[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 30]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1611.1]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
       CHAPTER VI--CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
 
PART 1611_TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1611.1  General.




Sec.
1611.1 General.
1611.2 Definitions.
1611.3 Scope of permissible testimony.
1611.4 Manner in which testimony is given in civil litigation.
1611.5 Request for testimony in civil litigation.
1611.6 Testimony of former CSB employees.
1611.7 Testimony by current CSB employees regarding prior activity.
1611.8 Procedure in the event of a subpoena in civil litigation.
1611.9 Testimony in Federal, State, or local criminal investigations and 
          other proceedings.
1611.10 Obtaining CSB investigation reports and supporting information.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(6)(G).

    Source: 66 FR 17366, Mar. 30, 2001, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) This part prescribes policies and procedures regarding the 
testimony of employees of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board (CSB) in suits or actions for damages and criminal proceedings 
arising out of chemical incidents when such testimony is in an official 
capacity and arises out of or is related to an incident investigation. 
The purpose of this part is to ensure that the time of CSB employees is 
used only for official purposes, to avoid embroiling the CSB in 
controversial issues that are not related to its duties, to avoid 
spending public funds for non-CSB purposes, to preserve the impartiality 
of the CSB, and to prohibit the discovery of opinion testimony.
    (b) This part does not apply to:
    (1) Congressional requests or subpoenas for testimony or records;
    (2) Federal court civil proceedings in which the United States is a 
party;
    (3) Federal administrative proceedings;
    (4) Employees who voluntarily testify, while on their own time or in 
approved leave status, as private citizens as to facts or events that 
are not related to the official business of the CSB. The employee must 
state for the record that the testimony represents the employee's own 
views and is not necessarily the official position of the CSB.
    (c) This part only provides guidance for the internal operations of 
the CSB, and neither creates nor is intended to

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create any enforceable right or benefit against the United States.