[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1207.102]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1207_STANDARDS OF CONDUCT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  1207.102  Waiver of prohibition in 18 U.S.C. 208.

    (a) Prohibition. Employees are prohibited by criminal statute, 18 
U.S.C. 208(a), from participating personally and substantially in an 
official capacity in any particular matter in which, to their knowledge, 
they, or any person whose interests are imputed to them under the 
statute, have a financial interest, if the particular matter will have a 
direct and predictable effect on that interest.
    (b) Specific waiver available. A NASA employee may request a waiver 
of this prohibition. NASA may grant a specific waiver of the prohibition 
only if the Agency determines that the employee's financial interest is 
not so substantial as to be deemed likely to affect the integrity of the 
employee's services. The waiver must be obtained before the employee 
participates in the matter.
    (c) Officials authorized to make waiver determinations. (1) For the 
employees listed below, waivers must be approved by the Administrator or 
Deputy Administrator. No further delegation is authorized.
    (i) Employees who are required by 5 CFR 2634.202 to file Public 
Financial Disclosure Reports;
    (ii) Employees who are appointed under authority of section 
203(c)(2) (``NASA Excepted Positions'') or section 203(c)(10) (``Alien 
Scientists'') of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(2) and 2473(c)(10));
    (iii) Astronauts and astronaut candidates;
    (iv) Chief Counsel; and
    (v) Procurement Officers.
    (2) For all other Headquarters employees, the Associate 
Administrator for Headquarters Operations may approve waivers of 18 
U.S.C. 208. This authority may not be redelegated.
    (3) For all other Center employees, the Center Director or Deputy 
Center Director may approve waivers of 18 U.S.C. 208. This authority may 
not be redelegated.
    (d) Procedures for specific waiver. The employee's request for a 
waiver must be in writing. The request must describe the particular 
matter involved, the relevant duties of the employee, and the exact 
nature and amount of the disqualifying financial interest.
    (1) Headquarters employees. (i) Those Headquarters employees 
described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section must submit their requests 
to the Official-in-Charge of the Headquarters office in which they are 
employed and to the General Counsel for concurrence. The Official-in-
Charge will then submit the request to the Administrator with 
recommendations on the proposed waiver.

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    (ii) Other Headquarters employees must submit their requests to the 
Associate General Counsel (General) for concurrence, and to the 
Associate Administrator for Headquarters Operations for approval.
    (2) Center employees. (i) Those Center employees described in 
paragraph (c)(1) of this section must submit their requests to the 
Center Chief Counsel for concurrence and then to the Director of the 
Center where they are employed. The Center Director will provide the 
request, with recommendations, to the appropriate Enterprise Associate 
Administrator and to the General Counsel for review and submission to 
the Administrator.
    (ii) Other Center employees must submit their requests to the Center 
Chief Counsel for concurrence, and then to their Center Director or 
Deputy Center Director for approval.
    (3) Copies of approved waivers must be forwarded to the Associate 
Administrator for Human Resources and Education, the General Counsel, 
and the Office of Government Ethics.
    (e) Cross-references. For regulations concerning general waiver 
guidance and exemptions under 18 U.S.C. 208, see 5 CFR part 2640.

[66 FR 59137, Nov. 27, 2001]