[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: 43CFR20.201]

[Page 421]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 20--EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Department Ethics Program
 
Sec. 20.201  Ethics officials.


    (a) Designated Agency Ethics Official refers to the official 
designated under 5 CFR 2638.201 to coordinate and manage the 
Department's ethics program.
    (b) The head of each bureau is the ``Ethics Counselor'' for that 
bureau, except that the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy is the 
Ethics Counselor for employees in the Office of the Secretary and 
related offices. The Solicitor is the Ethics Counselor for the Office of 
the Solicitor and the Inspector General is the Ethics Counselor for the 
Office of Inspector General.
    (c) The personnel officer for each bureau or other qualified 
employee who has been delegated responsibility for the operational 
duties of the Ethics Counselor for the bureau, it the ``Deputy Ethics 
Counselor'' for that bureau.
    (d) A bureau, regional, or area personnel officer or other qualified 
employee may be assigned to serve as an ``Associate Ethics Counselor'' 
or ``Assistant Ethics Counselor,'' with delegated responsibility to 
perform the operational duties of the Ethics Counselor at the field 
level. Associate Ethics Counselors or Assistant Ethics Counselors may 
also be designated within the bureau headquarters.

[62 FR 53720, Oct. 16, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 34259, June 24, 1998]