[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR229.11]

[Page 606-607]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
  CHAPTER II--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 
           ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 229_AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMERCIAL FISHERIES UNDER THE MARINE 
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 229.11  Confidential fisheries data.

    (a) Proprietary information collected under this part is 
confidential and includes information, the unauthorized disclosure of 
which could be prejudicial or harmful, such as information or data that 
are identifiable with an individual fisher. Proprietary information 
obtained under part 229 will not be disclosed, in accordance with NOAA 
Administrative Order 216-100, except:
    (1) To Federal employees whose duties require access to such 
information;
    (2) To state employees under an agreement with NMFS that prevents 
public disclosure of the identity or business of any person;
    (3) When required by court order; or
    (4) In the case of scientific information involving fisheries, to 
employees

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of Regional Fishery Management Councils who are responsible for fishery 
management plan development and monitoring.
    (5) To other individuals or organizations authorized by the 
Assistant Administrator to analyze this information, so long as the 
confidentiality of individual fishers is not revealed.
    (b) Information will be made available to the public in aggregate, 
summary, or other such form that does not disclose the identity or 
business of any person in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-
100. Aggregate or summary form means data structured so that the 
identity of the submitter cannot be determined either from the present 
release of the data or in combination with other releases.

[60 FR 45100, Aug. 30, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 9088, Feb. 24, 1999]