Title 54 of the U.S. Code § 100707 - Confidentiality of information
Full text of § 100707 from Title 54 of the United States Code.
§ 100707. Confidentiality of information
Information concerning the nature and specific location of a System resource that is endangered, threatened, rare, or commercially valuable, of mineral or paleontological objects within System units, or of objects of cultural patrimony within System units, may be withheld from the public in response to a request under section 552 of title 5 unless the Secretary determines that—
(1) disclosure of the information would further the purposes of the System unit in which the resource or object is located and would not create an unreasonable risk of harm, theft, or destruction of the resource or object, including individual organic or inorganic specimens; and
(2) disclosure is consistent with other laws protecting the resource or object.
(Pub. L. 113–287, §3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3106.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 100707 | 16 U.S.C. 5937. | Pub. L. 105–391, title II, §207, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3501. |
SUBCHAPTER II—SYSTEM UNIT RESOURCE PROTECTION
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