---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 1090.15"
title: "40"
number: "1090.15"
heading: "Confidential business information."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/1090.15"
---

# §1090.15. Confidential business information.

- (a) Except as specified in [paragraphs (b) through (d)](#b..d) of this section, any information submitted under this part claimed as confidential remains subject to evaluation by EPA under [40 CFR part 2](/cfr/40/part2.md), subpart B.
- (b) The following information contained in submissions under this part is not entitled to confidential treatment under [40 CFR part 2](/cfr/40/part2.md), subpart [B](/cfr/40/subpartB.md) or [5](/cfr/40/subpart5.md) U.S.C. 552(b)(4):
  - (1) **Submitter's name.**
  - (2) **The name and location of the facility, if applicable.**
  - (3) **The general nature of a request.**
  - (4) **The relevant time period for a request, if applicable.**
- (c) The following information incorporated into EPA determinations on submissions under this part is not entitled to confidential treatment under [40 CFR part 2](/cfr/40/part2.md), subpart [B](/cfr/40/subpartB.md) or [5](/cfr/40/subpart5.md) U.S.C. 552(b)(4):
  - (1) **Submitter's name.**
  - (2) **The name and location of the facility, if applicable.**
  - (3) **The general nature of a request.**
  - (4) **The relevant time period for a request, if applicable.**
  - (5) **The extent to which EPA either granted or denied the request and any relevant terms and conditions.**
- (d)
  - (1) The following information contained in any enforcement action taken under this part is not entitled to confidential treatment under [40 CFR part 2](/cfr/40/part2.md), [subpart B](/cfr/40/subpartB.md):
    - (i) **The company's name.**
    - (ii) **The facility's name.**
    - (iii) **Any EPA-issued company and facility identification numbers.**
    - (iv) **The time or time period when any violation occurred.**
    - (v) **The quantity of fuel, fuel additive, or regulated blendstock affected by the violation.**
    - (vi) **Information relating to the exceedance of the fuel standard associated with the violation.**
    - (vii) **Information relating to the generation, transfer, or use of credits associated with the violation.**
    - (viii) **Any other information relevant to describing the violation.**
  - (2) Enforcement actions within the scope of [paragraph (d)(1)](#d-1) of this section include notices of violation, settlement agreements, administrative complaints, civil complaints, criminal information, and criminal indictments.
- (e) EPA may disclose the information specified in [paragraphs (b) through (d)](#b..d) of this section on its website, or otherwise make it available to interested parties, without additional notice, notwithstanding any claims that the information is entitled to confidential treatment under [40 CFR part 2](/cfr/40/part2.md), subpart [B](/cfr/40/subpartB.md) or [5](/cfr/40/subpart5.md) U.S.C. 552(b)(4).

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, as amended at 87 FR 39677, July 1, 2022; 90 FR 4341, Jan. 15, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7521, 7522-7525, 7541, 7542, 7543, 7545, 7547, 7550, and 7601.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, as amended at 87 FR 39677, July 1, 2022; 90 FR 4341, Jan. 15, 2025]