[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR15.11]

[Page 164-165]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 15--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in 
                            Legal Proceedings
 
Sec. 15.11  Scope.

    Source: 60 FR 9291, Feb. 17, 1995, unless otherwise noted. 
Redesignated at 62 FR 19669, Apr. 23, 1997.


    (a) This subpart sets forth the policies and procedures of the 
Department of Commerce regarding the testimony of employees, and former 
employees, as witnesses in legal proceedings and the production or 
disclosure of information contained in Department of Commerce documents 
for use in legal proceedings pursuant to a request, order, or subpoena 
(collectively referred to in this subpart as a ``demand'').

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    (b) This subpart does not apply to any legal proceeding in which an 
employee is to testify while on leave status, regarding facts or events 
that are unrelated to the official business of the Department.
    (c) This subpart in no way affects the rights and procedures 
governing public access to records pursuant to the Freedom of 
Information Act, the Privacy Act or the Trade Secrets Act..
    (d) This subpart is not intended to be relied upon to, and does not, 
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at 
law by any party against the United States.