Request to Inspect or Receive Electronic Copies of Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports, Including Periodic Transaction Reports, Filed On Or After January 1, 2012

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form OGE-201 Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of SF 278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other Covered Records Form	Unchanged
Form OGE Form 201-A Request to Inspect or Receive Electronic Copies of Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports, Including Periodic Transaction Reports, Filed On Or After January 1, 2012 Form and Instruction	New
201-A_Support Statement_2012.pdf Supporting Statement B	2012-11-27
201 83i 2009 Supplemental.pdf Supporting Statement A	2010-02-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44215	Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of SF 278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other Covered Records Form	Unchanged
204016	Request to Inspect or Receive Electronic Copies of Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports, Including Periodic Transaction Reports, Filed On Or After January 1, 2012 Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3209-0002	ICR Reference No: 201209-3209-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201001-3209-001
Agency/Subagency: OGE	Agency Tracking No: OGE Form 201-A
Title: Request to Inspect or Receive Electronic Copies of Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports, Including Periodic Transaction Reports, Filed On Or After January 1, 2012
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 11/29/2012
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/29/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/27/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2013	6 Months From Approved	04/30/2013
Responses	1,696	0	450
Time Burden (Hours)	179	0	75
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The proposed OGE Form 201-A, for use only for electronic requests via an agency Web site, will collect certain information from and provide certain information to, persons who seek electronic access to OGE Form 278 Public Financial Disclosure Reports, including OGE Form 278-T Periodic Transaction Reports, filed on or after January 1. 2012. The proposed OGE Form 201-A would collect the requester's name, city, state, and country of residence, and require that the requester acknowledge his or her awareness of the legal uses of the information contained in public financial disclosure reports and civil penalties for persons who obtain or use a public financial disclosure report for a prohibited purpose. The proposed OGE Form 201-A will also alert requesters that intentional falsification of the information required by the form may result in prosecution under 18 U.S.C. section 1001. Requesters are mostly members of the public, particularly representatives of the news media, public interest groups and private citizens, with some Federal agencies and employees.

Emergency Justfication: OGE has determined that its request for emergency clearance meets the standards of 5 C.F.R. section 1320.13(a) because the passage of the STOCK Act (as amended) required agencies to post most public financial disclosure reports no later than December 8, 2012, which is clearly shorter than the processing time frames called for under the PRA. This request for emergency clearance procedures is necessary to prevent a statutory deadline from being missed. OGE has followed guidelines for the emergency clearance procedures at section 1320.13 and has issued the required Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 C.F.R. section 1320.5(a)(1)(iv). OGE has taken all practicable steps to consult with agencies and the general public to minimize the burden of this proposed information collection. Since the STOCK Act was signed into law April 4, 2012, OGE has consulted with interested agencies across the executive branch on all aspects of implementing the Act. OGE has also met with members of several non-government organizations and other members of the public to inform them of the STOCK Act's provisions and OGE's plan to implement the Act. The new IC form would require that less information be provided and be less burdensome than agencies and the public are used to under the current process utilizing the OGE Form 201.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC appendix section 105 (b) & (c) Name of Law: Ethics in Government Act of 1978
   US Code: 5 USC appendix section 402(b)(1) Name of Law: Ethics in Government Act of 1978
   PL: Pub.L. 112 - 105 11(a)(l) Name of Law: Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 112 - 105 11(a) Name of Law: STOCK Act (2012)

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 66075	11/01/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of SF 278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other Covered Records	OGE-201	Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of SF 278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other Covered Records
Request to Inspect or Receive Electronic Copies of Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports, Including Periodic Transaction Reports, Filed On Or After January 1, 2012	OGE Form 201-A	Request to Inspect or Receive Electronic Copies of Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports, Including Periodic Transaction Reports, Filed On Or After January 1, 2012

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,696	450	0	1,246	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	179	75	0	104	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden increased with addition of new information collection instrument: OGE Form 201-A

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/27/2012

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