§ 2417.101 Scope and purpose.

(a) These regulations establish policy, assign responsibilities and prescribe procedures with respect to: (1) The production or disclosure of official information or records by employees, members, advisors, and consultants of the Federal Labor Relations Authority's (FLRA's) three-Member Authority component (the Authority), the Office of the General Counsel(the General Counsel), or the Federal Service Impasses Panel (the Panel); and (2) The testimony of current and former employees, members, advisors, and consultants of the Authority, the General Counsel, or the Panel relating to official information, official duties, or official records, in connection with a legal proceeding on behalf of any party to a cause pending in civil federal or state litigation, including any proceeding before the FLRA or any other board, commission, or administrative agency of the United States. (b) The FLRA intends these provisions to: (1) Conserve employees' time for conducting official business; (2) Minimize employees' involvement in issues unrelated to the FLRA's mission; (3) Maintain employees' impartiality in disputes between private litigants; and (4) Protect sensitive, confidential information and the integrity of the FLRA's administrative and deliberative processes. (c) In providing for these requirements, the FLRA does not waive the sovereign immunity of the United States. (d) This part provides guidance for the FLRA's internal operations. It does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, that a party may rely upon in any legal proceeding against the United States.