Commandant
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United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: G-LGL
Phone: (202) 267-1553
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COMDTINST 5370.9B
10 JAN 2005
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5370.9B
Subj:
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS
Ref:
(a) Standards of Ethical Conduct, COMDTINST M5370.8 (series)
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes the procedures for filing, reviewing, evaluating, and storing
public and confidential financial disclosure reports. These procedures are intended to define the
overall process governing the financial disclosure system for the U.S. Coast Guard consistent with
statutory and regulatory requirements, and do not reiterate the detailed requirements established by
the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) in 5 C.F.R. Part 2634, or the instructions for filers that are
contained in the Public Financial Disclosure Report (PFDR), SF-278, the Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report (CFDR), OGE 450, and the Certificate of No New Interest, OGE 450-A.
2. ACTION. Assistant commandants for directorates, Judge Advocate General, area commanders,
maintenance and logistics commanders (MLC), district commanders, and unit commanding
officers of those personnel required to file financial disclosure reports shall ensure that the
provisions of this Instruction regarding financial disclosure reporting are followed. Internet
release authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Financial Disclosure Reports, COMDTINST M5370.9A is cancelled.
4. BACKGROUND. Section 208 of Title 18, U.S. Code, is a criminal conflict of interest statute that
prohibits all officers and employees of the executive branch of the United States Government
from knowingly participating personally and substantially, in an official capacity, in any
particular matter that will have a direct and predictable affect on that individual's personal
financial interests. Reference (a) extends that prohibition to enlisted members who would
otherwise not be covered by the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 208. Public and confidential financial
disclosure, which under the provisions of 5 C.F.R. Part 2634 is mandatory for certain categories of
personnel, serves to prevent conflict of interest problems by providing for a systematic review of
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