[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR0.29e]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 0--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart E-4--Office of the Inspector General
 
Sec. 0.29e  Relationship to other departmental units.

    (a) The OIG works cooperatively with other Department components to 
assure that allegations of employee misconduct are investigated by the 
appropriate entity:
    (1) The OIG refers to DOJ-OPR, FBI-OPR, or DEA-OPR allegations of 
misconduct within their respective jurisdiction and may refer to another 
component the investigation of an allegation of administrative 
misconduct on the part of an employee of that component;
    (2) DOJ-OPR refers to the OIG, FBI-OPR, or DEA-OPR allegations 
involving misconduct by Department attorneys or investigators that do 
not relate to the exercise of an attorney's authority to investigate, 
litigate, or provide legal advice;
    (3) The FBI and DEA provide contemporaneous notice to the OIG of all 
allegations of serious criminal conduct and serious administrative 
misconduct regarding their respective senior employees (grade 15 and 
above) and all work-related serious criminal conduct (except travel 
voucher fraud or false statements) regarding their other employees;
    (4) The OIG and the FBI notify each other of the existence of 
criminal investigations that fall within their joint jurisdiction to 
investigate crimes involving the operations of the Department, except 
where such notification could compromise the integrity of an 
investigation;
    (5) Other Department components report to the OIG all allegations of 
serious misconduct involving any of their employees except allegations 
involving Department attorneys and investigators that relate to an 
attorney's authority to litigate, investigate, or provide legal advice;
    (6) At the request of the Inspector General, the Deputy Attorney 
General may assign to the OIG a matter within the investigative 
jurisdiction of another internal investigative component. In such 
instances, the OIG shall either:
    (i) Notify the component of its request to the Deputy Attorney 
General or
    (ii) Request that the Deputy Attorney General determine that such 
notification would undermine the integrity of the investigation nor 
jeopardize the interests of the complainant.
    (7) While an issue of investigative jurisdiction or assignment is 
pending before the Deputy Attorney General, neither the OIG nor the 
other investigative component shall undertake any investigative activity 
without authorization from the Deputy Attorney General.
    (b) OIG investigations that result in findings of potential criminal 
misconduct or civil liability are referred to the appropriate 
prosecutorial or litigative office.
    (c) The OIG advises DOJ-OPR of the existence and results of any 
investigation that reflects upon the ethics, competence, or integrity of 
a Department attorney for appropriate action by DOJ-OPR.
    (d) OIG investigations that result in findings of administrative 
misconduct are reported to management for appropriate disposition.

[Order No. 2167-98, 63 FR 36847, July 8, 1998; 63 FR 40788, July 30, 
1998]