PART 6001—SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 7301, 7353; 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 49 U.S.C. 322; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306; 5 CFR 2635.105, 2635.203(a), 2635.403(a), 2635.807. Source: 61 FR 39903, July 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted. § 6001.101 General. In accordance with 5 CFR 2635.105, the regulations in this part apply to employees of the Department of Transportation and supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch contained in 5 CFR part 2635. In addition to the standards in 5 CFR part 2635, employees are subject to the executive branch financial disclosure regulations contained in 5 CFR part 2634. § 6001.102 Agency designees. For purposes of 5 CFR part 2635, the following Department of Transportation officials are agency designees within the meaning of 5 CFR 2635.102(b): (a) The Designated Agency Ethics Official; (b) The Alternate Agency Ethics Official; (c) The Deputy Ethics Officials; and (d) As designated by Deputy Ethics Officials, legal counsel in regional and other offices. § 6001.103 Designation of separate agency components. (a) Pursuant to 5 CFR 2635.203(a), each of the following components of the Department of Transportation is designated as a separate agency for purpose of the regulations in subpart B of 5 CFR part 2635 governing gifts from outside sources and § 2635.807 of this title governing teaching, speaking, or writing: (1) Federal Aviation Administration; (2) Federal Highway Administration; (3) Federal Railroad Administration; (4) Federal Transit Administration; (5) Maritime Administration; (6) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; (7) Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; and (8) United States Coast Guard. (b) Employees of Department of Transportation components not designated as separate agencies, including employees of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, the Research and Special Programs Administration, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, will be treated as employees of DOT which shall be treated as a single agency that is separate from the above listed agencies for purposes of determining whether the donor of a gift is a prohibited source under 5 CFR 2635.203(d) and for identifying the DOT employee's agency under 5 CFR 2635.807 governing teaching, speaking, and writing. § 6001.104 Prohibited financial interests. (a) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). (2) No FRA employee appointed after December 1991 shall hold reemployment rights with a railroad company subject to FRA regulation after his or her first year of employment. (3) No spouse or minor child of an FRA employee shall hold stock or any other securities interest in a railroad company subject to FRA regulation. (b) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (c) Exception. (d) Waiver. (e) Period to divest. [61 FR 39903, July 31, 1996, as amended at 66 FR 60140, Dec. 3, 2001]