[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9786-9787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4238]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
46 CFR Part 500
[Docket No. 95-04]
Employee Responsibilities and Conduct
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (``Commission'' or ``FMC''),
is repealing its existing agency [[Page 9787]] standards of conduct
regulations that have been superseded by the branch-wide Standards of
Ethical Conduct issued by the Office of Government Ethics (``OGE'') and
by the executive branch financial disclosure regulations. In place of
its regulations, the FMC is substituting cross-references to the new
branch-wide regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 22, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David R. Miles, Designated Agency
Ethics Official, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street,
NW., Washington, D.C. 20573, (202) 523-5740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 6, 1984, the Federal Maritime
Commission adopted administrative regulations governing employee
responsibilities and conduct; statements of employment and financial
interests; and executive personnel financial disclosure reports. See 46
CFR part 500, subpart A, B, C, and D. On August 7, 1992, the Office of
Government Ethics published Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees
of the Executive Branch (``Standards'') for codification at 5 CFR part
2635. See 57 FR 35006-35007, as corrected at 57 FR 48557 (October 27,
1992) and 57 FR 52583 (November 4, 1992). The Standards, effective
February 3, 1993, contain uniform ethical conduct standards applicable
to all executive branch personnel, and supersede all existing agency
standards of conduct.
Accordingly, the Commission is repealing its existing standards of
conduct regulations at 46 CFR Part 500, Subparts A, B, and C, which
were superseded by the executive branch-wide Standards on February 3,
1993. In addition, Subpart D of Part 500, dealing with financial
disclosure, was also superseded on October 5, 1992, by OGE's executive
branch-wide financial disclosure regulation, codified at 5 CFR Part
2634. See 57 FR 11800-11830 (April 7, 1992), as amended at 57 FR 21854-
21855 (May 22, 1992) and 57 FR 62605 (December 31, 1992). In place of
its old standards at 46 CFR part 500, the Commission is issuing a
residual cross-reference provision, at new 46 CFR 500.101, to refer to
both the branch-wide Standards and financial disclosure regulations.
The Commission has determined not to supplement the standards with its
own agency-specific standards.
The Commission finds that good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)
and (d)(3) for waiving, as unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest, the general notice of proposed rulemaking and the 30-day
delay in effectiveness as to this rule and repeals. This rulemaking is
related to the Commission's organization, procedure and practice.
Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
the Commission certifies that this final rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities,
including small businesses, small organizational units and small
governmental jurisdictions, because it affects only Commission
employees.
List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 500
Conflict of interests, Government employees.
For the reasons set forth above, the Federal Maritime Commission,
in concurrence with the Office of Government Ethics, is amending title
46, Subchapter A of the Code of Federal Regulations, by revising Part
500 to read as follows:
PART 500--EMPLOYEE ETHICAL CONDUCT STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE REGULATIONS
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 5 U.S.C. 7301; 46 U.S.C. app. 1716.
Sec. 500.101 Cross-reference to employee ethical conduct standards and
financial disclosure regulations.
Employees of the Federal Maritime Commission (``FMC'') should refer
to the executive branch-wide Standards of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR part
2635, and the executive branch-wide financial disclosure regulation at
5 CFR part 2634.
By the Commission.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-4238 Filed 2-21-95; 8:45 am]
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