[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR200.21a]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
PART 200--ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A--Organization and Program Management
 
Sec. 200.21a  The Ethics Counsel.

    (a) The Ethics Counsel within the Office of the General Counsel of 
the Commission shall oversee compliance with subpart M of this part and 
5 CFR part 2635. When appropriate and subject to the authority of, and 
in consultation with, the Inspector General, the Ethics Counsel shall 
inquire into alleged violations of subparts C, F, and M of this part, 
and 5 CFR part 2635.
    (b) Subject to the oversight of the General Counsel or his or her 
delegate, the Ethics Counsel shall:
    (1) Receive and review allegations of misconduct by a Commission 
employee.
    (2) Refer matters involving management questions to Division 
Directors, Office Heads, District Administrators, or Regional Directors, 
and matters involving alleged or apparent employee misconduct to the 
Office of the Inspector General, except for matters involving alleged 
professional misconduct ultimately referable to state professional 
boards or societies.
    (3) Refer complaints that appear to involve a violation of Federal 
criminal statutes, and do not appear to be frivolous, to the Inspector 
General for referral to the Department of Justice under 28 U.S.C. 535.
    (4) Act as liaison with the Office of the Inspector General on 
matters that the Ethics Counsel has referred to that Office, and with 
state or local authorities on matters that, on occasion, the Ethics 
Counsel may refer to them.
    (5) Arrange for the review of proposed publications and prepared 
speeches under Sec. 200.735-4(e).
    (6) Provide advice, counseling, interpretations, and opinions with 
respect to subparts C, F, and M of this part, and 5 CFR part 2635.
    (7) Oversee investigations and refer findings of professional 
misconduct to state professional boards or societies.
    (8) Draft rules and regulations as necessary to implement the 
Commission's Ethics Program.

[60 FR 14626, Mar. 20, 1995]