5 CFR 295.205
§ 295.205 Processing demands or requests.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 295.205, § 295.205 Processing demands or requests, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5599
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(a) After service of a demand or request to testify, the General Counsel will review the demand or request and, in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, determine whether, or under what conditions, to authorize the employee to testify on matters relating to official information and/or produce official records and information.
(b) OPM will process requests in the order in which they are received. Absent exigent or unusual circumstances, OPM will respond within 45 days from the date that we receive it. The time for response will depend upon the scope of the request.
(c) The General Counsel may grant a waiver of any procedure described by this subpart where a waiver is considered necessary to promote a significant interest of OPM or the United States or for other good cause.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.