§ 1152.735-103 - Designated Agency Ethics Official.

(a) The Chair shall designate in writing an agency ethics official and an alternate agency ethics official to serve in an acting capacity in the absence of the primary Designated Agency Ethics Official.

(b) The Designated Agency Ethics Official shall coordinate and manage the agency's ethics program, including:

(1) Serving as liaison with the Office of Government Ethics;

(2) Reviewing financial disclosure reports;

(3) Conducting ethics education and training programs;

(4) Monitoring administrative actions and sanctions; and

(5) Providing counsel and guidance on matters relating to ethical conduct to employees seeking advice on questions of conflicts of interest and other matters covered by this part.

(c) The Designated Agency Ethics Official may delegate any of the duties in paragraph (b) of this section to a deputy agency ethics official.