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54 FR 50229: Establishment of New Chapter XVI and Transfer Thereto and Redesignation of Certain Regulations From Chapter I of 5 CFR

December 5, 1989

By this document, the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE” or “Office”) established chapter XVI in title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations for publication of its rules, regulations and policy statements. The Office, formerly part of the Office of Personnel Management, is now a separate agency in the executive branch of the government. OGE was made an executive agency by Public Law 100-598, amending the Ethics in Government Act. OGE is also transferring and redesignating, with the concurrence of the Office of Personnel Management, certain regulations concerning executive branch government ethics which have appeared at chapter I of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.

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