81_FR_35465 81 FR 35359 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Unmodified Qualified Trust Model Certificates and Model Trust Documents

81 FR 35359 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Unmodified Qualified Trust Model Certificates and Model Trust Documents

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 106 (June 2, 2016)

Page Range35359-35360
FR Document2016-13008

The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is publishing this second round notice and requesting comment on the twelve executive branch OGE model certificates and model documents for qualified trusts. OGE intends to submit these forms to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a three-year extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). OGE is proposing no changes to these forms at this time.

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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Unmodified Qualified 
Trust Model Certificates and Model Trust Documents

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is publishing this 
second round notice and requesting comment on the twelve executive 
branch OGE model certificates and model documents for qualified trusts. 
OGE intends to submit these forms to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a three-year extension under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). OGE is 
proposing no changes to these forms at this time.

DATES: Written comments by the public and the agencies on this proposed 
extension are invited and must be received on or before July 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this paperwork notice to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for OGE, via fax at 
202-395-6974 or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul D. Ledvina, Agency Clearance 
Officer at the U.S. Office of Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-
9247; TTY: 800-877-8339; FAX: 202-482-9237; Email: [email protected]. 
The model Certificate of Independence and model Certificate of 
Compliance for qualified trusts are codified in appendixes A and B to 5 
CFR part 2634. Appendix C of 5 CFR part 2634 provides the Privacy Act 
Statement, Public Burden Statement and Paperwork Reduction Act 
Statement for the model certificates. Copies of the ten qualified trust 
model documents may be obtained, without charge, by contacting Mr. 
Ledvina.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Government Ethics intends to 
submit, shortly after this second round notice, all twelve qualified 
trust model certificates and model documents described below (all of 
which are included under OMB paperwork control number 3209-0007) for a 
three-year extension of approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The current paperwork approval for the 
model certificates and model trust documents, last granted by OMB in 
2013, is scheduled to expire at the end of November 2016. OGE is 
proposing no changes to the two model qualified trust certificates and 
the ten model trust documents at this time. OGE is the supervising 
ethics office for the executive branch of the Federal Government under 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (EIGA). Presidential nominees to 
executive branch positions subject to Senate confirmation and any other 
executive branch officials may seek OGE approval for EIGA qualified 
blind or diversified trusts as one means to be used to avoid conflicts 
of interest.
    OGE is the sponsoring agency for the model certificates and model 
trust documents for qualified blind and diversified trusts of executive 
branch officials set up under section 102(f) of the Ethics in 
Government Act, 5 U.S.C. app. Sec.  102(f), and OGE's implementing 
financial disclosure regulations at subpart D of 5 CFR part 2634. The 
various model certificates and model trust documents are utilized by 
OGE and settlors, trustees and other fiduciaries in establishing and 
administering these qualified trusts.
    There are two categories of information collection requirements 
that OGE plans to submit for renewed paperwork approval, each with its 
own related reporting model certificates or model trust documents which 
are subject to paperwork review and approval by OMB. The OGE regulatory 
citations for these two categories, together with identification of the 
forms used for their implementation, are as follows:
    i. Qualified trust certifications--5 CFR 2634.404(f) and (g), 
2634.405(c) and (d), 2634.407, 2634.408(d)(4), 2634.410, 2634.414 and 
appendixes A and B to part 2634 (the two implementing forms, the 
Certificate of Independence and Certificate of Compliance, are codified 
respectively in the cited appendixes); and
    ii. Qualified trust communications and model provisions and 
agreements--5 CFR 2634.404(f), 2634.407(a), 2634.408(a)-(c), 2634.407 
and 2634.414 (the ten implementing forms are the: (A) Blind Trust 
Communications (Expedited Procedure for Securing Approval of Proposed 
Communications); (B) Model Qualified Blind Trust Provisions; (C) Model 
Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions; (D) Model Qualified Blind Trust 
Provisions (For Use in the Case of Multiple Fiduciaries); (E) Model 
Qualified Blind Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of an Irrevocable 
Pre-Existing Trust); (F) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions 
(Hybrid Version); (G) Model Qualified Diversified Trust Provisions (For 
Use in the Case of Multiple Fiduciaries); (H) Model Qualified 
Diversified Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of an Irrevocable 
Pre-Existing Trust); (I) Model Confidentiality Agreement Provisions 
(For Use in the Case of a Privately Owned Business); and (J) Model 
Confidentiality Agreement Provisions (For Use in the Case of Investment 
Management Activities)).
