Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Farm Credit Administration

Resumen

The Farm Credit Administration, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is issuing as an interim rule regulations for the officers and employees of the FCA that supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (Executive Branch-wide Standards) issued by OGE. The interim rule is a necessary supplement to the Executive Branch-wide Standards because it addresses ethical issues unique to FCA programs and operations. The interim rule establishes regulations imposing prohibitions on the ownership of certain financial interests; prohibitions on certain forms of borrowing and extensions of credit; limitations on purchases of assets owned by Farm Credit System (System) institutions, conservatorship or receivership assets, or certain assets held by the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Corporation); restrictions arising from the employment of relatives; a prohibition against involvement in Farm Credit System board member elections; and restrictions on outside employment and business activities. The FCA is also repealing its current regulations on these subjects and replacing them with a single section that provides cross-referen