State Department Final Rule

2026-00832: Service of Process; Further Change

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Summary

This rule provides an additional change in the address for service of process for summonses, complaints, or other legal documents directed to the Department of State or to any Department employee or former employee in connection with Federal or State litigation.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

309 words as published, January 16, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 11 (Friday, January 16, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 2083] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-00832] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Part 172 [Public Notice: 12916] RIN 1400-AG21 Service of Process; Further Change

Agency

Department of State.

Action

Final rule. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

This rule provides an additional change in the address for service of process for summonses, complaints, or other legal documents directed to the Department of State or to any Department employee or former employee in connection with Federal or State litigation.

Dates

This rule is effective January 16, 2026.

For Further Information Contact

Alice Kottmyer, Attorney Adviser, Office of Management, [email protected].

Supplementary Information

For background and Regulatory Analyses, please see the final rule at 91 FR 1245 on January 13, 2026. This rule provides a further modification to Sec. 172.3. List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 172 Administrative practice and procedure, Courts, Government employees. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of State amends part 172 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows: PART 172--SERVICE OF PROCESS; PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO COURT ORDERS, SUBPOENAS, NOTICES OF DEPOSITIONS, REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS, INTERROGATORIES, OR SIMILAR REQUESTS OR DEMANDS IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL OR STATE LITIGATION; EXPERT TESTIMONY 0

1. The authority citation for part 172 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 8 U.S.C. 1202(f); 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 2664, 3926. Sec. 172.3 [Amended] 0

2. Amend Sec. 172.3, paragraphs (a) introductory text and (d) by

removing the text ``L/EX'' and adding in its place the text ``S/ES- EX''. Alice M. Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2026-00832 Filed 1-15-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-08-P

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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