---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 801.53"
title: "49"
number: "801.53"
heading: "Records exempt by statute from disclosure."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/801.53"
---

# §801.53. Records exempt by statute from disclosure.


Pursuant to [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3)](/usc/5/552.md?p=b-3), the NTSB will not disclose records specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than [5 U.S.C. 552(b)](/usc/5/552.md?p=b)), provided that such statute:

- (a)
  - (1) Requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or
  - (2) Establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; and
- (b) If enacted after the date of enactment of the Open FOIA Act of 2009, Public Law 111-83, Title V, section [564](/cfr/49/564.md), [123](/cfr/49/123.md) Stat. 2142, Oct. 28, 2009, specifically cites to [5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3)](/usc/5/552.md?p=b-3).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1113(f); 5 U.S.C. 552; 18 U.S.C. 641, 2071; 31 U.S.C. 3717, 9701; 44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 58356, Dec. 12, 2017, unless otherwise noted.