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


                                   May 15, 2001
                                   DO-01-019


MEMORANDUM

TO:       Designated Agency Ethics Officials
          and Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM:     Jack Covaleski
          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) 


     Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended,
requires annual public financial disclosure reports (SF 278) to be
filed with the appropriate department or agency no later than
May 15.  The SF 278s of Presidential appointees confirmed by the
Senate (PAS) and Designated Agency Ethics Officials (DAEO) must be
submitted to this Office for final review and certification.

     Our March 8, 2001 DAEOgram (DO-01-006) requested updated lists
for PAS and DAEOs required to file with this Office.  This
memorandum is to inform you about the various due dates for reports
filed with OGE.  

     We anticipate agencies receiving a number of termination
reports due to the recent Presidential transition.  Please ensure
that all PAS termination SF 278s are forwarded to this Office
immediately following agency review and certification.  

     All annual SF 278s for PAS officials and DAEOs should be
submitted to OGE as soon as approved by your department or agency. 
This is particularly important for the financial disclosure report
of your agency head.  As you know, their reports are among the most
requested by the news media and public.  Your timely report
submissions will allow OGE to begin its review process sooner than
in the past, with our goal being to review and certify the majority
of reports within 60 days of receipt.   In instances where the
report cannot be approved by the agency and submitted to this Office
by September 15, due to pending resolution of a conflict of
interest, or the need for additional information or clarification,
we ask that you notify us, in writing, of the names and positions
of the officials involved, the nature of the problems, and the date
you expect to transmit the report to this Office. 

     This Office will be following up on the late filing of reports
submitted by PAS officials and DAEOs.  To assist us in this effort,
we ask that you use the new provision on the revised SF 278 to note
any agency-granted filing extensions on the officials' SF 278 cover
sheet. 

     For your convenience, we have provided the 2001 due dates for
annual reports as well as the 45-day and 90-day filing extensions
as shown below:


Annual Reports
     Report Late if Filed After May 15
     $200 Fee Due if Report Filed After June 14

45-Day Extension
     Report Late if Filed After June 29
     $200 Fee Due if Report Filed After July 30

90-Day Extension 
     Report Late if Filed After August 13
     $200 Fee Due if Report Filed After September 12


                      
     If you have any questions, please contact Tom Zorn, Chief,
Financial Disclosure Division, or Lorna Syme at 202-208-8000,
extension 1123, or extension 1141, respectively.  Their E-mail
addresses are tfzorn@oge.gov and lasyme@oge.gov.