    The communications formats and the confidentiality agreements 
(items ii.(A), (I) and (J) above), once completed, would not be 
available to the public because they contain sensitive,

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confidential information. All the other completed model trust 
certificates and model trust documents (except for any trust provisions 
that relate to the testamentary disposition of trust assets) are 
retained and made publicly available based upon a proper request under 
EIGA (by filling out an OGE Form 201 access form) until the periods for 
retention of all other reports (usually the OGE Form 278 Public 
Financial Disclosure Reports) of the individual establishing the trust 
have lapsed (generally six years after the filing of the last other 
report). See 5 CFR 2634.603(g)(2) of OGE's executive branch financial 
disclosure regulation.
    The U.S. Office of Government Ethics administers the qualified 
trust program for the executive branch. At the present time, there are 
no active filers using the trust model certificates and documents. 
However, OGE intends to submit to OMB a request for extension of 
approval for two reasons. First, under OMB's implementing regulations 
for the Paperwork Reduction Act, at 5 CFR 1320.3(c)(4)(i), any 
recordkeeping, reporting or disclosure requirement contained in a 
sponsoring agency rule of general applicability is deemed to meet the 
minimum threshold of ten or more persons. Second, OGE does anticipate 
possible limited use of these forms during the forthcoming three-year 
period 2016-2019. Therefore, the estimated burden figures, representing 
branchwide implementation of the forms, will remain the same as 
previously reported by OGE in its prior first and second round 
paperwork renewal notice for the trust forms (77 FR 76293-76294 
(December 27, 2012) and 78 FR 40144-40146 (July 3, 2013)). The estimate 
is based on the amount of time imposed on a trust administrator or 
private representative.
    i. Trust Certificates:
    A. Certificate of Independence: Total filers (executive branch): 5; 
private citizen filers (100%): 5; private citizen burden hours (20 
minutes/certificate): 2.
    B. Certificate of Compliance: Total filers (executive branch): 10; 
private citizen filers (100%): 10; private citizen burden hours (20 
minutes/certificate): 3; and
    ii. Model Qualified Trust Documents:
    A. Blind Trust Communications: Total users (executive branch): 5; 
private citizen users (100%): 5; communications documents (private 
citizens): 25 (based on an average of five communications per user, per 
year); private citizen burden hours (20 minutes/communication): 8.
    B. Model Qualified Blind Trust: Total users (executive branch): 2; 
private citizen users (100%): 2; private citizen burden hours (100 
hours/model): 200.
    C. Model Qualified Diversified Trust: Total users (executive 
branch): 1; private citizen users (100%): 1; private citizen burden 
hours (100 hours/model): 100.
    D.-H. Of the five remaining model qualified trust documents: Total 
users (executive branch): 2; private citizen users (100%): 2; private 
citizen burden hours (100 hours/model): 200.
    I.-J. Of the two model confidentiality agreements: Total users 
(executive branch): 1; private citizen users (100%): 1; private citizen 
burden hours (50 hours/agreement): 50.
    However, the total annual reporting hour burden on filers 
themselves is zero and not the 563 hours estimated above because OGE's 
estimating methodology reflects the fact that all respondents hire 
private trust administrators or other private representatives to set up 
and maintain the qualified blind and diversified trusts. Respondents 
themselves, typically incoming private citizen Presidential nominees, 
therefore incur no hour burden. The estimated total annual cost burden 
to respondents resulting from the collection of information is 
$1,000,000. Those who use the model documents for guidance are private 
trust administrators or other private representatives hired to set up 
and maintain the qualified blind and diversified trusts of executive 
branch officials who seek to establish such qualified trusts. The cost 
burden figure is based primarily on OGE's knowledge of the typical 
trust administrator fee structure (an average of 1 percent of total 
assets) and OGE's experience with administration of the qualified trust 
program. The $1,000,000 annual cost figure is based on OGE's estimate 
of an average of five possible active trusts anticipated to be under 
administration for each of the next three years with combined total 
assets of $100,000,000. However, OGE notes that the $1,000,000 figure 
is a cost estimate for the overall administration of the trusts, only a 
portion of which relates to information collection and reporting. For 
want of a precise way to break out the costs directly associated with 
information collection, OGE is continuing to report to OMB the full 
$1,000,000 estimate for paperwork clearance purposes.
