[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR228.6]

[Page 149]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 228_MINERALS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_Locatable Minerals
 
Sec. 228.6  Availability of information to the public.

    Except as provided herein, all information and data submitted by an 
operator pursuant to the regulations in this part shall be available for 
examination by the public at the Office of the District Ranger in 
accordance with the provisions of 7 CFR 1.1-1.6 and 36 CFR 200.5-200.10. 
Specifically identified information and data submitted by the operator 
as confidential concerning trade secrets or privileged commercial or 
financial information will not be available for public examination. 
Information and data to be withheld from public examination may include, 
but is not limited to, known or estimated outline of the mineral 
deposits and their location, attitude, extent, outcrops, and content, 
and the known or planned location of exploration pits, drill holes, 
excavations pertaining to location and entry pursuant to the United 
States mining laws, and other commercial information which relates to 
competitive rights of the operator.