PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS SF…

        PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS
                       SF 278s
           General Instructions                        Schedule B - Part II ­ Gifts
 P Sign and date your report and keep a         P Do not report gifts to the Department,
copy for your records.                         such as payments for Government travel;
                                               report such agency gifts on forms CD 210
     Schedule A ­ Assets and Income            and SF 326.
 P For each asset over $1,000 in value,
you should mark three categories:                   Schedule C - Part I ­ Liabilities
  R the value of the asset at the end of the    P Do not report a mortgage on your
reporting period (December 31st),              personal residence, unless the property
  R the type of income (or that the asset is   produces rental income or is investment
an Excepted Investment Fund (EIF)), and        property.
  R the amount of income received during        P Do not report a car loan.
the reporting period.
 P List the specific and complete name of         Schedule C - Part II ­ Agreements
each mutual fund.                              P List pensions on both Schedule A and
  R For an IRA or 401(k) account or other      Schedule C.
retirement account, list:
  R each individual asset worth more than       Schedule D - Part I ­ Outside Positions
$1,000 that is held in the account (e.g.,       P If you received income from a position,
each mutual fund, stock, etc.) and             report the specific amount of
  R the name of the financial institution in   compensation received on Schedule A.
which the account is held.
                                                  Schedule D - Part II ­ Compensation
     Schedule B - Part I ­ Transactions         P This should be filled out only if this is
 P If you report a sale, report income over    your first report filed as a new employee
$200 received from the sale on Schedule        (or new filer) or as a nominee.
A (but mark the value of the asset as
"None (or less than $1,001").




  Ethics Law and Programs Division, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for
             Administration, United States Department of Commerce
             202-482-5384 ­ ethicsdivision@doc.gov ­ January 2, 2008


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