    On March 4, 2016, OGE published a first round notice of its intent 
to request paperwork clearance for the proposed unmodified qualified 
trust certificates and modified model trust documents. See 81 FR 11566-
11567. OGE did not receive any responses to that notice.
    In this second notice, public comment is again invited on the model 
qualified trust certificates and model trust documents, and underlying 
regulatory provisions, as set forth in this notice, including specific 
views on the need for and practical utility of this set of collections 
of information, the accuracy of OGE's burden estimate, the potential 
for enhancement of quality, utility and clarity of the information 
collected, and the minimization of burden (including the use of 
information technology).
    Comments received in response to this notice will be summarized 
for, and may be included with, the OGE request for extension of the OMB 
paperwork approval for the set of the various existing qualified trust 
model certificates, the model communications package, and the model 
trust documents. The comments will also become a matter of public 
record.

    Approved: May 27, 2016.
Walter M. Shaub, Jr.
Director, Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2016-13008 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    GENERAL SERVICES                                        this second round notice and requesting                   OGE is the sponsoring agency for the
                                                    ADMINISTRATION                                          comment on the twelve executive                        model certificates and model trust
                                                                                                            branch OGE model certificates and                      documents for qualified blind and
                                                    [Notice–MA–2016–03; Docket No. 2016–
                                                    0002, Sequence No. 12]
                                                                                                            model documents for qualified trusts.                  diversified trusts of executive branch
                                                                                                            OGE intends to submit these forms to                   officials set up under section 102(f) of
                                                    Federal Travel Regulation (FTR);                        the Office of Management and Budget                    the Ethics in Government Act, 5 U.S.C.
                                                    Relocation Allowances—Requirement                       (OMB) for review and approval of a                     app. § 102(f), and OGE’s implementing
                                                    To Report Agency Payments for                           three-year extension under the                         financial disclosure regulations at
                                                    Relocation                                              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                    subpart D of 5 CFR part 2634. The
                                                                                                            U.S.C. chapter 35). OGE is proposing no                various model certificates and model
                                                    AGENCY:  Office of Government-wide                      changes to these forms at this time.                   trust documents are utilized by OGE
                                                    Policy (OGP), General Services                                                                                 and settlors, trustees and other
                                                                                                            DATES: Written comments by the public
                                                    Administration (GSA).                                                                                          fiduciaries in establishing and
                                                                                                            and the agencies on this proposed
                                                    ACTION: Notice of a bulletin.                                                                                  administering these qualified trusts.
                                                                                                            extension are invited and must be
                                                                                                                                                                      There are two categories of
                                                    SUMMARY:   The purpose of this notice is                received on or before July 5, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                   information collection requirements that
                                                    to inform agencies that FTR Bulletin 16–                ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                     OGE plans to submit for renewed
                                                    04, pertaining to the Requirement to                    on this paperwork notice to the Office                 paperwork approval, each with its own
                                                    Report Agency Payments for Relocation,                  of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk                   related reporting model certificates or
                                                    is now available online at www.gsa.gov/                 Officer for OGE, via fax at 202–395–                   model trust documents which are
                                                    ftrbulletin.                                            6974 or email at OIRA_Submission@                      subject to paperwork review and
                                                    DATES: Effective: June 2, 2016.                         omb.eop.gov.                                           approval by OMB. The OGE regulatory
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:       Paul            citations for these two categories,
                                                    Rick Miller, Office of Asset and                        D. Ledvina, Agency Clearance Officer at                together with identification of the forms
                                                    Transportation Management (MA),                         the U.S. Office of Government Ethics;                  used for their implementation, are as
                                                    Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA,                  telephone: 202–482–9247; TTY: 800–                     follows:
                                                    at 202–501–3822 or via email at                         877–8339; FAX: 202–482–9237; Email:                       i. Qualified trust certifications—5 CFR
                                                    rodney.miller@gsa.gov. Please cite FTR                  pledvina@oge.gov. The model                            2634.404(f) and (g), 2634.405(c) and (d),
                                                    Bulletin 16–04.                                         Certificate of Independence and model                  2634.407, 2634.408(d)(4), 2634.410,
