45 CFR 81.112
§ 81.112 Improper conduct.
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
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- 45 CFR 81.112, § 81.112 Improper conduct, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/216630
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With respect to any proceeding it is improper for any interested person to attempt to sway the judgment of the reviewing authority by undertaking to bring pressure or influence to bear upon any officer having a responsibility for a decision in the proceeding, or his decisional staff. It is improper that such interested persons or any members of the Department's staff or the presiding officer give statements to communications media, by paid advertisement or otherwise, designed to influence the judgment of any officer having a responsibility for a decision in the proceeding, or his decisional staff. It is improper for any person to solicit communications to any such officer, or his decisional staff, other than proper communications by parties or amici curiae.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.