[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR9.3]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 9_TESTIMONY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT AND PRODUCTION OF RECORDS 
IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  9.3  Definitions.

    For purposes of this part:
    Department means the Department of Transportation (DOT), including 
the Office of the Secretary (which encompasses the Office of the 
Inspector General) and the following operating administrations while 
they are part of DOT:
    (a) The U.S. Coast Guard.
    (b) The Federal Aviation Administration.
    (c) The Federal Highway Administration.
    (d) The Federal Railroad Administration.
    (e) The Federal Transit Administration.
    (f) The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
    (g) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
    (h) The Maritime Administration.
    (i) The Research and Special Programs Administration.
    (j) Any DOT operating administration established after the effective 
date of this part.
    Legal proceeding means any case or controversy pending before any 
federal, state, or local court (including grand jury proceedings), any 
administrative proceeding pending before any federal, state, or local 
agency, or any legislative proceeding pending before any state or local 
agency.

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    Legal proceeding between private litigants means any legal 
proceeding in which neither the Department of Transportation nor the 
United States (including any federal agency or officer of the United 
States in his or her official capacity) is a party.
    Employee of the Department or Employee means any current or former 
officer or employee of the Department; any active duty, retired, or 
former officer or enlisted member of the Coast Guard; or any current or 
former contractor (including any corporation or other entity and any 
employee or subcontractor).
    Agency counsel means the General Counsel of the Department or the 
Chief Counsel of any operating administration of the Department 
concerned, any person to whom the General Counsel or Chief Counsel has 
delegated authority, or any person who is authorized to represent the 
Department in a specific legal proceeding.
    Testimony means any written or oral statement by a witness, 
including depositions, answers to interrogatories, affidavits, 
declarations, and statements at a hearing or trial.