# 29 CFR § 0.737-2: Appointment of alternate officials

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-2

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 0.737-2
- **Heading:** Appointment of alternate officials
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor > PART 0—ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYEES > Subpart B—Post Employment Conflict of Interest

## Text

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, the Secretary of Labor is authorized to perform any of the functions otherwise assigned in this subpart to the Under Secretary in any proceeding. The Secretary is also authorized to appoint as an alternate official any other officer or employee of the Department of Labor to perform functions otherwise assigned in this subpart to the Under Secretary or the Solicitor of Labor in any proceeding; except that:
(a) The functions otherwise assigned in this subpart to the Under Secretary and the Solicitor shall not both be performed by the same alternate official in the same proceeding, and
(b) The same individual shall not be appointed as both an Examiner under § 0.737-5 and an alternate official under this section in the same proceeding.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 0.735-1 § 0.735-1 Cross-references to employee ethical conduct standards, financial disclosure regulations and other ethics regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.735-1.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-1 § 0.737-1 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-1.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-2 § 0.737-2 Appointment of alternate officials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-2.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-3 § 0.737-3 Initiation of administrative disciplinary hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-3.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-4 § 0.737-4 Request for a hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-4.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-5 § 0.737-5 Appointment of Examiner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-5.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-6 § 0.737-6 Time, date and place of hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-6.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-7 § 0.737-7 Hearing rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-7.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-8 § 0.737-8 Hearing decision and exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-8.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-9 § 0.737-9 Decision on exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-9.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-10 § 0.737-10 Administrative sanctions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-10.md)
- [29 CFR § 0.737-11 § 0.737-11 Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-0.737-11.md)

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