24 CFR § 2004.3 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s2004.3"
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title: "24 CFR § 2004.3 - Definitions."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "2004.3"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "2004"
part_name: "SUBPOENAS AND PRODUCTION IN RESPONSE TO SUBPOENAS OR DEMANDS OF COURTS OR OTHER AUTHORITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.) and 42 U.S.C. 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 3366, Jan. 23, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2004"
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# 2004.3 Definitions.

*Counsel* means the Counsel to the Inspector General.

*Demand* means a subpoena, or an order or other command of a court or other competent authority, for the production, disclosure, or release of records or for the appearance and testimony of an OIG employee that is issued in a legal proceeding.

*Legal proceeding* means any matter before a court of law, administrative board or tribunal, commission, administrative law judge, hearing officer, or other body that conducts a legal or administrative proceeding. Legal proceeding includes all phases of litigation.

*OIG* means the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

*OIG employee* or *employee means:*

(1) Any current or former officer or employee of OIG;

(2) Any other individual hired through contractual agreement by or on behalf of OIG or who has performed or is performing services under such an agreement for OIG; and

(3) Any individual who served or is serving in any consulting or advisory capacity to OIG, whether formal or informal.

*Records or official records or information means:*

(1) All documents and materials that are OIG agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552;

(2) All other documents and materials contained in OIG files; and

(3) All other information or materials acquired by an OIG employee in the performance of his or her official duties or because of his or her official status.

*Request* means any informal request, by whatever method, for the production of records and information or for testimony that has not been ordered by a court or other competent authority.

*Testimony* means any written or oral statements, including depositions, answers to interrogatories, affidavits, declarations, recorded interviews, and statements made by an individual in connection with a legal proceeding.