4846040 Ethics and Government Accountability, Board of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Intent to amend Chapter 57 (Financial Disclosures and Honoraria) of Title 3 (Elections and Ethics) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”)
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BOARD OF ETHICS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (“Board”), pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 209 of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011 (“Ethics Act”), effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.09) (2012 Repl.), hereby gives notice of intent to adopt proposed rulemaking to amend Chapter 57 (Financial Disclosures and Honoraria) of Title 3 (Elections and Ethics) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”).
The rulemaking will amend Section 5704.4 to bring it into conformity with Section 225(a-1) of the Ethics Act, which was added by the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2013, effective
December 13, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-57; 60 DCR 15168 (November 1, 2013)).
The Board authorized the promulgation of this rulemaking on April 3, 2014.
Final rulemaking action shall be taken in not less than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 57 (Financial Disclosures and Honoraria) of Title 3 (Elections and Ethics) of the DCMR is amended as follows:
Section 5704.4 is amended to read as follows:
5704.4 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners in office for at least thirty (30) days shall file a certification required by Section 224(a)(1)(G) of the Act for the preceding year.
(a) The certification shall be due May 15th of each year;
(b) The certification shall be filed with the Ethics Board; and
(c) The certification shall be publicly filed.
All persons interested in commenting on the subject matter in this proposed rulemaking action may file comments in writing, not later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register, with Stacie Pittell, General Counsel, Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, 441 4th Street, N.W., 830 South, Washington, D.C. 20001. Comments may also be sent electronically to bega@dc.gov.
