{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1149.42","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1149.42","heading":"What does a protective order protect?","body":"In issuing a protective order, the ALJ may make any order which justice requires to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense, including one or more of the following:\n(a) That the discovery not be had;\n(b) That the discovery may be had only under specified terms and conditions, including a designation of the time or place;\n(c) That the discovery may be had only through a different method of discovery than requested;\n(d) That certain matters are not inquired into, or that the scope of discovery is limited to certain matters;\n(e) That only those persons designated by the ALJ may be present during discovery;\n(f) That the contents of the discovery or evidence are sealed;\n(g) That a sealed deposition is opened only by order of the ALJ;\n(h) That a trade secret or other confidential research, development, commercial information, or facts pertaining to any criminal investigation, proceeding, or other administrative investigation not be disclosed or be disclosed only in a designated way; or\n(i) That the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information enclosed in sealed envelopes to be opened as directed by the ALJ.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XI—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES","SUBCHAPTER B—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS","PART 1149—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS","Subpart F—Hearing Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"2b0d0f78e2650c290ed7a2bd4590120f99ff0bb95e2251e863c54c05f547cd67","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1149.41","next":"us/45-cfr-1149.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}