49 CFR 5.73

§ 5.73 Avoiding bias.

United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective

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Citation: 49 CFR 5.73, § 5.73 Avoiding bias, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/254107
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Consistent with all applicable laws and ethical standards relating to recusals and disqualifications, no Federal employee or contractor may participate in a DOT enforcement action in any capacity, including as ALJ, adjudication counsel, adversarial personnel, or decisional personnel, if that person has: (a) A financial or other personal interest that would be affected by the outcome of the enforcement action; (b) Personal animus against a party to the action or against a group to which a party belongs; (c) Prejudgment of the adjudicative facts at issue in the proceeding; or (d) Any other prohibited conflict of interest.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.