---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 49.25"
title: "43"
number: "49.25"
heading: "What information concerning the nature and specific location of paleontological resources is confidential?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/49.25"
---

# §49.25. What information concerning the nature and specific location of paleontological resources is confidential?

- (a) Information concerning the nature and specific location of a paleontological resource is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and any other law unless the Federal land manager determines that the disclosure would:
  - (1) Further the purposes of the Act;
  - (2) Not create risk of harm to or theft or destruction of the resource or site containing the resource; and
  - (3) **Be in accordance with other applicable laws.**
- (b) The Federal land manager may define bureau-specific confidentiality requirements that are consistent with [paragraphs (a)(1) through (3)](#a-1..a-3) of this section.
- (c) Information that is shared with a contractor, permittee, repository, or other partner in furtherance of the Act is not considered an official public disclosure for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aaa-aaa-11.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 47319, Aug. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted.