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- Sec. 30167. Disclosure of
information by the Secretary of Transportation
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- CONFIDENTIALITY OF
INFORMATION Information obtained under this
chapter related to a confidential matter referred
to in section 1905 of title 18 may be disclosed
only in the following ways:
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- to other officers and
employees carrying out this chapter.
- when relevant to a
proceeding under this chapter.
- to the public if the
confidentiality of the information is
preserved.
- to the public when the
Secretary of Transportation decides that
disclosure is necessary to carry out
section 30101 of this title.
- DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE
INFORMATION Subject to subsection (a) of this
section, the Secretary shall disclose information
obtained under this chapter related to a defect
or noncompliance that the Secretary decides will
assist in carrying out sections 30117(b) and
30118-30121 of this title or that is required to
be disclosed under section 30118(a) of this title.
A requirement to disclose information under this
subsection is in addition to the requirements of
section 552 of title 5.
- INFORMATION ABOUT
MANUFACTURER'S INCREASED COSTS A manufacturer
opposing an action of the Secretary under this
chapter because of increased cost shall submit to
the Secretary information about the increased
cost, including the manufacturer's cost and the
cost to retail purchasers, that allows the public
and the Secretary to evaluate the manufacturer's
statement. The Secretary shall evaluate the
information promptly and, subject to subsection (a)
of this section, shall make the information and
evaluation available to the public. The Secretary
shall publish a notice in the Federal Register
that the information is available.
- WITHHOLDING INFORMATION
FROM CONGRESS This section does not authorize
information to be withheld from a committee of
Congress authorized to have the information.
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