[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 12CFR266.2]

[Page 796]
 
                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 266--LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES OF FORMER MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARD--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 266.2  Definitions.

    (a) Employee means a regular officer or employee of the Board; it 
does not include a consultant to the Board.\2\
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    \2\ While former consultants to the Board are not covered by these 
Rules, they appear to fall within the coverage of section 207 of the 
United States Criminal Code (18 U.S.C. 207) that provides criminal 
penalties for engaging in activities similar, although not identical, to 
those described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Sec. 266.3.
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    (b) Official responsibility, with respect to a matter, means 
administrative, supervisory, or decisional authority, whether 
intermediate or final, exercisable alone or with others, personally or 
through subordinates, to approve, disapprove, decide, or recommend Board 
action or to express staff opinions in dealings with the public.
    (c) Appear personally includes personal appearance or attendance 
before, or personal communication, either written or oral, with the 
Board or a Federal Reserve Bank of any member or employee thereof, or 
personal participation in the formulation or preparation of any material 
presented or communicated to, or filed with, the Board, in connection 
with any application or interpretation arising under the statutes or 
regulations administered by the Board or the Federal Reserve Banks, 
except that requests for general information or explanations of Board 
policy or interpretation shall not be construed to be a personal 
appearance.