45 C.F.R. § 4.2

Other process directed to the Department or Secretary

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Subpoenas and other process (other than summonses and complaints) that are required to be served on the Department of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Health and Human Services in his official capacity should be served as follows:

(a) If authorized by law to be served by mail, any mailed process should be sent to the General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence, S.W., Washington, DC 20201.

(b) If served by an individual, the process should be delivered to the staff in the Office of Legal Resources, Office of the General Counsel, Room 700E, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, or in the absence of that staff, to any staff member of or individual assigned to the Immediate Office of the General Counsel, up to and including any Deputy General Counsel.

[48 FR 24079, May 31, 1983,as amended at 73 FR 48151, Aug. 18, 2008]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: In RE: Hair Relaxer Mktg., Sales Practices, & Prods. Liab. Litig. (N.D. Ill. 2025).
In RE: Hair Relaxer Mktg., Sales Practices, & Prods. Liab. Litig. (N.D. Ill. 2025). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 4.2 , subpoenas issued to the Department of Health and Human Services and the operating divisions within HHS, including NIH, must be either (a) mailed to HHS’s General Counsel; or (b) delivered in person to the staff of the Office of Legal Resources.”
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