5 CFR § 2640.303 - Consultation and notification regarding waivers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2640.303"
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title: "5 CFR § 2640.303 - Consultation and notification regarding waivers."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2640.303"
section_name: "Consultation and notification regarding waivers."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GOVERNMENT ETHICS"
part_number: "2640"
part_name: "INTERPRETATION, EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVER GUIDANCE CONCERNING 18 U.S.C. 208 (ACTS AFFECTING A PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 18 U.S.C. 208; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 66841, Dec. 18, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2640"
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# 2640.303 Consultation and notification regarding waivers.

When practicable, an official is required to consult formally or informally with the Office of Government Ethics prior to granting a waiver referred to in §§ 2640.301 and 2640.302. A copy of each such waiver is to be forwarded to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics.