Testimony by DNFSB Employees and Production of Official Records in Legal Proceedings
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The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB or Board) is confirming the effective date of July 14, 2022, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2022. The direct final rule revised the Board's Touhy regulations to clarify that they only apply when the United States or DNFSB is not a party in the underlying legal proceeding.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35862-35863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12784]
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
10 CFR Part 1707
[Docket No. DNFSB-2022-0001]
Testimony by DNFSB Employees and Production of Official Records
in Legal Proceedings
AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB or Board)
is confirming the effective date of July 14, 2022, for the direct final
rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2022. The
direct final rule revised the Board's Touhy regulations to clarify that
they only apply when the United States or DNFSB is not a party in the
underlying legal proceeding.
DATES: The effective date of July 14, 2022, for the direct final rule
published April 15, 2022 (87 FR 22436), is confirmed.
ADDRESSES: DNFSB's General Counsel Web page: Go to <a href="https://www.dnfsb.gov/office-general-counsel">https://www.dnfsb.gov/office-general-counsel</a> and click ``Rulemaking-DNFSB-2022-
0001'' to access publicly available information related to this
rulemaking.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Fox, Associate General Counsel,
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite
700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (202) 694-7000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 15, 2022 (87 FR 22436), the DNFSB
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 1707 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding testimony by
DNFSB employees and production of documents in legal proceedings. The
DNFSB published this direct final rule
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to clarify that the regulations do not apply to legal proceedings in
which the DNFSB or United States is not a party.
In the direct final rule, the DNFSB stated that if no significant
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become
effective on July 14, 2022. The DNFSB received no comments, and the
direct final rule will become effective as scheduled.
Dated: June 9, 2022.
Joyce Connery,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2022-12784 Filed 6-13-22; 8:45 am]
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