---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 2016.5"
title: "15"
number: "2016.5"
heading: "Information exempt from public inspection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/2016.5"
---

# §2016.5. Information exempt from public inspection.

- (a) Information submitted in confidence shall be exempt from public inspection if USTR determines that the disclosure of such information is not required by law.
- (b) A person requesting an exemption from public inspection for information submitted in writing shall clearly mark each page “BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL” at the top, and shall submit a non-confidential summary of the confidential information. Such person shall also provide a written explanation of why the material should be so protected.
- (c) A request for exemption of any particular information may be denied if USTR determines that such information is not entitled to exemption under law. In the event of such a denial, the information will be returned to the person who submitted it, with a statement of the reasons for the denial.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 3201, et seq.; sec. 3103(d), Pub. L. 107-210; 116 Stat. 933; E.O. 13277, 67 FR 70303.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 43924, July 25, 2003, unless otherwise noted.