§ 1820.19 Restrictions that apply to released records.

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Title 5 CFR: Administrative Personnel › Chapter VIII: OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL › Part 1820: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS; PRODUCTION OF RECORDS OR TESTIMONY › Subpart B: Production of Records or Testimony › § 1820.19: § 1820.19 Restrictions that apply to released records.

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(a) The General Counsel may impose conditions or restrictions on the release of official OSC records and information, including the requirement that parties to the proceeding obtain a protective order or execute a confidentiality agreement to limit access and any further disclosure.

(b) If the General Counsel so determines, original OSC records may be presented for examination in response to a request, but they may not be presented as evidence or otherwise used in a manner by which they could lose their identity as official OSC records, nor may they be marked or altered.

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