[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1401.2]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                        AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
 
PART 1401_PUBLIC INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A_Information in Response to Subpoenas
 
Sec. 1401.2  Production of records or testimony by FMCS employees.

    (a) Public policy and the successful effectuation of the Federal 
Mediation and Conciliation Service's mission require that commissioners 
and employees maintain a reputation for impartiality and integrity. 
Labor and management or other interested parties participating in 
mediation efforts must have the assurance and confidence that 
information disclosed to commissioners and other employees of the 
Service will not subsequently be divulged, voluntarily or because of 
compulsion, unless authorized by the Director of the Service.
    (b) No officer, employee, or other person officially connected in 
any capacity with the Service, currently or formerly shall, in response 
to a subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, or other judicial or administrative 
order, produce any material contained in the files of the Service, 
disclose any information acquired as part of the performance of his 
official duties or because of his official status, or testify on behalf 
of any party to any matter pending in any judicial, arbitral or 
administrative proceeding, without the prior approval of the Director.