### Question
What is the definition of remote or inconsequential?


### Answer
The definition of **remote or inconsequential** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 16377*:

> given that term in regulations issued by the Office of Government Ethics under section 208(b)(2) of title 18.

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 16377*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-ENERGY POLICY, 2005 > SUBCHAPTER IX-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT > Part J-Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources**

