Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 86.233 - General requirements(a) The Department employes performing a function or duty under the coal mining laws shall: (1) Have no direct or indirect financial interest in a coal mining operation.(2) File a fully completed statement of employment and financial interest, on a form provided by the Department, upon beginning or continuing employment with the Department and annually thereafter on a specified filing date.(3) Take action promptly to remedy any and all prohibited financial interests determined as provided in this subchapter.(b) Compliance with this subchapter is a condition upon the employment of all employes who perform any function or duty under the coal mining laws.(c) The Department will:(1) Provide advice, assistance and guidance to employes required to file a statement of employment and financial interest.(2) Promptly review the statement of employment and financial interests and supplements, if any, filed by each employe, to determine if the employe has correctly identified those listed employment and financial interests which constitute a direct or indirect financial interest in an underground or surface coal mining operation.(3) Resolve prohibited financial interest situations by ordering or initiating remedial action.(4) Certify on each statement that review has been made, that prohibited financial interests, if any, have been resolved, and that no other prohibited interests have been identified from the statement.(5) Submit to the Director of the Office of Surface Mining, United States Department of Interior, such statistics and information as he may request to enable preparation of an annual report to Congress on implementation of these conflict of interest requirements, maintaining, however, appropriate confidentiality.(6) Submit to the Director of the Office of Surface Mining, United States Department of Interior, the initial listing and the subsequent annual listings of positions within the Department for which employes perform functions or duties under the coal mining laws.(7) Furnish a blank statement of employment and financial interests 45 days in advance of the filing date established by the Department to each employe required to file a statement.(8) Inform annually each employe required to file a statement with the Department of the name, address and telephone number of the person whom they may contact for advice and counseling.The provisions of this §86.233 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382.