[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6392]
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
3 CFR Part 100
Repeal of Standards of Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Office of the President
AGENCY: Executive Office of the President (EOP).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Executive Office of the President (EOP) is repealing its
old standards of conduct that have been superseded by the Office of
Government Ethics (OGE) Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of
the Executive Branch (Standards) and executive branch financial
disclosure regulations. The EOP is inserting a cross-reference to these
OGE regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation is effective March 16, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Comstock, Associate Counsel to the
President, (202) 456-6229.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On August 7, 1992, OGE published new Standards of Ethical Conduct
for Employees of the Executive Branch (Standards). See 57 FR 35006-
35067, as corrected at 57 FR 48557 and 57 FR 52583, with additional
grace period extensions at 59 FR 4779-4780 and 60 FR 6390-6391. The
Standards, codified at 5 CFR part 2635 and effective February 3, 1993,
established uniform standards of ethical conduct that apply to all
executive branch personnel.
The EOP is repealing its superseded Standards of Conduct at 3 CFR
part 100, and is replacing those provisions with a single section that
provides cross-references to 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2635.
II. Repeal of the Old EOP Standards of Conduct Regulations
Because the EOP's Standards of Conduct have been superseded by the
new executive branch financial disclosure regulations at 5 CFR part
2634, and by the Standards at 5 CFR part 2635, the EOP is repealing all
of its existing 3 CFR part 100. To ensure that employees are on notice
of the currently effective ethical standards which apply to them, the
EOP is replacing its old standards at 3 CFR part 100 with a residual
provision that cross-references 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2635.
III. Matters of Regulatory Procedure
Administrative Procedures Act
The Executive Office of the President has found 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 final rule
and repeal. This rulemaking is related to the EOP organization,
procedure, and practice.
Executive Order 12866
In promulgating this final rule, EOP has adhered to the regulatory
philosophy and the applicable principles of regulations set forth in
section 1 of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review.
This regulation is not deemed ``significant'' under that Executive
order.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The EOP has determined under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. chapter 6) that this regulation will not have a significant
impact on small business entities because it affects only EOP
employees.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Executive Office of the President has determined that the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) does not apply because
this regulation does not contain any information collection
requirements.
Environmental Impact
This decision will not have a significant impact upon the quality
of the human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
List of Subjects in 3 CFR Part 100
Conflicts of Interest, Government employees.
Approved: March 3, 1999.
Charles Ruff,
Counsel to the President, Executive Office of the President.
For the reasons set forth in the Preamble, the Executive Office of
the President is amending title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Chapter I as follows:
1. Part 100 of 3 CFR chapter I is revised to consist of Sec. 100.1
to read as follows:
PART 100--STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
Sec. 100.1 Ethical conduct standards and financial disclosure
regulations.
Employees of the Executive Office of the President are subject to
the executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct at 5 CFR part
2635, and the executive branch-wide financial disclosure regulations at
5 CFR part 2634.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7301.
[FR Doc. 99-6392 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am]
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