---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 2.3"
title: "29"
number: "2.3"
heading: "Consent of the Secretary."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/2.3"
---

# §2.3. Consent of the Secretary.


The consent of the Secretary or his duly authorized representative may be obtained as follows:

The applicant shall file an application in the form of an affidavit. Such application, directed to the Secretary should:

- (a) State the former connection of the applicant with the Department;
- (b) Identify the matter in which the applicant desires to appear, and
- (c) Contain a statement to the effect that the applicant gave no personal consideration to such matter while he was an employee of the Department.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 32 FR 11035, July 28, 1967, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; E.O. 13198, 66 FR 8497, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 750; E.O. 13279, 67 FR 77141, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 258; E.O. 13559, 75 FR 71319, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 273; E.O. 14015, 86 FR 10007, 3 CFR, 2021 Comp., p. 517.