Process for addressing a submitter's request for confidential treatment.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 12

(a) (b) (i) The requested information has been designated in good faith by the submitter as information considered protected from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) or (b)(6); and (ii) The Board has reason to believe that the requested information may be protected from disclosure, but has not yet determined whether the information may be protected from disclosure. (2) Where a submitter has not requested confidential treatment but the Board reasonably believes the requested information may be protected from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) or (b)(6), the Board may notify a submitter of the receipt of a request for access to that information and provide the submitter an opportunity to respond. (3) The notice given to the submitter shall: (i) Describe the information that has been requested or include a copy of the requested records or portions of records containing the information. In cases involving a voluminous number of submitters, the Board may post or publish a notice in a place or manner reasonably likely to inform the submitters of the proposed disclosure, instead of sending individual notifications; and (ii) Give the submitter a reasonable opportunity, not to exceed 10 working days from the date of notice, to submit written objections to disclosure of the information. (c) (1) The Board determines that the information is exempt under the FOIA and, therefore, will not be disclosed; (2) The requested information has been lawfully published or has been officially made a

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 12:§ 261.18