[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: 5CFR2640.205]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER XVI--OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
 
PART 2640_INTERPRETATION, EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVER GUIDANCE CONCERNING 18 U.S.C. 
 
          Subpart B_Exemptions Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(2)
 
Sec.  2640.205  Employee responsibility.

    Prior to taking official action in a matter which an employee knows 
would affect his financial interest or the interest of another person 
specified in 18 U.S.C. 208(a), an employee must determine whether one of 
the exemptions in Sec. Sec.  2640.201, 2640.202, or 2640.203 would 
permit his action notwithstanding the existence of the disqualifying 
interest. An employee who is unsure whether an exemption is applicable 
in a particular case, should consult an agency ethics official prior to 
taking action in a particular matter.