---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1012.5"
title: "36"
number: "1012.5"
heading: "What information must I put in my Touhy Request?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1012.5"
---

# §1012.5. What information must I put in my Touhy Request?


Your Touhy Request must:

- (a) Identify the employee or record;
- (b) Describe the relevance of the desired testimony or records to your proceeding and provide a copy of the pleadings underlying your request;
- (c) Identify the parties to your proceeding and any known relationships they have with the Presidio Trust or to its mission or programs;
- (d) Show that the desired testimony or records are not reasonably available from any other source;
- (e) Show that no record could be provided and used in lieu of employee testimony;
- (f) Provide the substance of the testimony expected of the employee; and
- (g) Explain why you believe your Touhy Request meets the criteria specified in [§ 1012.9](/cfr/36/1012.9.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 460bb appendix; 40 U.S.C. 102; 44 U.S.C. 2901 and 3102.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 42030, Aug. 20, 2009, unless otherwise noted.