December 3, 2001
The Department of Transportation, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), amends the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Transportation (Transportation Ethics Regulations). The amendment adds authority to waive the general prohibition against Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees holding stock or other securities interests in airlines, aircraft manufacturing companies or suppliers of components or parts to those entities. The exercise of this waiver authority will be conditioned in each case upon a determination that the waiver is not inconsistent with the standards of ethical conduct for employees of the Executive Branch and that application of the general FAA prohibition is not necessary to avoid the appearance of misuse of position or loss of impartiality.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-12-03/pdf/01-29890.pdf