[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 6, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 6CFR5.45]

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                       TITLE 6--HOMELAND SECURITY
 
   CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
 
PART 5_DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C_Disclosure of Information in Litigation
 
Sec.  5.45  Procedure when testimony or production of documents is 

sought; general.

    (a) If official information is sought, through testimony or 
otherwise, by a request or demand, the party seeking such release or 
testimony must (except as otherwise required by federal law or 
authorized by the Office of the General Counsel) set forth in writing, 
and with as much specificity as possible, the nature and relevance of 
the official information sought. Where documents or other materials are 
sought, the party should provide a description using the types of 
identifying information suggested in Sec.  5.3(b). Subject to Sec.  
5.47, Department employees may only produce, disclose, release, comment 
upon, or testify concerning those matters which were specified in 
writing and properly approved by the appropriate Department official 
designated in Sec.  5.44. See United States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 
U.S. 462 (1951). The Office of the General Counsel may waive the 
requirement of this subsection in appropriate circumstances.
    (b) To the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, the Department 
may also require from the party seeking such testimony or documents a 
plan of all reasonably foreseeable demands, including but not limited to 
the names of all employees and former employees from whom discovery will 
be sought, areas of inquiry, expected duration of proceedings requiring 
oral testimony, and identification of potentially relevant documents.

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    (c) The appropriate Department official designated in Sec.  5.42 
will notify the Department employee and such other persons as 
circumstances may warrant of its decision regarding compliance with the 
request or demand.
    (d) The Office of the General Counsel will consult with the 
Department of Justice regarding legal representation for Department 
employees in appropriate cases.