April 22, 1994
DO-94-020
MEMORANDUM
TO: Designated Agency Ethics Officials
FROM: Stephen D. Potts
Director
SUBJECT: Update of Listing of Executive Branch Agency Officials
Subject to Annual Public Financial Disclosure Report
Filing with the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) for
CY 1993
Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended,
requires annual public financial disclosure reports to be filed
with the appropriate department or agency no later than May 15.
However, because the May 15, 1994 filing deadline falls on a
Sunday, the annual public financial disclosure reports covering
calendar year 1993 may be filed Monday, May 16. Please note that
for purposes of granting filing extensions and calculating
delinquencies, the filing deadline will be May 16.
Attached is a list of the names and positions of Presidential
appointees confirmed by the Senate (PAS), and Designated Agency
Ethics Officials (DAEOs) who were required to submit an annual
SF 278 for CY 1992 to this Office for final review and
certification. The list also includes PAS officials who worked
less than 60 days in CY 1992 and were not required to complete an
annual report covering that year.
Please annotate this list to reflect any changes to (additions
or deletions) the officials named or positions identified. For
example, please note whether an official has terminated or
transferred from the position and the termination or transfer date.
For transfers, please indicate whether the official transferred
within 30 days to another covered position (PAS or non-PAS)
requiring SF 278 reporting. If not, a termination report is
required within 30 days of the transfer. In addition, please
indicate which officials did not work more than 60 days in CY 1993
and are not required to file an annual report. Conversely, please
add to the list the names of any PAS special Government employees
who actually worked in excess of 60 days in CY 1993 at a rate of
pay equivalent to 120 percent of a GS-15, step 1.
Please return the list, as annotated, to this Office by
May 13, 1994.
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Designated Agency Ethics Officials
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The annual SF 278s for the PAS officials and DAEOs identified
on this list should be submitted to OGE as soon as approved by the
department or agency but not later than September 15, 1994. This
date allows for agency review and approval of the reports and takes
into account any possible filing extensions. 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 by September 15 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 note any agency-granted filing extensions on the
official's SF 278 cover sheet. Finally, we request your assistance
in providing us with changes to this list as they occur throughout
the year. Although agencies are not required to provide such
periodic information, we have found that the receipt of this
information on an ongoing basis enables us to compile more accurate
annual filing lists.
As a reminder, Congress amended the Ethics in Government Act
to modify the dollar threshold and exclusion for disclosure of
gifts and reimbursements on the SF 278, effective January 1993 (see
5 C.F.R. § 2634.304). The correct thresholds are $250 for gifts
from a single source and $250 for reimbursements from a single
source, excluding items valued at $100 or less from the aggregation
requirement. While this Office is revising the SF 278 to reflect
the corrected values, that revision will not be available until
after the 1994 filing cycle.
If you have any questions, please contact Tom Zorn, Chief,
Program Assistance Division, or your OGE Desk Officer at 202-523-
5757.
(TEBBS Note: Attachment not included)