[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1626.16]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
          CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
 
PART 1626_PROCEDURES_AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT--
Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1626.16  Subpoenas.

    (a) To effectuate the purposes of the Act the Commission shall have 
the authority to issue a subpoena requiring:
    (1) The attendance and testimony of witnesses;
    (2) The production of evidence including, but not limited to, books, 
records, correspondence, or documents, in the possession or under the 
control of the person subpoenaed; and
    (3) Access to evidence for the purpose of examination and the right 
to copy.
    (b) The power to issue subpoenas has been delegated by the 
Commission, pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act, to the General Counsel, 
the District Directors, the Field Directors, the Director of the Office 
of Field Programs, or their designees. The subpoena shall state the 
name, address and title of the issuer, identify the person or evidence 
subpoenaed, the name of the person to whom the subpoena is returnable, 
the date, time and place that testimony is to be given or that documents 
are to be provided or access provided.
    (c) A subpoena issued by the Commission or its designee pursuant to 
the Act is not subject to review or appeal.
    (d) Upon the failure of any person to comply with a subpoena issued 
under this section, the Commission may utilize the provisions of 
sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 49 and 
50, to compel compliance with the subpoena.
    (e) Persons subpoenaed shall be entitled to the same fees and 
mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States.

[48 FR 140, Jan. 3, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 32063, Aug. 4, 1989; 71 FR 
26831, May 9, 2006]