PART 4701—SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Authority: 2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(3); 5 U.S.C. 7301; 5 U.S.C. app. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR p. 215 (1989 Comp.), as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR p. 306 (1990 Comp.); 5 CFR 2635.105 and 2635.803. Source: 76 FR 70329, Nov. 14, 2011, unless otherwise noted. § 4701.101 Scope. (a) In accordance with 5 CFR 2635.105, the regulations in this part set forth standards of conduct that apply to members and other employees of the Federal Election Commission (“Commission”). (b) In addition, members and other employees of the Commission are subject to the following regulations: (1) 5 CFR part 735 (Employee Responsibilities and Conduct); (2) 5 CFR part 2634 (Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and Certificates of Divestiture); (3) 5 CFR part 2635 (Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch); and (4) 11 CFR part 7 (Standards of Conduct for Members and Employees of the Federal Election Commission). § 4701.102 Prior approval for certain outside employment. (a) Definitions. (1) Active participant (2) Employee (3) Definition of outside employment. outside employment (i) The activity provides compensation other than reimbursement of expenses; (ii) The activities of the non-Federal organization are devoted substantially to matters relating to the employee's official duties as defined in 5 CFR 2635.807(a)(2)(i)(B) through (E) and the employee will serve as officer or director of the non-Federal organization; or (iii) The activities will involve the provision of consultative or professional services. Consultative services means the provision of personal services, including the rendering of advice or consultation, which requires advanced knowledge in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a course of specialized instruction and study in an institution of higher education, hospital, or similar facility. Professional services means the provision of personal services, including the rendering of advice or consultation, which involves application of the skills of a profession as defined in 5 CFR 2636.305(b)(1) or involves a fiduciary relationship as defined in 5 CFR 2636.305(b)(2). (4) Related to the employee's official duties (i) Outside employment that an employee has been invited to participate in because of his or her official position rather than his or her expertise in the subject matter; (ii) Outside employment in which an employee has been asked to participate by a person that has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employee's official duties; (iii) Outside employment that conveys information derived from nonpublic information gained during the course of government employment; and (iv) Outside employment that deals in significant part with any matter to which the employee is or has been officially assigned in the last year, or any ongoing or announced Commission policy, program, or operation. (b) Prior approval requirement. (1) Are related to the employee's official duties; or (2) Involve the application of the same specialized skills or the same educational background as used in the performance of the employee's official duties. (c) Submission of requests for approval. (2) Upon a significant change in the nature or scope of the outside employment or in the employee's official position, the employee shall submit a revised request for approval. (d) Standard for approval.