[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR2006.15]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

 

PART 2006_PROCEDURES FOR FILING PETITIONS FOR ACTION UNDER SECTION 301 

OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 2006.15  Information exempt from public inspection.



    (a) The Chairman of the Section 301 Committee shall exempt from 

public inspection business information submitted in confidence if he 

determines that such information involves trade secrets or commercial 

and financial information the disclosure of which is not authorized by 

the person furnishing such information nor required by law.

    (b) An interested person requesting that the Chairman exempt from 

public inspection confidential business information submitted in writing 

must certify in writing that such information is business confidential, 

the disclosure of such information would endanger trade secrets or 

profitability, and such information is not generally available. The 

information submitted must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' 

in a contrasting color ink at the top of each page on each copy, and 

shall be accompanied by a nonconfidential summary of the confidential 

information.

    (c) The Section 301 Chairman may use such information, or make such 

information available (in his own discretion) to any employee of the 

Federal Government for use in any investigation under section 302, or 

make such information available to any other person in a form which 

cannot be associated with, or otherwise identify, the person providing 

the information.

    (d) The Section 301 Chairman may deny a request that he exempt from 

public inspection any particular business information if he determines 

that such information is not entitled to exemption under law. In the 

event of a denial, the interested person submitting the particular 

business information will be notified of the reasons for the denial and 

will be permitted to withdraw the submission.