---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2.29"
title: "43"
number: "2.29"
heading: "When will the bureau not notify a submitter of a request for their possibly confidential information?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2.29"
---

# §2.29. When will the bureau not notify a submitter of a request for their possibly confidential information?


The notice requirements of [§ 2.28](/cfr/43/2.28.md) of this subpart will not apply if:

- (a) The information has been lawfully published or officially made available to the public;
- (b) Disclosure of the information is required or prohibited by a statute other than the FOIA or by a regulation (other than this part) issued in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order 12600; or
- (c) **The bureau has exercised due diligence to notify the submitter, but its efforts were unsuccessful.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[77 FR 76906, Dec. 31, 2012, as amended at 84 FR 61828, Nov. 14, 201]

### Source

Source: 77 FR 76906, Dec. 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a, 553, 31 U.S.C. 3717, 43 U.S.C. 1460, 1461, the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, Pub. L. 115-59, September 15, 2017.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 7305, Feb. 19, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[77 FR 76906, Dec. 31, 2012, as amended at 84 FR 61828, Nov. 14, 201]