---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 20.403"
title: "43"
number: "20.403"
heading: "Certificates of disclaimer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/20.403"
---

# §20.403. Certificates of disclaimer.

- (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:
  - (1) Is aware of the specific restrictions pertinent to his or her employment; and
  - (2) **Is in compliance with such restrictions.**
- (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.
- (c) Signed certificates of disclaimer shall be filed and maintained by the employee's deputy ethics counselor.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 7301; 5 U.S.C. App. (Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950); 30 U.S.C. 1211; 43 U.S.C. 11, 31(a); 5 CFR 2634.903, 2634.905.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 53720, Oct. 16, 1997, unless otherwise noted.