[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 18CFR3c.3]

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           TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 3c_STANDARDS OF CONDUCT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 3c.3  Reporting fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption and cooperation 
with official inquiries.

    (a) Employees shall, in fulfilling the obligation of 5 CFR 
2635.101(b)(11), report fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption in 
Commission programs, including on the part of Commission employees, 
contractors, subcontractors, grantees, or other recipients of Commission 
financial assistance, to the Office of Inspector General or other 
appropriate Federal authority.
    (b) All alleged violations of the ethical restrictions described in 
Sec. 3c.1 that are reported in accordance with paragraph (a) of this 
section to an appropriate authority within the Commission shall in turn 
be referred by that authority to the Designated Agency Ethics Official 
or his or her designee, or the Inspector General.
    (c) Employees shall cooperate with official inquiries by the 
Inspector General; they shall respond to questions truthfully under oath 
when required, whether orally or in writing, and must provide documents 
and other materials concerning matters of official interest. An employee 
is not required to respond to such official inquiries if answers or 
testimony may subject the employee to criminal prosecution.

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