16 CFR §1025.39
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- (a)Applicability to Flammable Fabrics Act only. This section applies only to proceedings arising under the Flammable Fabrics Act.
- (b)Procedure. A party who desires the issuance of an order requiring a witness or deponent to testify or provide other information upon being granted immunity from prosecution under title 18, United States Code, section 6002, may make a motion to that effect. The motion shall be made and ruled on in accordance with § 1025.23 of these rules and shall include a showing:
- (1)That the testimony or other information sought from a witness or deponent, or prospective witness or deponent, may be necessary to the public interest; and
- (2)That such individual has refused or is likely to refuse to testify or provide such information on the basis of that individual's privilege against self-incrimination.
- (c)Approval of the Attorney General. If the Presiding Officer determines that the witness' testimony appears necessary and that the privilege against self-incrimination may be invoked, he/she may certify to the Commission a request that it obtain the approval of the Attorney General of the United States for the issuance of an order granting immunity.
- (d)Issuance of order granting immunity. Upon application to and approval by the Attorney General of the United States, and after the witness has invoked the privilege against self-incrimination, the Presiding Officer shall issue the order granting immunity unless he/she determines that the privilege was improperly invoked.
- (e)Sanctions for failure to testify. Failure of a witness to testify after a grant of immunity or after a denial of a motion for the issuance of an order granting immunity shall result in the imposition of appropriate sanctions as provided in § 1025.37 of these rules.