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40 CFR 2.404 - Procedures when an employee is subpoenaed.

§ 2.404
Procedures when an employee is subpoenaed.
(a) Copies of subpoenas must immediately be sent to the General Counsel or his designee with the recommendations of the employee's supervisors. The General Counsel or his designee, in consultation with the appropriate Assistant Administrator, Regional Administrator or Staff Office Director, determines whether compliance with the subpoena would clearly be in the interests of EPA and responds as soon as practicable.
(b) If the General Counsel or his designee denies approval to comply with the subpoena, or if he has not acted by the return date, the employee must appear at the stated time and place (unless advised by the General Counsel or his designee that the subpoena was not validly issued or served or that the subpoena has been withdrawn), produce a copy of these regulations and respectfully refuse to provide any testimony or produce any documents. United States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951).
(c) Where employees in the Office of Inspector General are subpoenaed, the Inspector General or his designee makes the determination under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section in consultation with the General Counsel.
(d) The General Counsel will request the assistance of the Department of Justice or a U.S. Attorney where necessary to represent the interests of the Agency and the employee.

Title 40 published on 2012-07-01

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United States Code
USC : Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES

§ 553 - Rule making

USC : Title 5 - APPENDIX

§ App

USC : Title 7 - AGRICULTURE

§ 136h - Protection of trade secrets and other information

§ 136j - Unlawful acts

§ 136w - Authority of Administrator

USC : Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE

§ 2005

§ 2607 - Reporting and retention of information

§ 2610 - Inspections and subpoenas

USC : Title 20 - EDUCATION

20 USC § 9301 to 9309 - Repealed.

USC : Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS

§ 346 - Tolerances for poisonous or deleterious substances in food; regulations

§ 346a - Tolerances and exemptions for pesticide chemical residues

USC : Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

§ 361 to 368 - Repealed.

§ 1318 - Records and reports; inspections

§ 1361 - Administration

§ 1369 - Administrative procedure and judicial review

§ 1414 - Permit conditions

§ 1418 - Regulations

U.S.C. : Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

42 USC § 300j–4 - Records and inspections

42 USC § 300j–9 - General provisions

§ 4912 - Records, reports, and information

§ 6911a - Assistant Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment, etc.

§ 6912 - Authorities of Administrator

§ 6927 - Inspections

§ 6995

§ 7414 - Recordkeeping, inspections, monitoring, and entry

§ 7525 - Motor vehicle and motor vehicle engine compliance testing and certification

§ 7542 - Information collection

§ 7601 - Administration

§ 7607 - Administrative proceedings and judicial review

§ 9604 - Response authorities

Presidential Documents

Reorganization ... 1970 Plan No. 3

Title 40 published on 2012-07-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 40 CFR 2 after this date.

  • 2012-10-05; vol. 77 # 194 - Friday, October 5, 2012
    1. 77 FR 60962 - Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information
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      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
      Notice of intended transfer of confidential business information to contractor, subcontractors, and consultants.
      Comments on the transfer of data are due October 15, 2012.
      40 CFR Part 2