Sec.  19.735-104   Delegations.

   (a) The Commission has delegated to the Chairman responsibility for the
   detection and prevention of acts, short of criminal violations, which could
   bring discredit upon the Commission and the Federal service.

   (b) Approvals under 18 U.S.C. 205(e). (1) Commissioners may approve the
   representational activities permitted by 18 U.S.C. 205(e) by other employees
   in  their immediate offices. The Designated Agency Ethics Official has
   delegated authority to grant such approvals for all other employees except
   Commissioners.

   (2)(i) Requests for approval of the activities permitted by 18 U.S.C. 205(e)
   shall be in writing and submitted as follows:

   (A) In the case of employees in the immediate offices of a Commissioner, to
   the Commissioner;

   (B) In the case of Heads of Offices and Bureaus, to the Chairman; and

   (C) In the case of all other employees except Commissioners, to the Head of
   the Office or Bureau to which the employee is assigned.

   (ii) An official (other than the Chairman or another Commissioner) to whom a
   request for approval under 18 U.S.C. 205(e) is submitted shall forward it to
   the Designated Agency Ethics Official with the official's recommendation as
   to whether the request should be granted.

   (3) Copies of all requests for approval under 18 U.S.C. 205(e) and the
   action taken thereon shall be maintained by the Designated Agency Ethics
   Official.

   (c)  Waivers  under  18  U.S.C.  208.  (1) Commissioners may waive the
   applicability of 18 U.S.C. 208(a), in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(1) or
   208(b)(3) and section 301(d) of Executive Order 12731, for other employees
   in  their immediate offices. The Designated Agency Ethics Official has
   delegated  authority  to make such waiver determinations for all other
   employees except Commissioners.

   (2)(i) Requests for waiver of the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 208(a) shall be
   in writing and submitted as follows:

   (A) In the case of employees in the immediate offices of a Commissioner, to
   the Commissioner;

   (B) In the case of Heads of Offices and Bureaus, to the Chairman; and

   (C) In the case of all other employees except Commissioners, to the Head of
   the Office or Bureau to which the employee is assigned.

   (ii) An official (other than the Chairman or another Commissioner) to whom a
   waiver request is submitted shall forward it to the Designated Agency Ethics
   Official with the official's recommendation as to whether the waiver should
   be granted.

   (3) Copies of all requests for waivers and the action taken thereon shall be
   maintained by the Designated Agency Ethics Official.