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Members of news media or news organizations: An investigation of members of the
news media or news organizations is a sensitive investigative matter (SIM).See DIOG Section
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(U) Department of Justice policy with regard to the issuance of subpoenas for telephone toll
records of members of the news media is found at 28 C.F.R. § 50.10. The regulation concerns
only grand jury subpoenas, not National Security Letters (NSLs) or administrative subpoenas.
(The regulation requires Attorney General approval prior to the issuance of a grand jury
subpoena for telephone toll records of a member of the news media, and when such a subpoena
is issued, notice must be given to the news media member either before or soon after such
records are obtained.) The following approval requirements and specific procedures apply for the
issuance of an NSL for telephone toll records of members of the news media or news
organizations.
(U//FOUO) Approval requirements: In addition to the a
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(U) Specific Procedures: The procedures for creating an NSLI
lire the same as set out in DIOG Section 18.6.6.1.5.I

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