Definitions that apply to this subpart.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

For the purpose of this subpart: (a) The term “demand” means any effort or attempt to obtain, for use in a legal proceeding, official information or testimony relating to official information, including any request, order, subpoena, or other command, as well as any informal or other attempt (by any method) to obtain official information, or testimony relating to official information, by an attorney, investigator, or others. (b) The term “Department” means the United States Department of Agriculture, its constituent agencies, and Department officials authorized to decide whether to allow disclosures of official information or testimony relating to official information in response to demands. (c) The term “appropriate Department official” means the head of a Department agency or office. (d) The term “employee” means all employees or officers of the Department, including individuals who are or have been appointed by the Department, or who are or have been subject to the Department's supervision, jurisdiction, or control, including individuals hired through contractual agreements by or on behalf of the Department, or performing services under such agreements for the Department, such as consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and their employees or other personnel. Also included in the definition are former Department employees where the demand seeks testimony relating to official information acquired while the person was an employee of the Department. (e) The term “legal procee

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1.211