[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR512.5]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 512--CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 512.5  Substantive standards for affording confidential treatment.

    Information submitted to or otherwise obtained by NHTSA may be 
afforded confidential treatment if it is a trade secret, or commercial 
or financial information that is privileged or confidential. Information 
is considered to be confidential when:
    (a) Disclosure of the information would be likely to result in 
substantial competitive harm to the submitter of the information; or
    (b) Failure to afford the information confidential treatment would 
impair the ability of NHTSA to obtain similar information in the future; 
or

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    (c) Disclosure of the information would be likely to impair other 
protectable government interests.