[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1410.12]

[Page 58-59]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                        AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
 
PART 1410_PRIVACY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1410.12  Specific exemptions.

    With regard to Agency Internal Personnel Records and Arbitrator 
Personal Data Files, separately described in the system notices, such 
records will be exempted from section (d) of the Act as follows:

    Investigatory material maintained solely for the purposes of 
determining an individual's qualification, eligibility, or suitability

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for employment in the Federal civilian service, Federal contracts, or 
access to classified information, but only to the extent that disclosure 
of such material would reveal the identity of the source who furnished 
information to the Government under an express promise that the identity 
of the source would be held in confidence, or prior to September 27, 
1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be 
held in confidence.


In order to obtain accurate information pertaining to employee or 
arbitrator eligibility, the nondisclosure of the identity of such a 
confidential source is essential.