The regulations in this part are issued in compliance with the requirementsimposed by the provisions of section 4(c) of the Antitrust Civil Process Act, asamended (15 U.S.C. 1313(c)). The terms used in this part shall be deemed to havethe same meaning as similar terms used in that Act.

(a) Upon taking physical possession of documentary material, answers tointerrogatories, or transcripts of oral testimony delivered pursuant to a civilinvestigative demand issued under section 3(a) of the Act, the antitrustdocument custodian designated pursuant to section 4(a) of the Act (subject tothe general supervision of the Assistant Attorney General in charge of theAntitrust Division), shall, unless otherwise directed by a court of competentjurisdiction, select, from time to time, from among such documentary material,answers to interrogatories or transcripts of oral testimony, the documentarymaterial, answers to interrogatories or transcripts of oral testimony thecopying of which the custodian deems necessary or appropriate for the officialuse of the Department of Justice, and shall determine, from time to time, thenumber of copies of any such documentary material, answers to interrogatories ortranscripts of oral testimony that are to be reproduced pursuant to the Act.

(b) Copies of documentary material, answers to interrogatories, ortranscripts of oral testimony in the physical possession of the custodianpursuant to a civil investigative demand may be reproduced by or under theauthority of any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Justicedesignated by the custodian. Documentary material for which a civilinvestigative demand has been issued but which is still in the physicalpossession of the person upon whom the demand has been served may, by agreementbetween such person and the custodian, be reproduced by such person, in whichcase the custodian may require that the copies so produced be duly certified astrue copies of the original of the material involved.

Documentary material, answers to interrogatories, or transcripts of oraltestimony produced pursuant to the Act, while in the custody of the custodian,shall be for the official use of officers, employees, and agents of theDepartment of Justice in accordance with the Act. Upon reasonable notice to thecustodian—

(a) Such documentary material or answers to interrogatories shall be madeavailable for examination by the person who produced such documentary materialor answers to interrogatories, or by any duly authorized representative of suchperson; and

(b) Such transcripts of oral testimony shall be made available forexamination by the person who produced such testimony, or by such person'scounsel, during regular office hours established for the Department of Justice.Examination of such documentary material, answers to interrogatories, ortranscripts of oral testimony at other times may be authorized by the AssistantAttorney General or the custodian.

Deputy custodians may perform such of the duties assigned to the custodian asmay be authorized or required by the Assistant Attorney General.