def METHOD_NAME(self):
    self.options.declare(
        "fea_assembler",
        default=None,
        desc="the pytacs object itself",
        recordable=False,
    )
    self.options.declare(
        "initial_dv_vals",
        default=None,
        desc="initial values for global design variable vector",
    )
    self.options.declare(
        "separate_mass_dvs",
        default=False,
        desc="Flag for whether or not to separate out point mass dvs using user-defined names",
    )