28 CFR 600.9 - Notification and reports by the Attorney General.(a) The Attorney General will notify the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Judiciary Committees of each House of Congress, with an explanation for each action -
(1) Upon appointing a Special Counsel; ...
(b) The notification requirement in paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be tolled by the Attorney General upon a finding that legitimate investigative or privacy concerns require confidentiality. At such time as confidentiality is no longer needed, the notification will be provided.
Are you suggesting that Trump + Sessions might give Gowdy marching orders without providing FakeNews a press conference? ;)