(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a special Government employee who can influence TVA's decisions in acquiring or disposing of services, equipment, materials, or real estate, or in planning or carrying out program activities may not, while employed by TVA or in connection with his employment with TVA, receive or solicit, anything of value as a gift, gratuity, special discount, favor, entertainment, loan, or any other thing of monetary value, for himself or another person, from a person who might benefit from such decisions. (b) A special Government employee may accept things of value described in § 300.735-12(b) under the same circumstances and to the same extent as they may be accepted by employees. § 300.735-35 Miscellaneous statutory provisions. Each special Government employee shall acquaint himself with each statute listed in § 300.735-20 that relates to his ethical and other conduct as a special Government employee of TVA and of the Government. $300.735-36 General conduct. Each special Government employee shall adhere to the standards of conduct made applicable to employees by §§ 300.735-14 through 300.735-19. Subpart D-Statements of Employment and Financial Interests §300.735-41 Employees required to submit statements. (a) The following employees must submit statements of employment and financial interests on forms TVA 9862, "Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interests (For Use by Employees)": (1) All employees at TVA grade M-8 and above. (2) Employees at TVA grades M-5, M-6, and M-7 who are in positions determined by the General Manager or an official designated by him as positions the incumbents of which are responsible for making a TVA decision or taking a TVA action in regard to: (i) Contracting or procurement (other than contracting for the services of employees or special Government employees), including the determination of specifications to be included in procurement contracts; the evaluation of bids; the appraisal or selection of prospective bidders or of contractors; the negotiation or approval of contracts; the administration of contract provisions, including the supervision of activities performed by contractors, and the inspection of materials for acceptability; (ii) Administering or monitoring grants or subsidies, including grants to educational institutions and other non-Federal enterprises; (iii) Audit of financial transactions; (iv) Regulating or auditing private or other non-Federal enterprise; (v) Use and disposal of excess or surplus property; (vi) Establishment and enforcement of safety standards and procedures systems; or (vii) Any other matter having an appreciable economic impact on the interests of a non-Federal enterprise. Employees in such positions may be excluded from the reporting require 30-039 0 78 - 25 ment when the General Manager or an official designated by him determines that the duties of a position are such that the likelihood of the incumbent's involvement in a conflicts-of-interest situation is remote; or that the duties of a position are at such a level of responsibility that the submission of a statement of employment and financial interests is not necessary because of the degree of supervision and review over the incumbent or the inconsequential effect on the integrity of the Government and TVA. (3) Employees at TVA grades M-5, M-6, and M-7 who are in positions which are determined by the General Manager or an official designated by him to have duties and responsibilities which require the incumbent to report employment and financial interests in order to avoid involvement in a possible conflicts-of-interest situation and carry out the purpose of law, the Executive order, and the regulations in this part. (b) The positions described in paragraph (a)(2) and (3) of this section are identified in the appendix to this part. The appendix shall be maintained and changes therein made by TVA. Additions to, deletions from, and other amendments of the list of positions in the appendix are effective upon actual notification to the incumbents. The amended appendix shall be submitted annually for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. APPENDIX As provided in § 300.735-41(b), employees in the following positions, which are described in § 300.735-41(a)(2) and (3) and which are in addition to the positions described in § 300.735-41(a)(1), must submit statements of employment and financial interests: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER Chief, Budget Staff, Grade M-7. Chief, Planning Staff, Grade M-7. Manager, Corporate Information Systems, Grade M-6. Project Manager, Grade M-6. DIVISION OF PERSONNEL Chief, Employment Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Trades and Labor Relations Staff, Grade M-7. Chief, Hydroelectric Generation Branch Grade M-7. Chief, Plant Engineering Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Power Plant Maintenance Branch, Grade M-7. Power Plant Superintendent, Grade M-7. Assistant Chief, Hydroelectric Generation Branch, Grade M-6. Assistant to Chief, Steam-Electric Generation Branch, Grade M-6. Coordinator, Training Center, Grade M-6. Electrical Engineer, Grade M-6. Mechanical Engineer, Boiler and Reactor Maintenance Group, Grade M-6. Mechanical Engineer, Turbine Maintenance Group, Grade M-6. Nuclear Engineer, Office of Chief, Power Plant Maintenance Branch, Grade M-6. DIVISION OF POWER RESOURCE PLANNING Chief, Fossil Fuels Planning Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Nuclear Fuels Planning Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Nuclear Raw Materials Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Power Supply Planning Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Regulatory Branch, Grade M-7. Assistant Chief, Nuclear Raw Materials Branch, Grade M-6. Manager, Field Operations, Grade M-6. Project Engineer, Grade M-6. Fuels Engineer (Acting Supervisor, Section, Fossil Fuels Planning Branch), Grade M-5. Nuclear Engineer, Grade M-5. Power Supply Engineer, Grade M-5. Project Manager, Grade M-5. DIVISION OF POWER SYSTEM OPERATIONS Chief, Transmission Maintenance and Test Branch, Grade M-7. DIVISION OF POWER UTILIZATION Assistant to Director of Power Utilization, Grade M-7. Chief, Analysis Branch, Grade M-7. Assistant District Manager, Grade M-5. DIVISION OF TRANSMISSION PLANNING AND ENGINEERING Chief, Civil Engineering and Design Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Communication Engineering and Design Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Electrical Engineering and Design Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Transmission System Planning Branch, Grade M-7. Chief, Transmission System Siting and Clearance Staff, Grade M-7. Assistant Chief, Civil Engineering and Design Branch, Grade M-6. Assistant Chief, Electrical Engineering and Design Branch, Grade M-6. Civil Engineer, Grade M-5. Supervisor, Materials, Specifications, and Procurement Section, Grade M-5. Supervisor, Substation Projects Section, Grade M-5. Compliance Staff, Grade M-6. Chief, Hazard Control Compliance Staff, Grade M-6. Chief, Laboratory Branch, Grade M-6. Supervisor, Air Quality Studies, Section, Grade M-6. Supervisor, Section, Industrial Hygiene Engineering Staff, Grade M-6. Biologist (contracting and procurement; surplus property disposal; safety standards), Grade M-5. Budget Officer, Grade M-5. Chief, Central Services Staff, Grade M-5. Environmental Engineer (contracting and procurement), Grade M-5. Health Physicist, Grade M-5. Industrial Hygienist, Grade M-5. Personnel Officer, Grade M-5 Research Chemist, Grade M-5. Safety Engineer, Grade M-5. Supervisor, Section, Air Quality Branch, Grade M-5. Supervisor, Section, Laboratory Branch, Grade M-5. Supervisor, Section, Radiological Hygiene Branch, Grade M-5 Supervisor, Section, Safety Engineering Staff, Grade M-5. Supervisor, Section, Water Quality and Ecology Branch, Grade M-5. Supervisor, Staff, Water Quality and Ecology Branch, Grade M-5. Supervisor, Staff, Air Quality and Ecology Branch, Grade M-5. |