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49 CFR §512.15

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Information may be afforded confidential treatment if the Chief Counsel determines that:
  1. (a)The information is a trade secret;
  2. (b)Public disclosure of the information would be likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the submitter;
  3. (c)Public disclosure of the information would be likely to impair NHTSA's ability to obtain necessary information in the future;
  4. (d)The information was provided to NHTSA voluntarily and was not customarily released to the public by the person from whom it was obtained; or
  5. (e)The information is otherwise entitled to protection, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b).