U.S. Office of Government Ethics
1201 New York Avenue, NW.,
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-3917



						April 23, 2008	
						DO-08-018


MEMORANDUM


TO:		Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM:		Joseph E. Gangloff
               	Deputy Director 

SUBJECT:	Due Dates for Public Financial Disclosure Reports of Executive Branch Officials 
		Required to File with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
        
        The primary tool OGE uses for identifying and resolving potential conflicts of interest is 
financial disclosure.  Through this process OGE and agencies can assure the President, Congress 
 and the public that appointees to the highest level of Government positions will be free from 
conflicts of interest.
        
        Annual public financial disclosure reports (SF 278) are to be filed with the appropriate 
department or agency no later than May 15.  The Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) is 
to ensure that each report filed is reviewed within sixty days.  The report should then be promptly 
submitted to OGE for final review and certification.   
        
        In recognition of the granting of filing extensions, OGE is reissuing the filing schedule 
from last year’s filing cycle.  All annual SF 278s for PAS officials and DAEOs filed by May 15, 
2008, are to be certified and submitted to OGE as soon as approved by your agency or 
department, but no later than August 1, 2008.  For those PAS officials for whom you have 
granted filing extensions, please see the table below for the appropriate certification and 
transmittal dates.  Reports are to be certified and submitted for each of your PAS officials and the 
DAEO by the transmittal deadline.  
        
	Reviewing, certifying, and submitting your certified public financial disclosure reports 
promptly to OGE bolsters public confidence in government processes, enhances employee 
respect for the ethics program and prevents embarrassment of filers.  Therefore, if you are unable 
to certify and submit a report within the given time frame, please make your OGE desk officer 
aware of the reason for the delay.  We are happy to assist in any way we can to help you obtain 
the information needed to certify the report.  These reports are for the top executive branch 
officials, and it is vital that their reports be reviewed and certified by both of our offices as soon 
as possible.  
    
        The deadlines for the 2008 filing period are below. If you have any questions, please contact 
Michelle Sharrow, Program Manager (Financial Disclosure), Program Services Division at 
mpsharro@oge.gov or at (202) 482-9208.
         


Filing Deadline		 	Certification Deadline		Transmittal Deadline

May 15 (no extension)	 	July 14				August 1

June 30 (45-day extension)	August 29			September 15

August 14 (90-day extension)	October 13			October 31