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 5                      Certificate of Compliance for qualified                2634.414 and appendixes A and B to
                                                    U.S.C. 5707(c), as implemented in the                   trusts are codified in appendixes A and                part 2634 (the two implementing forms,
                                                    Federal Travel Regulation, Part 300–70,                 B to 5 CFR part 2634. Appendix C of 5                  the Certificate of Independence and
                                                    Subpart A—Requirement To Report                         CFR part 2634 provides the Privacy Act                 Certificate of Compliance, are codified
                                                    Agency Payments for Employee Travel                     Statement, Public Burden Statement and                 respectively in the cited appendixes);
                                                    and Relocation, the Administrator of                    Paperwork Reduction Act Statement for                  and
                                                    General Services is required to collect                                                                           ii. Qualified trust communications
                                                                                                            the model certificates. Copies of the ten
                                                    data on total agency payments for travel,                                                                      and model provisions and agreements—
                                                                                                            qualified trust model documents may be
                                                    transportation, and relocation expenses                                                                        5 CFR 2634.404(f), 2634.407(a),
                                                                                                            obtained, without charge, by contacting
                                                    every year. This bulletin provides                                                                             2634.408(a)–(c), 2634.407 and 2634.414
                                                                                                            Mr. Ledvina.                                           (the ten implementing forms are the: (A)
                                                    guidance to agencies that spent more
                                                    than $5 million on travel and                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office                  Blind Trust Communications (Expedited
                                                    transportation payments, including                      of Government Ethics intends to submit,                Procedure for Securing Approval of
                                                    relocation costs, and the requirement                   shortly after this second round notice,                Proposed Communications); (B) Model
                                                    procedures to report the data to GSA.                   all twelve qualified trust model                       Qualified Blind Trust Provisions; (C)
                                                    FTR Bulletin 16–04 and all other FTR                    certificates and model documents                       Model Qualified Diversified Trust
                                                    Bulletins can be found at www.gsa.gov/                  described below (all of which are                      Provisions; (D) Model Qualified Blind
                                                    ftrbulletin.                                            included under OMB paperwork control                   Trust Provisions (For Use in the Case of
                                                                                                            number 3209–0007) for a three-year                     Multiple Fiduciaries); (E) Model
                                                    Troy Cribb,                                             extension of approval by OMB under                     Qualified Blind Trust Provisions (For
                                                    Associate Administrator, Office of                      the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                 Use in the Case of an Irrevocable Pre-
                                                    Government-wide Policy.                                 chapter 35). The current paperwork                     Existing Trust); (F) Model Qualified
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–12888 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am]              approval for the model certificates and                Diversified Trust Provisions (Hybrid
                                                    BILLING CODE 6820–14–P                                  model trust documents, last granted by                 Version); (G) Model Qualified
                                                                                                            OMB in 2013, is scheduled to expire at                 Diversified Trust Provisions (For Use in
                                                                                                            the end of November 2016. OGE is                       the Case of Multiple Fiduciaries); (H)
                                                    OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS                             proposing no changes to the two model                  Model Qualified Diversified Trust
                                                                                                            qualified trust certificates and the ten               Provisions (For Use in the Case of an
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           model trust documents at this time.                    Irrevocable Pre-Existing Trust); (I)
                                                    Activities; Submission for OMB                          OGE is the supervising ethics office for               Model Confidentiality Agreement
                                                    Review; Proposed Collection;                            the executive branch of the Federal                    Provisions (For Use in the Case of a
                                                    Comment Request for Unmodified                          Government under the Ethics in                         Privately Owned Business); and (J)
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                                                    Qualified Trust Model Certificates and                  Government Act of 1978 (EIGA).                         Model Confidentiality Agreement
                                                    Model Trust Documents                                   Presidential nominees to executive                     Provisions (For Use in the Case of
                                                    AGENCY:    Office of Government Ethics                  branch positions subject to Senate                     Investment Management Activities)).
