COMDTINST 5370.9B
may submit a consolidated Incumbent and Termination PFDR (Combined PFDR), upon
approval of Commandant (G-L), or DHS General Counsel's Office in the case of a retiring
Judge Advocate General (requires the granting of a good cause extension from the normal
15 May filing deadline). A Termination PFDR is not required if within 30 days of a filer's
retirement or termination from Coast Guard service the individual assumes another PFDR
filing position.
(5) Coast Guard Detailees. SES employees detailed to another federal agency must continue to
file their Incumbent PFDR with Commandant (G-L).
c. Reviewing Officials.
(1) The DHS General Counsel is the Reviewing Official for all Coast Guard nominee PFDRs.
(2) The DHS General Counsel Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) is the Reviewing
Official for the Incumbent PFDRs filed by the Coast Guard Judge Advocate General.
(3) The Coast Guard Judge Advocate General is the Reviewing Official for all Coast Guard
Incumbent, Termination and Combined PFDRs.
d. Filing Extensions. Commandant (G-L) may approve an Incumbent or Termination PFDR filing
extension for good cause for up to 90 days. Extensions will not be granted for New Entrant or
Nominee PFDRs.
e. Late Filing Fee. If an Incumbent, Termination, or Combined PFDR is filed more than thirty days
after: 1) the date such report is initially required to be filed, or 2) the last day of any filing
extension period, whichever is later, a 0 fee must be paid by the filer in accordance with
5 C.F.R. 2634.704. All fees will be remitted to the General Treasury of the United States. The
DHS General Counsel's Office (DAEO) can waive the fee in extraordinary circumstances.
f. Completing the PFDR. Filers can access the PFDR (SF-278) via the Office of General Law
(COMDT (G-LGL)) web site at http://cgweb.uscg.mil/legal - by clicking on "Forms" under
"Ethics & Standards of Conduct" or via the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) website at
then selecting "Financial Disclosure Forms." Filers have the option to enter required
information via their computer, or they may enter information by hand on a hard copy of the
form. Instructions for completing the PFDR are included on the form itself. Enclosure (1)
contains helpful hints for PFDR filers and reviewers that can be used to crosscheck the form for
completeness once it is filled out.
g. Reviewing Process. Reviewers examine each PFDR for completeness and for actual or potential
conflicts of interest and other related violations of law, regulation or executive order in
accordance with 5 C.F.R. 2634.605. If the report is not sufficient to make a meaningful
conflict analysis or is otherwise deficient, the reviewer will contact the filer to request any
necessary information. Each Reviewing Official shall certify the PFDR by signature and date
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