[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR15.203]

[Page 186]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 15--PUBLIC ACCESS TO HUD RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION BY HUD EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C--Production in Response to Subpoenas or Demands of Courts or 
                            Other Authorities
 
Sec. 15.203  Procedure in the event of a demand for production or disclosure.

    (a) Whenever a demand is made upon an employee of the Department for 
the production of material or the disclosure of information described in 
Sec. 15.201, the employee shall immediately notify the Secretary and 
either the General Counsel or the appropriate Regional Counsel. The 
appropriate Regional Counsel shall mean the Regional Counsel for the 
Regional Office having delegated authority over the project or activity 
with respect to which the information is sought. If possible, the 
Secretary shall be notified before the employee concerned replies to or 
appears before the court or other authority.
    (b) If response to the demand is required before the instructions 
from the Secretary are received, the U.S. Attorney or such other 
attorney as may be designated for the purpose, will appear with the 
employee of the Department upon whom the demand has been made, and will 
furnish the court or other authority with a copy of the regulations 
contained in this subpart and inform the court or other authority that 
the demand has been or is being, as the case may be, referred for prompt 
consideration of the Secretary. The court or other authority shall be 
requested respectfully to stay the demand pending receipt of the 
requested instructions from the Secretary.

[52 FR 12160, Apr. 15, 1987, as amended at 66 FR 6973, Jan. 22, 2001]