                                                    (OGE).                                                  confirmation and any other executive                      The communications formats and the
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                       branch officials may seek OGE approval                 confidentiality agreements (items ii.(A),
                                                                                                            for EIGA qualified blind or diversified                (I) and (J) above), once completed,
                                                    SUMMARY:The U.S. Office of                              trusts as one means to be used to avoid                would not be available to the public
                                                    Government Ethics (OGE) is publishing                   conflicts of interest.                                 because they contain sensitive,


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                                                    confidential information. All the other                 citizen users (100%): 2; private citizen               trust certificates and model trust
                                                    completed model trust certificates and                  burden hours (100 hours/model): 200.                   documents, and underlying regulatory
                                                    model trust documents (except for any                      C. Model Qualified Diversified Trust:               provisions, as set forth in this notice,
                                                    trust provisions that relate to the                     Total users (executive branch): 1;                     including specific views on the need for
                                                    testamentary disposition of trust assets)               private citizen users (100%): 1; private               and practical utility of this set of
                                                    are retained and made publicly                          citizen burden hours (100 hours/model):                collections of information, the accuracy
                                                    available based upon a proper request                   100.                                                   of OGE’s burden estimate, the potential
                                                    under EIGA (by filling out an OGE Form                     D.–H. Of the five remaining model                   for enhancement of quality, utility and
                                                    201 access form) until the periods for                  qualified trust documents: Total users                 clarity of the information collected, and
                                                    retention of all other reports (usually the             (executive branch): 2; private citizen                 the minimization of burden (including
                                                    OGE Form 278 Public Financial                           users (100%): 2; private citizen burden                the use of information technology).
                                                    Disclosure Reports) of the individual                   hours (100 hours/model): 200.                            Comments received in response to
                                                    establishing the trust have lapsed                         I.–J. Of the two model confidentiality              this notice will be summarized for, and
                                                    (generally six years after the filing of the            agreements: Total users (executive                     may be included with, the OGE request
                                                    last other report). See 5 CFR                           branch): 1; private citizen users (100%):              for extension of the OMB paperwork
                                                    2634.603(g)(2) of OGE’s executive                       1; private citizen burden hours (50                    approval for the set of the various
                                                    branch financial disclosure regulation.                 hours/agreement): 50.                                  existing qualified trust model
                                                                                                               However, the total annual reporting                 certificates, the model communications
                                                       The U.S. Office of Government Ethics
                                                                                                            hour burden on filers themselves is zero
                                                    administers the qualified trust program                                                                        package, and the model trust
                                                                                                            and not the 563 hours estimated above
                                                    for the executive branch. At the present                                                                       documents. The comments will also
                                                                                                            because OGE’s estimating methodology
                                                    time, there are no active filers using the                                                                     become a matter of public record.
                                                                                                            reflects the fact that all respondents hire
                                                    trust model certificates and documents.                                                                          Approved: May 27, 2016.
                                                                                                            private trust administrators or other
                                                    However, OGE intends to submit to                                                                              Walter M. Shaub, Jr.
                                                                                                            private representatives to set up and
                                                    OMB a request for extension of approval                 maintain the qualified blind and                       Director, Office of Government Ethics.
                                                    for two reasons. First, under OMB’s                     diversified trusts. Respondents                        [FR Doc. 2016–13008 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    implementing regulations for the                        themselves, typically incoming private                 BILLING CODE 6345–03–P
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act, at 5 CFR                       citizen Presidential nominees, therefore
                                                    1320.3(c)(4)(i), any recordkeeping,                     incur no hour burden. The estimated
                                                    reporting or disclosure requirement                     total annual cost burden to respondents
                                                    contained in a sponsoring agency rule of                resulting from the collection of                       DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    general applicability is deemed to meet                 information is $1,000,000. Those who                   HUMAN SERVICES
                                                    the minimum threshold of ten or more                    use the model documents for guidance
                                                    persons. Second, OGE does anticipate                                                                           Centers for Disease Control and
                                                                                                            are private trust administrators or other
                                                    possible limited use of these forms                                                                            Prevention
                                                                                                            private representatives hired to set up
                                                    during the forthcoming three-year                       and maintain the qualified blind and
                                                    period 2016–2019. Therefore, the                                                                               Informational Meeting: The Importation
                                                                                                            diversified trusts of executive branch                 and Exportation of Infectious
                                                    estimated burden figures, representing                  officials who seek to establish such
                                                    branchwide implementation of the                                                                               Biological Agents, Infectious
                                                                                                            qualified trusts. The cost burden figure               Substances and Vectors; Public
                                                    forms, will remain the same as                          is based primarily on OGE’s knowledge
                                                    previously reported by OGE in its prior                                                                        Webcast
                                                                                                            of the typical trust administrator fee
                                                    first and second round paperwork                        structure (an average of 1 percent of                  AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
                                                    renewal notice for the trust forms (77 FR               total assets) and OGE’s experience with                Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
                                                    76293–76294 (December 27, 2012) and                     administration of the qualified trust                  and Human Services (HHS).
