58 FR 38911: Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of Divestiture

The Office of Government Ethics is amending its interim rule on executive branch financial disclosure. The amendments contain procedural clarifications for filing public and confidential financial disclosure reports. With regard to public reports, OGE is eliminating the requirement that agencies provide an annual update to the list of nonpolicy-making positions excluded from filing. Additionally, the amendments clarify what constitutes the date of filing for purposes of determining when a public report is subject to a late filing fee. For confidential report filers, the amendments codify earlier informal OGE guidance to agencies on two matters: the exclusion of special Government employees (SGEs) from the requirement for incumbent reports, and the exclusion of employees (other than SGEs) from the requirement for new entrant reports if they are not expected to serve for more than 60 days in a position otherwise designated for filing. Finally, the amendments supply the form number for the standard confidential disclosure form, which was not known when the interim rule was first published.

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