---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1.221"
title: "7"
number: "1.221"
heading: "In responding to my demand, what conditions or restrictions may the Department impose on the production of official information or testimony relating to official information?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1.221"
---

# §1.221. In responding to my demand, what conditions or restrictions may the Department impose on the production of official information or testimony relating to official information?


In responding to a demand, the Department may, at its discretion, impose conditions or restrictions on the production of official information or testimony relating to official information. Such conditions or restrictions may include the following:

- (a) A requirement that the parties to the legal proceeding underlying your demand obtain a protective order or execute a confidentiality agreement to limit access to, and limit any further disclosure of, official information or testimony provided;
- (b) A limitation on the subject matter areas of the permitted testimony;
- (c) A requirement that the manner, time, location, and duration of any testimony be prescribed by the Department;
- (d) A requirement that the parties to the legal proceeding underlying your demand agree that a transcript of the permitted testimony be kept under seal or will only be used or only made available in the particular legal proceeding underlying the demand;
- (e) A requirement that you purchase an extra copy of the transcript of the employee's testimony from the court reporter and provide the Department with a copy at your expense; or
- (f) **Any other condition or restriction deemed to be in the best interests of the United States.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 87 FR 10927, Feb. 28, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.