GroundRules
← Search the law
Federal regulations · Through 2026-08-25 · Newer source version available

40 CFR 1610.4: Deposition Transcripts.

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER VI—CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
  3. PART 1610—ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

(a) Transcripts of depositions of witnesses compelled by subpoena to appear during a Board investigation, shall be recorded solely by an official reporter designated by the person conducting the deposition.

(b) Such a witness, after completing the compelled testimony, may file a petition with the Board's General Counsel to procure a copy of the official transcript of such testimony. The General Counsel shall rule on the petition, and may deny it for good cause. Whether or not such a petition is filed, the witness (and his or her attorney), upon proper identification, shall have the right to inspect the official transcript of the witness' own testimony. If such a petition is denied by the General Counsel, he shall inform the petitioner of the right to inspect the transcript.

(c) Good cause for denying a witness' petition to procure a transcript of his or her testimony may include, but shall not be limited to, the protection of: trade secrets and confidential business information contained in the testimony, security-sensitive operational and vulnerability information, and the integrity of Board investigations.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:04Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection