# 2026-22659: Ethics Office Wants Your Ideas for Better Disclosure Forms 2026-22659, Potential Improvements to the OGE Form 278e (Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report) and the OGE Form 450 (Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report), is a Federal Register notice from Government Ethics Office published 2026-11-06, effective Public meeting to be held December 10, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern; registration and written comments due by close of business on December 3, 2026; next scheduled form renewal in 2027.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22659 - As of: 2026-11-06 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-22659 - Title: Potential Improvements to the OGE Form 278e (Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report) and the OGE Form 450 (Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report) - Type: Notice - Agencies: Government Ethics Office - Citation: 91 FR 70087 - Published: 2026-11-06 - Effective: Public meeting to be held December 10, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern; registration and written comments due by close of business on December 3, 2026; next scheduled form renewal in 2027. - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-06 ## In one line Ethics Office Wants Your Ideas for Better Disclosure Forms ## Summary The Office of Government Ethics wants your ideas to improve two important financial disclosure forms used by executive branch workers. They’re hosting a virtual meeting on December 10, 2026, to hear from the public before renewing the forms in 2027. These updates aim to make the forms clearer and easier to use, with no extra costs expected. ## Abstract The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is hosting a public meeting to obtain input from interested parties regarding potential improvements to the OGE Form 278e and the OGE Form 450 as part of a form revision planning process that will precede the next requested renewal of these forms under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. The next scheduled renewal is in 2027. ## Effects PRIA read - Public input opportunity for form revisions: benefit, low. OGE is asking for public input on possible changes to the OGE Form 278e and OGE Form 450 ahead of the next scheduled renewal in 2027. You can attend a virtual meeting on December 10, 2026 (1:00–2:30 p.m. Eastern) and must register and submit written comments by December 3, 2026 if you want them dis… - Possible cover fields for extensions and late fees: benefit, low. OGE is considering adding spaces on the Form 278e cover for agencies to record filing extensions, late-filing fee waivers, and late-filing fee payments. OGE notes feedback that such additions can benefit agencies and would not add to the public burden of completing the forms. - Revising Excepted Investment Fund (EIF) reporting: mixed, low. OGE is considering changing the EIF field on Form 278e to either a two-step question (first whether an asset has underlying holdings, then whether it qualifies as an EIF) or a simple Yes/No field. OGE is seeking views on whether a simpler field would reduce reporting accuracy or reduce information… - Expanded definitions and clarified instructions: benefit, low. OGE is seeking comments on adding or clarifying definitions and instructions (for example: honorarium, personal residence, relative, asset valuation, purchase/sale/exchange) and on expanding instruction text consistent with statutory and regulatory reporting rules. OGE is also considering hyperlink… - Adding examples to Form 278e: benefit, low. OGE is considering adding section-specific examples to the OGE Form 278e (similar to the examples on Form 450) and seeks input on which topic areas would most benefit from examples. The intent is to help filers understand how to complete each section. - Add asset ownership column to Form 450: benefit, low. OGE has received requests and is considering adding an optional column on the OGE Form 450 to identify asset ownership. OGE seeks comment on whether including this optional ownership information would add clarity or benefit reviewers and filers. - Add de minimis asset threshold flag on Form 450: benefit, low. OGE is considering adding a Yes/No question on Form 450 to indicate whether an asset is above the relevant regulatory de minimis valuation threshold, to reduce agency reviewer follow-up. OGE seeks comments on whether this would provide helpful clarity. - Potential redesign and HTML reviewer guide links: mixed, low. OGE is considering redesigning the Form 450 to move instructions/examples/definitions to separate pages and to provide hyperlinks to a user-friendly HTML version of the Form 450 Reviewers Guide, similar to Form 278e. 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