[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR15.203]



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                 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]