Heat kernel coefficients for Chern-Simons boundary conditions in QED

We consider the four-dimensional Euclidean Maxwell theory with a Chem-Simon s term on the boundary. The corresponding gauge-invariant boundary conditio ns become dependent on tangential derivatives. Taking the 4-sphere as a par ticular example, we calculate explicitly a number of thr first heat kernel coefficients and obtain the general formulae that yield any desired coeffic ient. A remarkable observation is that the coefficient a(2), which defines the I-loop counterterm and the conformal anomaly, does not depend on the Ch ern-Simons coupling constant, while the heat kernel itself becomes singular at a certain (critical) value of the coupling. This could be a reflection of a general property of Chem-Simons theories.