
DATES: Comments must be received by February 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit written comments on the
proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Administrative
Conference of the United States, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected], or faxed to 202-395-5806, or mailed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Pritzker, Deputy General
Counsel, Administrative Conference of the United States, Suite 706
South, 1120 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036; Telephone 202-480-
2080, E-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administrative Conference of the United
States (ACUS) is charged with developing recommendations for the
improvement of Federal administrative procedures (5 U.S.C. 591). Its
recommendations are the product of a research process overseen by a
small staff, but ultimately adopted by a membership of 101 experts,
including approximately 45 non-government members--5 Council members
and up to 40 others (5 U.S.C. 593(b) and 5 U.S.C. 595(b)). These
individuals are deemed to be ``special government employees'' within
the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 202(a) and, therefore, are subject to
confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in
Government Act (5 U.S.C. App. 107) and regulations of the Office of
Government Ethics (OGE). The ACUS ``Substitute Confidential Employment
and Financial Disclosure'' form submitted (``Substitute Disclosure
Form'') is a substitute for OGE Standard Form 450, which ACUS non-
government members would otherwise be required to file.
In addition to the non-government members of the Conference, the
Chairman, with the approval of the Council established under 5 U.S.C.
595(b) and appointed by the President, may appoint additional persons
in various categories, for participation in Conference activities, but
without voting privileges. These categories include senior fellows,
special counsels, and liaison representatives from other government
entities or professional associations. The estimated maximum number of
such individuals that may also be required to submit the Substitute
Disclosure Form at any particular time is 45.
Prior to the termination of funding for ACUS in 1995, the agency
was authorized to use for this purpose a simplified form that was a
substitute for OGE Standard Form 450. The simplified substitute form
was approved by OGE following a determination by the ACUS Chairman,
pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.905(a), that greater disclosure is not required
because the limited nature of the agency's authority makes very remote
the possibility that a real or apparent conflict of interest will
occur. ACUS received OMB approval for the simplified substitute form in
1994.
ACUS was re-established in 2010. On June 10, 2010, OGE renewed its
approval for this simplified substitute form, which ACUS must provide
to its non-government members in advance of membership meetings. ACUS
received emergency approval from OMB under 5 CFR 1320.13 for use of
this form through March 31, 2011, so that there would be no delay in
commencing the committee and Conference activities of the non-
government members necessary to the implementation of its statutory
responsibilities to identify and recommend improvements of Federal
administrative procedures. This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 60404 (September
30, 2010), allowing for a 60-day comment period. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
As required by the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 107(a);
Executive Order 12674, section 201(d); and OGE regulations, 5 CFR
2634.901(d), copies of the substitute form submitted to ACUS by its
members are confidential and may not be released to the public.
The proposed ``Substitute Confidential Employment and Financial
Disclosure'' form and the Supporting Statement submitted to OMB may be
viewed at: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To view these
documents, select ``Administrative Conference of the United States''
under Current Inventory; click on the ICR Reference Number; then click
on either ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' or ``View
Supporting Statement and Other Documents.''
The total annual burden on respondents is estimated to be 135
hours, based on estimates of 90 persons submitting the form an average
of 6 times per year, requiring no more than 15 minutes per response.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this
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information collection, including its necessity, utility and clarity
for the proper performance of the Conference's functions.
Dated: January 14, 2011.
Shawne C. McGibbon,
General Counsel.
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