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DOJ/LA RIN: 1105-AB21 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Production of Certain Information or Testimony by State or Local Law Enforcement or Prosecutive Officials Serving on a Department of Justice Task Force 
Abstract: This rule amends Department of Justice regulations concerning agency management. The production of certain information or testimony by Department officials in response to subpoenas or demands of courts or other authorities is governed by 28 CFR 16.21 to 16.29, often referred to as the Department’s Touhy regulations, see United States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951). The revision avoids any doubt that the Touhy regulations cover information acquired by a State or local law enforcement and prosecutive official while serving as a task force official on a Department of Justice task force. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 16   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301    5 USC 552    5 USC 552a    5 USC 552(b)(g)    18 USC 4203(a)(1)    28 USC 509    28 USC 510    28 USC 534    31 USC 3717    31 USC 9701   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/21/2007  72 FR 34205   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/20/2007    
Final Action  04/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Robert Hinchman
Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy
Department of Justice
Room 4252, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20530
Phone:202 514-8059
Fax:202 353-2371
Email: robert.hinchman@usdoj.gov