[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR0.735-37]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 0_EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart G_Administration
 
Sec.  0.735-37  Procedure.

    The review of statements of employment and financial interests shall 
include the following basic measures, among others:
    (a) Statements shall be submitted to the designated officer, who 
will review each employee's statement of employment and financial 
interests to ascertain whether they are consistent with the requirements 
established by or pursuant to this part. (See Sec.  0.735-24(b).)
    (b) Where the statement raises any question of compliance with the 
requirements of this part, it shall be submitted to a deputy counselor 
for the organization unit concerned. The deputy counselor may, in his 
discretion, utilize the advice and services of others (including 
departmental facilities) to obtain further information needed to resolve 
the questions.
    (c) The designated officer shall maintain the statements of 
employment and financial interests in a file apart from the official 
personnel files and shall take every measure practicable to insure their 
confidentiality. Statements of employment and financial interests shall 
be preserved for 5 years following the separation of an employee from 
the Department or following termination of any other relationship under 
which the individual rendered service to the Department, except as may 
be otherwise authorized by the Assistant Secretary for Administration or 
as required by law.