December 6, 1996
                              DT-96-051


MEMORANDUM

TO:       Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM:     Barbara A. Mullen-Roth
          Associate Director for Education

SUBJECT:  Public Financial Disclosure Review Training
          in Washington, DC - February 4, 1997 
          
                             
     The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) will conduct a
four-hour training workshop on Public Financial Disclosure Review
in Washington, DC on February 4, 1997.  This training workshop will
focus on the skills and knowledge required to review and analyze
the Executive Branch Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF 278) to
ensure technical accuracy, identify potential conflicts of interest
and determine appropriate remedial action.  

     This training is offered FREE to any Federal Government 
agency; however, advance registration is required.  Each person
planning to attend MUST register by faxing a completed registration
form to OGE by January 28, 1997.  Registration will be handled on
a first-come basis and each class size will be limited to 40
participants.  NO TELEPHONE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Registration forms are attached.  Please fax registration forms to:

     Sheila A. Powers
     Conference and Training Coordinator
     FAX Number:  202-208-8039 (or 8038)

     OGE will confirm each person's registration by fax at least
one week prior to the date of the course.  Due to the volume of
registrations, we ask that registrants NOT follow up on
confirmations.

     You are our primary means of advertising this training. Please
circulate the attached registration forms among your ethics
officials as soon as possible.

     Please note that this training is targeted at agency officials
who have Government ethics responsibilities; it is NOT to be used
by agencies in fulfilling their annual training requirements for
employees.  

     For your planning purposes, OGE will offer ethics training in
the following cities in FY 1997:

     Washington, DC (several courses)
     Denver
     Los Angeles
     Kansas City
     San Francisco
     Dallas
     Boston
     St. Paul

Once final arrangements are completed and dates final, training
announcements will be disseminated to all DAEOs.

     For your convenience, you may obtain current OGE training
dates and city locations, once they have been scheduled, by
accessing any one of the following:

Recorded Training Announcements:         202-208-8000, ext. 8201 
The Ethics Bulletin Board System:        202-208-8030
OGE's Web Page:                          www.access.gpo.gov/usoge 

     For additional information concerning training, you may
contact Ms. Powers at 202-208-8000, ext. 1104.

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