[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR734.102]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 734_POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  734.102  Jurisdiction.

    (a) The United States Office of Special Counsel has exclusive 
authority to investigate allegations of political activity prohibited by 
the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as implemented by 5 CFR part 
734, prosecute alleged violations before the United States Merit Systems 
Protection Board, and render advisory opinions concerning the 
applicability of 5 CFR part 734 to the political activity of Federal 
employees and employees of the District of Columbia government. (5 
U.S.C. 1212 and 1216. Advice concerning the Hatch Act Reform Amendments 
may be requested from the Office of Special Counsel:
    (1) By letter addressed to the Office of Special Counsel at 1730 M 
Street NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, or
    (2) By telephone on (202) 653-7188, or (1-800) 854-2824.
    (b) The Merit Systems Protection Board has exclusive authority to 
determine whether a violation of the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 
1993, as implemented by 5 CFR part 734, has occurred and to impose a 
minimum penalty of suspension for 30 days and a maximum penalty of 
removal for violation of the political activity restrictions regulated 
by this part. (5 U.S.C. 1204 and 7326).
    (c) The Office of Personnel Management is authorized to issue 
regulations describing the political activities which are permitted and 
prohibited under the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993. (5 U.S.C. 
1103, 1104, 7325; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978, 92 Stat. 3783, 3 
CFR 1978 Comp. p. 323; and E.O. 12107, 3 CFR 1978 Comp. p. 264.)

[59 FR 48769, Sept. 23, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 35100, July 5, 1996]