                                                    78 FR 40144–40146 (July 3, 2013)). The                  program. The $1,000,000 annual cost                    ACTION: Notice of public webcast.
                                                    estimate is based on the amount of time                 figure is based on OGE’s estimate of an
                                                    imposed on a trust administrator or                     average of five possible active trusts                 SUMMARY:   The Centers for Disease
                                                    private representative.                                 anticipated to be under administration                 Control and Prevention (CDC),
                                                       i. Trust Certificates:                               for each of the next three years with                  Department of Health and Human
                                                       A. Certificate of Independence: Total                combined total assets of $100,000,000.                 Services (HHS) is hosting a public
                                                    filers (executive branch): 5; private                   However, OGE notes that the $1,000,000                 webcast to address import and export
                                                    citizen filers (100%): 5; private citizen               figure is a cost estimate for the overall              permit regulations for infectious
                                                    burden hours (20 minutes/certificate): 2.               administration of the trusts, only a                   biological agents, infectious substances,
                                                       B. Certificate of Compliance: Total                  portion of which relates to information                and vectors; and import and export
                                                    filers (executive branch): 10; private                  collection and reporting. For want of a                permit exemptions. Presenters for this
                                                    citizen filers (100%): 10; private citizen              precise way to break out the costs                     webcast will include representatives
                                                    burden hours (20 minutes/certificate): 3;               directly associated with information                   from the U.S. Department of
                                                    and                                                     collection, OGE is continuing to report                Transportation (DOT), United States
                                                       ii. Model Qualified Trust Documents:                 to OMB the full $1,000,000 estimate for                Department of Agriculture (USDA)
                                                       A. Blind Trust Communications: Total                 paperwork clearance purposes.                          Animal and Plant Health Inspection
                                                    users (executive branch): 5; private                       On March 4, 2016, OGE published a                   Service (APHIS), CDC Division of Global
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                                                    citizen users (100%): 5;                                first round notice of its intent to request            Migration and Quarantine, U.S. Customs
                                                    communications documents (private                       paperwork clearance for the proposed                   and Border Protection, U.S. Department
                                                    citizens): 25 (based on an average of five              unmodified qualified trust certificates                of Commerce, U.S. Food and Drug
                                                    communications per user, per year);                     and modified model trust documents.                    Administration, HHS/Office of the
                                                    private citizen burden hours (20                        See 81 FR 11566–11567. OGE did not                     Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
                                                    minutes/communication): 8.                              receive any responses to that notice.                  and Response/Biomedical Advanced
                                                       B. Model Qualified Blind Trust: Total                   In this second notice, public comment               Research and Development Authority
                                                    users (executive branch): 2; private                    is again invited on the model qualified                (BARDA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments by the public and the agencies on this proposed extension are invited and must be received on or before July 5, 2016.
ContactPaul D. Ledvina, Agency Clearance Officer at the U.S. Office of Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482- 9247; TTY: 800-877-8339; FAX: 202-482-9237; Email: [email protected] The model Certificate of Independence and model Certificate of Compliance for qualified trusts are codified in appendixes A and B to 5 CFR part 2634. Appendix C of 5 CFR part 2634 provides the Privacy Act Statement, Public Burden Statement and Paperwork Reduction Act Statement for the model certificates. Copies of the ten qualified trust model documents may be obtained, without charge, by contacting Mr. Ledvina.
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