Title 7-Agriculture (This book contains Parts 0 to 45) SUBTITLE A-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SUBTITLE B-REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Part 0 CHAPTER I-Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture 26 CROSS REFERENCES: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, see 7 CFR Chapter III, 9 CFR Chapter I, III. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Department of Agriculture, see 17 CFR Chapter I. Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture, see 7 CFR Chapter XIV. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, see 19 CFR Chapter I. Farm Credit Administration, see 12 CFR Chapter VI. Farmers Home Administration, Department of Agriculture, see 7 CFR Chapter XVIII. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, see 7 CFR Chapter IV. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, see 50 CFR Chapter I. Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, see 21 CFR Chapter I. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, see 36 CFR Chapter II. Rural Electrification Administration, Department of Agriculture, see 7 CFR Chapter XVII. NOTE: Other regulations issued by the Department of Agriculture appear in Chapters Il to XXVII of Title 7, Title 9, Chapter I of Title 17, Chapter II of Title 36, Chapter 4 of Title 41. Subtitle A-Office of the Secretary of Agriculture EDITORIAL NOTE: For nomenclature changes affecting this Subtitle, see 37 F.R. 6327, Mar. 28, 1972. Part 0 1 2 34 567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Employee responsibilities and conduct. Administrative regulations. Delegations of authority by the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department. Debt settlement. Claims against Indemnity Fund under programs administered by Agricul tural Stabilization and Conservation county committees. Determination of parity prices. Import quotas and fees. Selection and functions of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation 4-H Club name and emblem. Award of fellowships to applicants from other American republics. Classification and declassification of national security information and material. Sales of agricultural commodities for foreign currencies. Determination of surplus agricultural commodities under section 211 of the Agricultural Act of 1956. Setoffs and withholdings. Sales of agricultural commodities on credit under long-term supply contracts. Limitation on imports of meat. Sales of agricultural commodities made available under Title 1 of the Export sales reporting requirements. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. 19 20 21 22 Rural development coordination. 23 24 25 25A State and regional annual plans of work. Board of Contract Appeals, Department of Agriculture. Other Committee Management. ployees and special Government employees is essential to assure the proper performance of the Government business and the maintenance of confidence by citizens in their Government. The confidence of citizens in their Government is influenced not only by the manner in which employees serve the public but in the way they conduct themselves in the eyes of the public. The avoidance of misconduct and conflicts of interests on the part of Government employees and special Government employees through informed judgment is indispensable to the maintenance of these standards. To accord with these concepts, this part sets forth the regulations for employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, prescribing standards of conduct and responsibilities and governing the reporting of employment and financial interests. § 0.735-2 Definitions. In this part: (a) "Agency" means an independent subagency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (b) "Agency Head" is the Administrator or Chief Executive Officer of an agency. (c) "Conflict of interest" means the situation that exists when there is a conflict, or appearance of conflict, between the interest of an employee and the performance of his Government duties. (d) "Employee" means a regular officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture including excepted and WOC employees and includes a special Government employee unless otherwise provided. (e) "Special Government employee" means an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who is retained, designated, appointed, or employed to perform temporary duties either on a full-time or intermittent basis, with or without compensation, for not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days. (f) "The Executive Order" means Executive Order 11222 of May 8, 1965. § 0.735-3 Counseling and advisory serv ice. (a) The Assistant General Counsel for Marketing, Regulatory Laws, Research and Operations, shall serve as the Department Counselor and designee |