[Published at 59 Federal Register 34755-34756 (July 7, 1994)] OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 5 CFR Parts 2610, 2634, 2636 and 2641 RINs 3209-AA00, 3209-AA13, 3209-AA14 Addition of Paperwork Approval Numbers to and Updating and Correction of Citations in Certain Regulations of the Office of Government Ethics AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE). ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments. SUMMARY: The Office of Government Ethics is adding the approval control numbers assigned by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act to various information collection requirements set forth in certain portions of its financial disclosure and outside employment regulations. In addition, OGE is updating a couple of authority citations and correcting a couple of citation errors in certain of its regulations. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 1994. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William E. Gressman, Office of Government Ethics, telephone: 202-523-5757, FAX: 202-523-6325. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Government Ethics is amending two of its regulations, codified at 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2636, to add reference to OMB paperwork approval control numbers for the various executive branch-wide information collections contained therein. The paperwork approval numbers for pertinent provisions of the financial disclosure regulation and related forms used to actually collect information are being added in parenthetical references to the appropriate sections of part 2634. These approval numbers cover reporting requirements for executive branch personnel (and certain members of the public) in part 2634 and the Standard Form (SF) 278 Public Financial Disclosure Report, the OGE Form 201 used to seek access to SF 278s and certain other covered records under the Ethics in Government Act, the SF 450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report and the various model trust documents and certificates used in connection with qualified trusts. In addition, OGE is indicating the OMB paperwork approval number for the as-yet not effective confidential reporting provision for payments to charitable organizations in lieu of honoraria at  2636.205 of its outside employment regulation. Finally, OGE is updating the authority citations for 5 CFR parts 2636 and 2641 and is correcting two errors in citations in 5 CFR 2610.201(f) and 2641.101 of its regulations. Administrative Procedure Act Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b) and (d), as Director of the Office of Government Ethics, I find good cause exists for waiving the general notice of proposed rulemaking and 30-day delay in effectiveness as to these minor revisions. The notice and delayed effective date are being waived because these technical amendments and corrections to certain OGE regulations concern matters of agency organization, practice and procedure and because it is in the public interest that correct and up-to-date citations and information about paperwork approval numbers for the respective information collection requirements be contained in the regulations as soon as possible. Executive Order 12866 In promulgating these technical amendments to its regulations, OGE has adhered to the regulatory philosophy and the applicable principles of regulation set forth in section 1 of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. These amendments and corrections have not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under that Executive order, as they deal with agency organization, management and personnel matters and are not, in any event, deemed "significant" thereunder. Regulatory Flexibility Act As Director of the Office of Government Ethics, I certify under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6) that this rulemaking will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Paperwork Reduction Act The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) does not apply because this technical amendments rulemaking does not itself contain any new information collection requirements that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (rather, as noted above, in pertinent part references to existing OMB paperwork control numbers are being added at appropriate places in OGE's regulations). List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 2610, 2634, 2636 and 2641 Administrative practice and procedure, Certificates of Divestiture, Conflict of interests, Financial disclosure, Government employees, Penalties, Privacy, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Trusts and trustees. Approved: June 24, 1994. Stephen D. Potts, Director, Office of Government Ethics. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Office of Government Ethics is amending 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2636 and correcting 5 CFR parts 2610 and 2641 as follows: PART 2610 -- [CORRECTED] 1. The authority citation for part 2610 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504(c)(1); 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978).  2610.201 [Corrected] 2. In  2610.201, the parenthetical citation to the Paperwork Reduction Act in paragraph (f) "(5 U.S.C. chapter 35)" is revised to read "(44 U.S.C. chapter 35)". PART 2634 -- [AMENDED] 3. The authority citation for part 2634 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 26 U.S.C. 1043; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306. 4. A new  2634.409 is added to read as follows:  2634.409 OMB Control Number. The various model trust documents and Certificates of Independence and Compliance referenced in this subpart, together with the underlying regulatory provisions (and appendixes A, B and C to this part for the Certificates), are all approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 3209-0007.  2634.601 [Amended] 5. Section 2634.601 is amended by adding at the end of the regulatory text the following parenthetical phrase "(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 3209-0001 and 3209-0006)".  2634.603 [Amended] 6. Section 2634.603 is amended by adding at the end of the regulatory text the following parenthetical phrase "(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 3209-0001 and 3209-0002)". PART 2636 -- [AMENDED] 7. The authority citation for part 2636 is revised to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306.  2636.205 [Amended] 8. Section 2636.205 is amended by adding at the end of the regulatory text the following parenthetical phrase "(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 3209- 0004)". PART 2641 -- [CORRECTED] 9. The authority citation for part 2641 is revised to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 18 U.S.C. 207; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306.  2641.101 [Corrected] 10. In  2641.101, the statutory citation in paragraph (2) under the definition of Senior employee "5 U.S.C. 5302" is revised to read "5 U.S.C. 5304".