Formal investigative proceedings
conducted pursuant to this subpart are confidential and, unless otherwise
ordered or permitted by the Board, or required by law, the entire
record of any formal investigative proceeding, including the order
of investigation authorizing the proceeding, the transcripts of such
proceeding, and all documents and information obtained by the designated
representative(s) during the course of the formal investigative proceeding
will be confidential. If the Board issues a notice of charges or otherwise
initiates an administrative (adjudicatory) hearing, disclosure of
documents and information obtained by the Board’s designated
representative(s) during the course of the formal investigative proceeding
will be governed by the uniform rules and the Board local rules supplementing
the uniform rules (subparts A and B of this part).
