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Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Your Touhy Request must:
(a) Identify the employee or record;
(b) Describe the relevance of the desired testimony or records to your proceeding and provide a copy of the pleadings underlying your request;
(c) Identify the parties to your proceeding and any known relationships they have to the Department's mission or programs;
(d) Show that the desired testimony or records are not reasonably available from any other source;
(e) Show that no record could be provided and used in lieu of employee testimony;
(f) Provide the substance of the testimony expected of the employee; and
(g) Explain why you believe your Touhy Request complies with § 2.88. 1
1 So in original; subpart containing former section revised by 77 FR 76902, effective Jan. 30, 2013.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 43. Public Lands: Interior § 43.2.284 What information must I put in my Touhy Request? - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-43-public-lands-interior/cfr-sect-43-2-284/
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