5 CFR § 2608.209 - Procedure when a decision is not made prior to the time a response is required.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2608.209"
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title: "5 CFR § 2608.209 - Procedure when a decision is not made prior to the time a response is required."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2608.209"
section_name: "Procedure when a decision is not made prior to the time a response is required."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "2608"
part_name: "TESTIMONY BY OGE EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. App. (Sec. 401, Ethics in Government Act of 1978); 31 U.S.C. 9701; 44 U.S.C. 3101-3107, 3301-3303a, 3308-3314."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 35710, May 21, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2608"
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# 2608.209 Procedure when a decision is not made prior to the time a response is required.

If a response to a demand or request is required before the General Counsel can make the determination referred to in § 2608.201, the General Counsel, when necessary, will provide the court or other competent authority with a copy of this part, inform the court or other competent authority that the demand or request is being reviewed, and seek a stay of the demand or request pending a final determination.