For reports filed in Integrity, the reviewer should record the extension in the applicable field of the General Information page. The Cover Page of the filer’s financial disclosure report must reflect the total number of days by which the due date was extended. Likewise, agencies should act on the request prior to the due date. administrative or technical difficulties in filing a report (e.g., the electronic financial disclosure system used by the agency was unavailable in the days leading up to the filing deadline).Īgencies may grant extensions in other situations not covered by these examples however, an agency should be able to articulate why an extension meets the criteria for “good cause.” Timing of Extension Requests and Approvalsįilers should request an extension before the due date.convenience of filing combined reports (e.g., combined Annual/Termination report) and.significant illness or family emergency. long periods of official travel by the filer prior to the due date.an Annual filer’s inability to provide value and income information until certain investment statements are received.a New Entrant filer’s inability to collect value and income information for complex holdings within 30 days of entering the position.an agency’s failure to notify an individual in a timely manner of the obligation to file.Similarly, a filer may orally request a 15-day extension on three separate occasions however, the filer may not orally request (and the agency may not orally approve) a fourth such extension because that extension, when aggregated with prior extensions, would total more than 45 days. An extension that extends the total time for filing by 46 to 90 days requires a written request by the filer and written approval by the agency.įor example, a filer may orally request a single 45-day extension but may only request (and receive agency approval of) a 90-day extension in writing. However, oral extensions are permissible, provided that the extension does not extend the total time to file more than 45 days past the original due date. OGE recommends that all extension requests and approvals be in writing. Extensions of more than 45 days are subject to stricter documentation requirements. § § 2634.201(g) & (h)Īn agency may grant any filer or class of filers an extension of the time available to file a report for “good cause shown,” provided such extensions do not exceed 90 days.
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