GroundRules
15 CFR 270.310: Evidence collected by investigation participants who are not NIST employees.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade
- CHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- SUBCHAPTER G—NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAMS
- PART 270—NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAMS
- Subpart D—Collection and Preservation of Evidence; Information Created Pursuant to an Investigation; and Protection of Information
Upon receipt of evidence pursuant to an investigation under the Act, each investigation participant who is not a NIST employee shall:
(a) As soon as practicable, transfer the original evidence to NIST, and retain a copy of the evidence only if necessary to carry out their duties under the investigation; and
(b) For any evidence that cannot reasonably be duplicated, retain the evidence in accordance with NIST procedures for preserving evidence as described in § 270.330 of this subpart, and upon completion of the duties for which retention of the evidence is necessary, transfer the evidence to NIST.
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