Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the National Mediation Board

• Published date: 29 May 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 24701
• Record Number: 2019-11163
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: National Mediation Board

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2019)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Page 24701]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-11163]
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                NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
                5 CFR Chapter CI
                [Docket No. C-7188]
                RIN 3209-AA47
                Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the
                National Mediation Board
                AGENCY: National Mediation Board.
                ACTION: Final rule.
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                SUMMARY: The National Mediation Board (NMB or Board), with the
                concurrence of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is issuing a
                final rule for employees of the NMB that supplements the executive
                branch-wide Standards of Ethical Conduct (Standards) issued by OGE. The
                supplemental regulation requires NMB employees to obtain approval
                before engaging in outside employment.
                DATES: This final rule is effective May 29, 2019.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Johnson, General Counsel,
                National Mediation Board, 202-692-5050, [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                I. Background
                 On November 1, 2018, the NMB, with OGE's concurrence, published an
                interim final rule in the Federal Register, 83 FR 54861, adopting
                agency-specific supplemental regulations requiring NMB employees to
                obtain approval before engaging in outside employment. The interim
                final rule provided a 60 day comment period, which ended on December
                31, 2018. The NMB did not receive any comments. The rationale for the
                interim final rule, which the NMB is now adopting as final, is
                explained in the preamble at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/01/2018-23548/supplemental-standards-of-ethical-conduct-for-employees-of-the-national-mediation-board.
                II. Matters of Regulatory Procedure
                Executive Order 12866
                 This rule is not a significant rule for purposes of Executive Order
                12866 and has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
                Regulatory Flexibility Act
                 As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the NMB certifies
                that these regulatory changes will not have a significant impact on
                small business entities. This rule will not have any significant impact
                on the quality of the human environment under the National
                Environmental Policy Act.
                Paperwork Reduction Act
                 The NMB has determined that the Paperwork Reduction Act does not
                apply because this regulation does not contain any information
                collection requirements that require the approval of the Office of
                Management and Budget.
                List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 10101
                 Conflicts of interests, Government employees.
                 Dated: May 1, 2019.
                 By direction of the Board.
                Mary Johnson,
                General Counsel, National Mediation Board.
                Emory A. Rounds, III,
                Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
                Chapter CI--National Mediation Board
                PART 10101--SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES
                OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
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                Accordingly, the interim rule adding 5 CFR chapter CI, consisting of
                part 10101, which was published at 83 FR 54861 on November 1, 2018, is
                adopted as final without change.
                [FR Doc. 2019-11163 Filed 5-28-19; 8:45 am]
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