[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 43CFR1784.2-2]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 1780_COOPERATIVE RELATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart 1784_Advisory Committees

 

Sec.  1784.2-2  Avoidance of conflict of interest.



    (a) Persons or employees of organizations who hold leases, licenses, 

permits, contracts or claims which involve lands or resources 

administered by the Bureau of Land Management normally shall not serve 

on advisory committees except--

    (1) Holders of grazing permits and leases may serve on advisory 

committees, including resource advisory councils, and may serve on 

subgroups of such advisory councils;

    (2) That the lack of candidates make them the only available 

candidates; or

    (3) When they have special knowledge or experience which is needed 

to accomplish the committee functions to be performed.

    (b) No advisory committee members, including members of resource 

advisory councils, and no members of subgroups of such advisory 

committees, shall participate in any matter in which the members have a 

direct interest.

    (c) Members of advisory committees shall be required to disclose 

their direct or indirect interest in leases, licenses, permits, 

contracts, or claims and related litigation which involve lands or 

resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management. For the 

purposes of this paragraph, indirect interest includes holdings of a 

spouse or a dependent child.



[45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, as amended at 60 FR 9958, Feb. 22, 1995]