[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR1.6]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 1--PRACTICES BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.6  Disciplinary proceedings.

    (a) Disciplinary proceedings may be instituted against anyone who is 
practicing or has practiced before the Department on grounds that he is 
incompetent, unethical, or unprofessional, or that he is practicing 
without authority under the provisions of this part, or that he has 
violated any provisions of the laws and regulations governing practice 
before the Department, or that he has been disbarred or suspended by any 
court or administrative agency. Individuals practicing before the 
Department should observe the Canons of Professional Ethics of the 
American Bar Association and those of the Federal Bar Association, by 
which the Department will be guided in disciplinary matters.
    (b) Whenever in the discretion of the Solicitor the circumstances 
warrant consideration of the question whether disciplinary action should 
be taken against an individual who is practicing or has practiced before 
the Department, the Solicitor shall appoint a hearing officer to 
consider and dispose of the case. The hearing officer shall give the 
individual adequate notice of, and an opportunity for a hearing on, the 
specific charges against him. The hearing shall afford the individual an 
opportunity to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses. The hearing 
officer shall render a decision either (1) dismissing the charges, or 
(2) reprimanding the individual or suspending or excluding him from 
practice before the Department.
    (c) Within 30 days after receipt of the decision of the hearing 
officer reprimanding, suspending, or excluding an individual from 
practice before the Department, an appeal may be filed with the 
Solicitor, whose decision shall be final.