{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-20.403","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 20.403","heading":"Certificates of disclaimer.","body":"(a) Each employee of the U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Minerals Management Service, and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement shall sign a certificate of disclaimer upon entrance to or upon transfer to a position within any of these bureaus. The employee's signature will indicate that he or she:\n(1) Is aware of the specific restrictions pertinent to his or her employment; and\n(2) Is in compliance with such restrictions.\n(b) If an employee is unable to sign the certificate, he or she must submit a statement of facts to the appropriate ethics counselor for review and appropriate action.\n(c) Signed certificates of disclaimer shall be filed and maintained by the employee's deputy ethics counselor.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 20—EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT","Subpart D—Special Provisions Governing Financial and Other Outside Interests of Certain Employees of the Department"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"4dd22800c230c782c9ab265d98c4b03a2550c29f40d40cc91751c96a8a39b95f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-20.402","next":"us/43-cfr-20.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}