[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 40CFR1612.1]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

       CHAPTER VI--CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

 

PART 1612_PRODUCTION OF RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  1612.1  Purpose and scope.









Sec.

1612.1 Purpose and scope.

1612.2 Applicability.

1612.3 Published reports and material contained in the public incident 

          investigation dockets.

1612.4 Requests for authentication or certification of records.

1612.5 Other material.



    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 sets forth procedures to be followed when requesting 

material for use in legal proceedings (including administrative 

proceedings) in which the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 

(CSB) is not a party, and procedures to be followed by the employee upon 

receipt of a subpoena, order, or other demand (collectively referred to 

here as a demand) for such material by a court or other competent 

authority or by a private litigant. Material, as used in this part, 

means any type of physical or documentary evidence, including but not 

limited to paper documents, electronic media, videotapes, audiotapes, 

etc.

    (b) The purposes of this part are to:

    (1) Conserve the time of employees for conducting official business;

    (2) Minimize the possibility of involving the CSB in controversial 

issues not related to its mission;

    (3) Maintain the impartiality of the CSB among private litigants;

    (4) Avoid spending the time and money of the United States for 

private purposes; and

    (5) To protect confidential, sensitive information, and the 

deliberative processes of the CSB.