Subtitle A-Office of the NOTE: Nomenclature changes affecting Subtitle A appear at 38 FR 10939, May 3, 1973. EDITORIAL NOTE: For the Table of Public Land Orders formerly appearing in this volume, see the Appendix to Chapter II, Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 4000 to End. Practices before the Department of the Interior.... Preservation of American antiquities......... Employees: Interest in lands and resources Page 5 6 33 35 145 146 155 ...... Joint policies of the Departments of the Interior Vending facilities operated by blind persons Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve ..... Nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs 157 158 161 161 163 of the Department of the Interior-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .......... Wilderness preservation......... 164 176 20 Employee responsibilities and conduct 180 21 Occupancy of cabin sites on public conservation 226 Administrative claims under Federal Tort Claims 230 Surface exploration, mining and reclamation of 232 24 Preservation, use, and management of fish and wildlife resources.... 241 ..... Subtitle A-Office of the 12345 678 NOTE: Nomenclature changes affecting Subtitle A appear at 38 FR 10939, May 3, 1973. EDITORIAL NOTE: For the Table of Public Land Orders formerly appearing in this volume, see the Appendix to Chapter II, Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 4000 to End. Part Practices before the Department of the Interior.... Page 5 6 Preservation of American antiquities... 33 35 145 146 155 13 14 15 16 17 Employees: Interest in lands and resources Joint policies of the Departments of the Interior Vending facilities operated by blind persons Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve ................. Nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs 157 158 161 161 163 164 Employee responsibilities and conduct.............. 180 226 22 Administrative claims under Federal Tort Claims 230 23 Surface exploration, mining and reclamation of 232 24 Preservation, use, and management of fish and 241 Page Grants to states for establishing Youth Conserva- 242 248 259 260 267 277 278 288 PART 1-PRACTICES BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Sec. 1.1 Purpose. 1.2 Definitions. 1.3 Who may practice. 1.4 Disqualifications. 1.5 Signature to constitute certificate. 1.6 Disciplinary proceedings. AUTHORITY: Sec. 5, 23 Stat. 101; 43 U.S.C. 1464. SOURCE: 29 FR 143, Jan. 7, 1964, unless otherwise noted. § 1.1 Purpose. This part governs the participation of individuals in proceedings, both formal and informal, in which rights are asserted before, or privileges sought from, the Department of the Interior. §1.2 Definitions. As used in this part the term: (a) "Department" includes any bureau, office, or other unit of the Department of the Interior, whether in Washington, D.C., or in the field, and any officer or employee thereof; (b) "Solicitor" means the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior or his authorized representative; (c) "Practice" includes any action taken to support or oppose the assertion of a right before the Department or to support or oppose a request that the Department grant a privilege; and the term "practice" includes any such action whether it relates to the substance of, or to the procedural aspects of handling, a particular matter. The term "practice" does not include the preparation or filing of an application, the filing without comment of documents prepared by one other than the individual making the filing, obtaining from the Department information that is available to the public generally, or the making of inquiries respecting the status of a matter pending before the Department. Also, the term "practice" does not include the representation of an employee who is the subject of disciplinary, loyalty, other personnel administrative proceedings. or § 1.3 Who may practice. (a) Only those individuals who are eligible under the provisions of this section may practice before the Department, but this provision shall not be deemed to restrict the dealings of Indian tribes or members of Indian tribes with the Department. (b) Unless disqualified under the provisions of § 1.4 or by disciplinary action taken pursuant to § 1.6: (1) Any individual who has been formally admitted to practice before the Department under any prior regulations and who is in good standing on December 31, 1963, shall be permitted to practice before the Department. (2) Attorneys at law who are admitted to practice before the courts of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the District Court of the Virgin Islands will be permitted to practice without filing an application for such privilege. (3) An individual who is not otherwise entitled to practice before the Department may practice in connection with a particular matter on his own behalf or on behalf of (i) a member of his family; (ii) a partnership of which he is a member; (iii) a corporation, business trust, or an association, if such individual is an officer or fulltime employee; (iv) a receivership, decedent's estate, or a trust or estate of which he is the receiver, administrator, or other similar fiduciary; (v) the lessee of a mineral lease that is subject to an operating agreement or sublease which has been approved by the Department and which grants to such individual a power of attorney; (vi) a Federal, State, county, district, territorial, or local government or agency thereof, or a government corporation, or a district or advisory board established pursuant to statute; or (vii) an association or class of individuals who have no specific interest that will be directly affected by the disposition of the particular matter. § 1.4 Disqualifications. No individual may practice before the Department if such practice would |