[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR600.9]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
    CHAPTER VI--OFFICES OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 600--GENERAL POWERS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 600.9  Notification and reports by the Attorney General.

    (a) The Attorney General will notify the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Judiciary Committees of each House of Congress, 
with an explanation for each action--
    (1) Upon appointing a Special Counsel;
    (2) Upon removing any Special Counsel; and
    (3) Upon conclusion of the Special Counsels investigation, 
including, to the extent consistent with applicable law, a description 
and explanation of instances (if any) in which the Attorney General 
concluded that a proposed action by a Special Counsel was so 
inappropriate or unwarranted under established Departmental practices 
that it should not be pursued.
    (b) The notification requirement in paragraph (a)(1) of this section 
may be tolled by the Attorney General upon a finding that legitimate 
investigative or privacy concerns require confidentiality. At such time 
as confidentiality is no longer needed, the notification will be 
provided.
    (c) The Attorney General may determine that public release of these 
reports would be in the public interest, to the extent that release 
would comply with applicable legal restrictions. All other releases of 
information by any Department of Justice employee, including the Special 
Counsel and staff, concerning matters handled by Special Counsels shall 
be governed by the generally applicable Departmental guidelines 
concerning public comment with respect to any criminal investigation, 
and relevant law.