# 5 CFR § 1216.206: Final determination

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.206

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 1216.206
- **Heading:** Final determination
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER II—MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD > SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES > PART 1216—TESTIMONY BY MSPB EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS > Subpart B—Demands or Requests for Testimony and Production of Documents

## Text

The General Counsel makes the final determination on demands to requests to employees for production of official records and information or testimony in litigation in which the MSPB is not a party. All final determinations are within the sole discretion of the General Counsel. The General Counsel will notify the requester and, when appropriate, the court of other competent authority of the final determination, the reasons for the grant or denial of the request, and any conditions that the General Counsel may impose on the release of records or information, or on the testimony of an MSPB employee. The General Counsel's decision exhausts administrative remedies for discovery of the information.

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 1216.101 § 1216.101 Scope and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.102 § 1216.102 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.102.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.103 § 1216.103 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.103.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.201 § 1216.201 General prohibition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.202 § 1216.202 Factors the MSPB will consider.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.203 § 1216.203 Filing requirements for litigants seeking documents or testimony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.204 § 1216.204 Service of requests or demands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.204.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.205 § 1216.205 Processing requests or demands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.206 § 1216.206 Final determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.206.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.207 § 1216.207 Restrictions that apply to testimony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.207.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.208 § 1216.208 Restrictions that apply to released records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.208.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.209 § 1216.209 Procedure when a decision is not made prior to the time a response is required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.209.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.210 § 1216.210 Procedure in the event of an adverse ruling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.210.md)
- [5 CFR § 1216.301 § 1216.301 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-1216.301.md)

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