[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR0.735-43]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 0--EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart H--Disciplinary Actions Concerning Post-Employment Conflict of 
                           Interest Violations
 
Sec. 0.735-43  Report of violations and investigation.

    (a) If an employee has information which indicates that a former 
employee has violated any provisions of 18 U.S.C. 207 or regulations 
thereunder, that employee shall report such information to the Inspector 
General.
    (b) Upon receiving information as set forth in paragraph (a) of this 
section from an employee or any other person, the Inspector General, 
upon a determination that it is nonfrivolous, shall expeditiously 
provide the information to the Director, Office of Government Ethics, 
and to the Criminal Division, Department of Justice. The Inspector 
General shall coordinate any investigation under this subpart with the 
Department of Justice, unless the Department of Justice informs the 
Inspector General that it does not intend to initiate criminal 
prosecution.
    (c) All investigations under this subpart shall be conducted in such 
a way as to protect the privacy of former employees. To ensure this, to 
the extent reasonable and practical, any information received as a 
result of an investigation shall remain confidential except as necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this subpart, including the conduct of an 
investigation, hearing, or judicial proceeding arising thereunder, or as 
may be required to be released by law.
    (d) The Inspector General shall report the findings of the 
investigation to the Director.