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



					April 7, 2006 
					DO-06-010

MEMORANDUM

TO:		Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM:		Joseph Gangloff Deputy Director for Agency Programs

SUBJECT:	Due Dates for Public Financial Disclosure Reports of
		Executive Branch Officials Required to File with the Office
		of Government Ethics (OGE)
		

	Annual public financial disclosure reports (Standard Form 278)
are to be filed with the appropriate department or agency no later
than May 15 (Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978).  Each
Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) is to ensure that each report
filed is reviewed within sixty days.  The Standard Forms 278 of
Presidential appointees confirmed by the Senate (PAS) and DAEOs must
be submitted to this Office 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 Standard Forms 278 for  PAS officials and DAEOs  filed  by May
15, 2006, should be certified and submitted to OGE as soon as approved
by your agency or department, but no later than August 1, 2006.  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.

	As you are aware, the financial disclosure system is a critical
component of the ethics program.  Timely filing of public financial
disclosure reports 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 a
report within the given time frame, please make your OGE desk officer
aware of the reason for the delay in certifying the report and the
progress you are making towards certification.  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 2006 filing period are below.  If you have
any questions, please contact Trish Zemple, Associate Director,
Program Services Division  at pczemple@oge.gov or at 202-482-9286.



Filing Deadline		Certification Deadline	Transmittal Deadline

May 15 (no extension)		July 14			August 1

June 29 (45-day extension)	August 28		September 13

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