; or (B) it is in the public interest to grant the waiver. (2) Publication The Director shall make each waiver under paragraph (1) publicly available on the Web site of the Office of Government Ethics. 603. Negotiating future private sector employment (a) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (c), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered pharmaceutical regulator may not participate in any particular matter which involves, to the knowledge of the covered pharmaceutical regulator, an individual or entity with whom the covered pharmaceutical regulator is in negotiations of future employment or has an arrangement concerning prospective employment. (b) Disclosure of employment negotiations (1) In general If a covered pharmaceutical regulator begins any negotiations of future employment with another person, or an agent or intermediary of another person, or other discussion or communication with another person, or an agent or intermediary of another person, mutually conducted with a view toward reaching an agreement regarding possible employment of the covered pharmaceutical regulator, the covered pharmaceutical regulator shall notify the designated agency ethics official of the covered pharmaceutical regulatory agency employing the covered pharmaceutical regulator regarding the negotiations, discussions, or communications. (2) Information A designated agency ethics official receiving notice under paragraph (1), after consultation with the Director, shall inform the covered pharmaceutical regulator of any potential conflicts of interest involved in any negotiations, discussions, or communications with the other person and the applicable prohibitions. (3) Publication The Director, after receiving notice under paragraph (1), shall make publicly available on the Web site of the Office of Government Ethics the name of the covered pharmaceutical regulator and the name of the private person involved in the negotiations or arrangement concerning prospective employment of the covered pharmaceutical