[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2.81]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 2--RECORDS AND TESTIMONY; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart E--Legal Process: Testimony by Employees and Production of 
                                 Records
 
Sec. 2.81  What is the Department's policy on granting requests for employee testimony or Department records?

    (a) Except for proceedings covered by Sec. 2.80(c) and (d), it is 
the Department's general policy not to allow its employees to testify or 
to produce Department records either upon request or by subpoena. 
However, if you request in writing, the Department will consider whether 
to allow testimony or production of records under this subpart. The 
Department's policy ensures the orderly execution of its mission and 
programs while not impeding any proceeding inappropriately.
    (b) No Department employee may testify or produce records in any 
proceeding to which this subpart applies unless authorized by the 
Department under Secs. 2.80 through 2.90 United States

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ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951).

                     Responsibilities of Requesters