---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 1.3003"
title: "47"
number: "1.3003"
heading: "Mandatory factors for evaluating conflicts of interest."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/1.3003"
---

# §1.3003. Mandatory factors for evaluating conflicts of interest.


No gift shall be accepted under this subpart unless a determination is made that its acceptance would not create a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest. In making conflict of interest determinations, designated agency ethics officials shall consider the following factors:

- (a) Whether the benefits of the intended gift will accrue to an individual employee and, if so—
  - (1) Whether the employee is responsible for matters affecting the potential donor that are currently before the agency; and
  - (2) The significance of the employee's role in any such matters;
- (b) The nature and sensitivity of any matters pending at the Commission affecting the intended donor;
- (c) The timing of the intended gift;
- (d) The market value of the intended gift;
- (e) The frequency of other gifts made by the same donor; and
- (f) **The reason underlying the intended gift given in a written statement from the proposed donor.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 59 FR 38128, July 27, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted.