15 CFR 2016.5
§ 2016.5 Information exempt from public inspection.
United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective
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- 15 CFR 2016.5, § 2016.5 Information exempt from public inspection, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/63646
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(a) Information submitted in confidence shall be exempt from public inspection if USTR determines that the disclosure of such information is not required by law.
(b) A person requesting an exemption from public inspection for information submitted in writing shall clearly mark each page “BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL” at the top, and shall submit a non-confidential summary of the confidential information. Such person shall also provide a written explanation of why the material should be so protected.
(c) A request for exemption of any particular information may be denied if USTR determines that such information is not entitled to exemption under law. In the event of such a denial, the information will be returned to the person who submitted it, with a statement of the reasons for the denial.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.