[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 28, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 28CFR45.4]



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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

 

              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED)

 

PART 45_EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  45.4  Personal use of Government property.



    (a) Employees may use Government property only for official business 

or as authorized by the Government. See 5 CFR 2635.101(b)(9), 

2635.704(a). The following uses of Government office and library 

equipment and facilities are hereby authorized:



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    (1) Personal uses that involve only negligible expense (such as 

electricity, ink, small amounts of paper, and ordinary wear and tear); 

and

    (2) Limited personal telephone/fax calls to locations within the 

office's commuting area, or that are charged to non-Government accounts.

    (b) The foregoing authorization does not override any statutes, 

rules, or regulations governing the use of specific types of Government 

property (e.g. internal Departmental policies governing the use of 

electronic mail; and 41 CFR (FPMR) 101-35.201, governing the authorized 

use of long-distance telephone services), and may be revoked or limited 

at any time by any supervisor or component for any business reason.

    (c) In using Government property, employees should be mindful of 

their responsibility to protect and conserve such property and to use 

official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. See 5 CFR 

2635.101(b)(9), 2635.704(a), 2635.705(a).



[62 FR 23943, May 2, 1997]