45 CFR 2105.34
§ 2105.34 Can an Agency release information protected by Exemption 4?
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 45 CFR 2105.34, § 2105.34 Can an Agency release information protected by Exemption 4?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/222065
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:222065@1- SHA-256
fe7828949d7131ee6bcf2fe01221dabd884a83d34765d94952e9233eebbb0ff1
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
If an Agency determines that the requested information is protected from release by Exemption 4 of the FOIA, the Agency has no discretion to release the information. Release of information protected from release by Exemption 4 is prohibited by the Trade Secrets Act, a criminal provision found at 18 U.S.C. 1905.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.