{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1.221","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1.221","heading":"In responding to my demand, what conditions or restrictions may the Department impose on the production of official information or testimony relating to official information?","body":"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:\n(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;\n(b) A limitation on the subject matter areas of the permitted testimony;\n(c) A requirement that the manner, time, location, and duration of any testimony be prescribed by the Department;\n(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;\n(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\n(f) Any other condition or restriction deemed to be in the best interests of the United States.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","Subpart K—Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Legal Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"eccce10804c96550261ab34b796773c9d7089e90ebd241820dcaa87bfa1d2aee","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1.220","next":"us/7-cfr-1.222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}