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7 CFR §1.221

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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:
  1. (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;
  2. (b)A limitation on the subject matter areas of the permitted testimony;
  3. (c)A requirement that the manner, time, location, and duration of any testimony be prescribed by the Department;
  4. (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;
  5. (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
  6. (f)Any other condition or restriction deemed to be in the best interests of the United States.