Government Ethics Office
The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is amending the ethics reporting requirements to preserve the filing status of each position transferred to Schedule Policy/Career as it existed prior to being rescheduled. The effect of this rule will be to continue the exclusion of all Schedule Policy/Career employees who are not otherwise required to file public financial disclosure reports from the requirement to file, which should not adversely affect the integrity of the Government or the public's confidence in the integrity of the Government. Moreover, requiring these employees to file public financial disclosure reports would be unnecessarily burdensome to both agency ethics staff and the employees.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of Government Ethics 5 CFR Part 2634 RIN 3209-AA76 ( printed page 46239) AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE). ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is amending the ethics reporting requirements to preserve the filing status of each position transferred to Schedule Policy/Career as it existed prior to being rescheduled. The effect of this rule will be to continue the exclusion of all Schedule Policy/Career employees who are not otherwise required to file public financial disclosure reports from the requirement to file, which should not adversely affect the integrity of the Government or the public's confidence in the integrity of the Government. Moreover, requiring these employees to file public financial disclosure reports would be unnecessarily burdensome to both agency ethics staff and the employees. DATES: This interim final rule is effective July 23, 2026. Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2026. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the docket number or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) for this rulemaking, by the following method: Email: 2634@oge.gov . Include the reference “Schedule Policy/Career Exclusion” in the subject line of the message. Mail: Office of Government Ethics, 250 E Street SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking. Please arrange and identify yo…
Citation: 91 FR 46239
