[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR1304.4606] [Page 119-120] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER III--OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PART 1304_POST EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST--Table of Contents Sec. 1304.4606 Exemptions. (a) General. (1) Communications made solely to furnish scientific or technological information are exempt from these prohibitions. (2) A former Government employee may be exempted from the restrictions on post-employment practices if the [[Page 120]] Deputy Director of OMB, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, executes a certification that is published in the Federal Register. The certification shall state that the former Government employee has outstanding qualifications in a scientific, technological or other technical discipline; is acting with respect to a particular matter which requires such qualifications; and the national interest would be served by his participation. (b) Specific. The one-year bar shall not apply to a former Senior Employee's representation on new matters if the former Senior Employee is: (1) An elected State or local government official, who is acting on behalf of such government; or (2) Regularly employed by or acting on behalf of an agency or instrumentality of a State or local government; an accredited, degree- granting institution of higher education; or a non-profit hospital or medical research organization.