Utah Admin. Code R645-101-100 - Responsibility

110. The Director will:

111. Provide advice, assistance, and guidance to Board members and all state employees required to file statements pursuant to R645-101-310;

112. Promptly review the statement of employment and financial interests and supplements, if any, filed by each employee, to determine if the employee has correctly identified those listed employment and financial interests which constitute a direct or indirect financial interest in a coal mining or reclamation operation;

113. Resolve prohibited financial interest situations by ordering or initiating remedial action;

114. Certify on each statement that review has been made, that prohibited financial interests, if any, have been resolved, and that no other prohibited interests have been identified from the statement;

115. Submit to the Director of the Office such statistics and information, as he or she may request, to enable preparation of the annual report to Congress;

116. Submit to the Director of the Office the initial listing and the subsequent annual listings of positions as required by R645-101-312 and R645-101-313.

117. Furnish a blank statement 45 days in advance of the filing date established by R645-101-321 to each Board member and state employee required to file a statement; and

118. Inform, annually, each Board member and state employee required to file a statement with the Director or such other official designated by Utah law or rule, or the name, address, and telephone number of the person whom they may contact for advice and counseling.

120. Division employees performing any duties or functions under the Act will:

121. Have no direct or indirect financial interest in coal mining and reclamation operations;

122. File a fully completed statement of employment and financial interest upon entrance to duty, and annually thereafter on the specified filing date; and

123. Comply with directives issued by persons responsible for approving each statement and comply with directives issued by those persons responsible for ordering remedial action.

130. Members of the Board will recuse themselves from proceedings which may affect their direct or indirect financial interests.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R645-101-100