{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-503.39","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 503.39","heading":"Factors to be considered in response to demands or requests.","body":"(a) The Commission will determine whether testimony or the production of documents will be authorized according to the following criteria:\n(1) Statutory restrictions, as well as any legal objection, exemption, or privilege that may apply;\n(2) Relevant legal standards for disclosure of nonpublic information and documents;\n(3) Commission rules and regulations;\n(4) The public interest;\n(5) Minimizing or preventing expenditures of Commission time and resources solely for private purposes.\n(6) Minimizing the appearance of improperly favoring one litigant over another;\n(7) Minimizing the possibility that the public will misconstrue variances between personal opinions of Commission employees and Commission policy; and\n(8) Preserving the integrity of the administrative process.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS","PART 503—PUBLIC INFORMATION","Subpart E—Requests for Testimony by Employees Relating to Official Information and Production of Official Records in Litigation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"2bd57a9702e3b4be2cd9746d1d5422cc62ffac9ccda6a65968811ee6e81d01ee","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-503.38","next":"us/46-cfr-503.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}