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kind: "range"
citation: "18 C.F.R. §§ 706.406–706.411"
title: "18"
from: "706.406"
to: "706.411"
count: 6
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/706.406..706.411"
---

# §706.406. Interests of employees' relatives.


The interests of a spouse, minor child, or other member of an employee's immediate household are considered to be interests of the employee. For the purpose of this section, “member of an employee's immediate household” means those blood relations who are residents of the employee's household.


# §706.407. Information not known by employees.


If any information required to be included on a statement of employment and financial interests or on a supplementary statement, including holdings placed in trust, is not known to the employee but is known to another person, the employee shall request that other person to submit the information in his behalf.


# §706.408. Information not required.


An employee is not required to submit on a statement of employment and financial interests, or on a supplementary statement, any information relating to the employee's connection with, or interest in, a professional society or a charitable, religious, social, fraternal, recreational, public service, civic, or political organization or a similar organization not conducted as a business enterprise. For the purpose of this section, educational and other institutions doing research and development or related work involving grants of money from or contracts with the Government are deemed “business enterprises” and are required to be included in an employee's statement of employment and financial interests.


# §706.409. Opportunity for explanation of conflict or appearance of conflict.


When a statement submitted under [§ 706.401](/cfr/18/706.401.md) indicates a conflict or an appearance of conflict, between the interests of an employee and the performance of his services for the Government, the employee concerned shall be given an opportunity to explain the conflict or appearance of conflict before remedial action is initiated.


# §706.410. Confidentiality of statements.


Each statement of employment and financial interests, and each supplementary statement, shall be held in confidence and retained in limited access files of the reviewing official. The use of information on the statements shall be limited to that necessary to carry out the purposes of this part. Information from a statement or a supplementary statement shall not be disclosed except by decision of the Director for good cause shown: Provided, That information from a statement or a supplementary statement of the Director shall not be disclosed except by decision of the Chairman for good cause shown.


# §706.411. Effect of statements on other requirements.


The statements of employment and financial interests and supplementary statements required of employees are in addition to, and not in substitution for or in derogation of any similar requirement imposed by law, order, or regulation. The submission of a statement or supplementary statement by an employee does not permit him or any other person to participate in a matter in which he or the other person's participation is prohibited by law, order, or regulation.