§512.15. How will confidentiality determinations be made?
49 C.F.R. § 512.15
Information may be afforded confidential treatment if the Chief Counsel determines that:
The information is a trade secret;
Public disclosure of the information would be likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the submitter;
Public disclosure of the information would be likely to impair NHTSA's ability to obtain necessary information in the future;
The information was provided to NHTSA voluntarily and was not customarily released to the public by the person from whom it was obtained; or
The information is otherwise entitled to protection, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; 5 U.S.C. 552; 49 U.S.C. 30166; 49 U.S.C. 30167; 49 U.S.C. 32307; 49 U.S.C. 32505; 49 U.S.C. 32708; 49 U.S.C. 32910; 49 U.S.C. 33116; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Source
Source: 68 FR 44228, July 28, 2003, unless otherwise noted.