Creation of a "Touhy" Rule Governing Subpoenas and Requests for Documents and Testimony Involving LSC

LSC proposed to create a rule governing subpoenas and requests for LSC documents and testimony by non-federal litigants in cases in which LSC is not a party. Currently, LSC has no internal or external procedures in place to process such requests. This rule provides the public with guidance on where to send requests and establishes procedures by which those requests will be processed.

• Final Rule: 45 CFR Part 1603—Requests for Documents and Testimony effective May 18, 2018, 83 Fed. Reg. 17,086 (April 18, 2018)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Creation of 45 C.F.R. Part 1630—Requests for Documents and Testimony, 83 Fed. Reg 4,827 (Feb. 1, 2018).  The comment period closed on March 5, 2018.

Comments—No Comments Received

• Rulemaking approved by the LSC Board on October 17, 2017 (page 61)
• Rulemaking approved by the Operations and Regulations Committee of the LSC Board on October 15, 2017 (page 28)
• Justification Memorandum for Touhy Regulation (Oct. 4, 2017) (page 40)

Rescission of 45 C.F.R. Part 1603—State Advisory Councils

LSC commenced rulemaking to rescind Part 1603 as obsolete.

• Repeal of 45 C.F.R. Part 1603—State Advisory Councils, effective May 18, 2018, 83 Fed. Reg. 17,086 (April 18, 2018) 
  
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Rescission of 45 C.F.R. Part 1603—State Advisory Councils, 83 Fed. Reg. 4,826 (Feb. 1, 2018).  
• Comments—1
• Julinda Hoxha Comment on Part 1603 Rescission (March 5, 2018)
• Rulemaking approved by the LSC Board on October 17, 2017 (page 60)
• Rulemaking approved by the Operations and Regulations Committee of the LSC Board on October 15, 2017 (page 7)
• Justification Memorandum for Rulemaking to Rescind 45 C.F.R. Part 1603–State Advisory Councils (Sept. 27, 2017)