Commerce Proposes Update to Regs on Requests for Documents, Testimony in Court Cases
The Commerce Department is proposing to amend its “Touhy regulations” on procedures for responding to requests for documents or testimony for use in legal proceedings, it said. The proposal would “clarify, update, and streamline the language of several provisions, provide…
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greater transparency regarding the factors that the agency will consider when reviewing such requests, and more directly address issues that frequently arise in requests for documents or testimony based on the facts of the request, such as whether the testimony requested is that of a former employee, whether the United States is a party to the underlying legal proceedings, or whether the testimony or documents are requested from the Office of the Inspector General,” Commerce said. Comments are due Oct. 27.