Production of FHFA Records, Information, and Employee Testimony in Legal Proceedings
Production of FHFA Records, Information, and Employee Testimony in Third-Party Legal Proceedings
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James P. Jordan, Senior Counsel, 202-649-3075 (not a toll-free number), Federal Housing Finance Agency, Constitution Center, Eighth Floor, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. Additionally, the TDD 1-(800) number referenced in Rulemaking documents attached to this page is obsolete and the 7-1-1 number should be used.
SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing a final rule governing the production of FHFA records, information or employee testimony in connection with legal proceedings in which neither the United States nor FHFA is a party. This final rule establishes requirements and procedures for parties to submit demands or requests, and factors for FHFA to consider in determining whether FHFA employees will provide records, information, or testimony relating to their official duties. FHFA’s intent is to standardize practices, promote uniformity in decisions, preserve the ability of FHFA to conduct agency business, protect confidential information, provide guidance to demanding or requesting parties, minimize involvement in matters unrelated to FHFA’s missions and programs, avoid wasteful allocation of agency resources, and preclude spending public time and money for private purposes.
DATES: The effective date of this regulation is: August 2, 2013.