[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 28, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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.