{"abstract":"This rule amends 40 CFR part 1611 (Testimony by Employees in Legal Proceedings), published at 66 FR 17364 (March 30, 2001). Part 1611 provides the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB) policy concerning testimony of CSB employees in legal proceedings. This rule amends Sec. 1611.2 (Definitions) to add a definition of \"employee\" and amends Sec. 1611.6 (Testimony of former CSB employees) to add a requirement that former employees notify the CSB General Counsel when they are served with a subpoena relating to work performed for the CSB.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD","name":"Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board","id":47,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/chemical-safety-and-hazard-investigation-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/47","parent_id":null,"slug":"chemical-safety-and-hazard-investigation-board"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2001/05/10/01-11791.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1611,"title":40}],"citation":"66 FR 23853","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This rule is effective May 10, 2001.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"01-11791","effective_on":"2001-05-10","end_page":23854,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2001/05/10/01-11791.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/05/10/01-11791/testimony-by-employees-in-legal-proceedings","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/01-11791?publication_date=2001-05-10","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2001-05-10/01-11791/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":33,"last_updated":"2026-08-26 20:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-05-10/pdf/01-11791.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2001-05-10","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2001/05/10/01-11791.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":23853,"subtype":null,"title":"Testimony by Employees in Legal Proceedings","toc_doc":"Testimony by employees in legal proceedings","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Freedom of information","Government employees","Investigations"],"type":"Rule","volume":66}