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Regulations Issued by or Affecting OGE and Its Mission

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5 C.F.R. PART 2638 - OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND EXECUTIVE AGENCY ETHICS PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES

Subpart A - General Provisions
Sec. 2638.101 Authority and purpose.
Sec. 2638.102 General policies.
Sec. 2638.103 Agency regulations.
Sec. 2638.104 Definitions.
Subpart B - Designated Agency Ethics Officials
Sec. 2638.201 In general.
Sec. 2638.202 Responsibility of agency head.
Sec. 2638.203 Duties of designated agency ethics official.
Sec. 2638.204 Deputy ethics official.
Subpart C - Formal Advisory Opinion Service
Sec. 2638.301 In general.
Sec. 2638.302 Who may request a formal advisory opinion.
Sec. 2638.303 Subject matter of formal advisory opinions.
Sec. 2638.304 Form of requests for formal advisory opinions.
Sec. 2638.305 Acceptance of requests for formal advisory opinions.
Sec. 2638.306 Notice of requests.
Sec. 2638.307 Written comment on requests.
Sec. 2638.308 Issuance.
Sec. 2638.309 Reliance on formal advisory opinions.
Sec. 2638.310 Public availability and publication of formal advisory opinions.
Sec. 2638.311 Copies of published formal advisory opinions.
Sec. 2638.312 Referral of requests.
Sec. 2638.313 Agency opinions
Subpart D - Correction of Executive Branch Agency Ethics Programs
Sec. 2638.401 In general.
Sec. 2638.402 Corrective orders.
Sec. 2638.403 Agency compliance.
Sec. 2638.404 Report of noncompliance.
Subpart E - Corrective and Remedial Action in Cases Involving Individual Executive Agency Employees
Sec. 2638.501 In general.
Sec. 2638.502 Recommendations and advice.
Sec. 2638.503 Agency investigations.
Sec. 2638.504 Director's finding.
Sec. 2638.505 Director's decision and order.
Sec. 2638.506 Director's recommendation.
Subpart F - Executive Branch Agency Reports
Sec. 2638.601 In general.
Sec. 2638.602 Annual agency reports.
Sec. 2638.603 Reports of referral for possible prosecution.
Subpart G - Executive Agency Ethics Training Programs
Sec. 2638.701 Overview.
Sec. 2638.702 Definitions.
Sec. 2638.703 Initial agency ethics orientation for all employees.
Sec. 2638.704 Annual ethics training for public filers.
Sec. 2638.705 Annual ethics training for other employees.
Sec. 2638.706 Agency's written plan for annual ethics training.