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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1513. Public access to information
(a) Inspection of copies; reproduction costs; protected information
Copies of any communication, document, report, or information
transmitted between any official of the Federal Government and any
person concerning a deepwater port (other than contracts referred
to in section 1504(c)(2)(B) of this title) shall be made available
to the public for inspection, and shall be available for the
purpose of reproduction at a reasonable cost, to the public upon
identifiable request, unless such information may not be publicly
released under the terms of subsection (b) of this section. Except
as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nothing contained in
this section shall be construed to require the release of any
information of the kind described in subsection (b) of section 552
of title 5 or which is otherwise protected by law from disclosure
to the public.
(b) Information disclosure prohibition; confidentiality of certain
disclosures
The Secretary shall not disclose information obtained by him
under this chapter that concerns or relates to a trade secret,
referred to in section 1905 of title 18, or to a contract referred
to in section 1504(c)(2)(B) of this title, except that such
information may be disclosed, in a manner which is designed to
maintain confidentiality -
(1) to other Federal and adjacent coastal State government
departments and agencies for official use, upon request;
(2) to any committee of Congress having jurisdiction over the
subject matter to which the information relates, upon request;
(3) to any person in any judicial proceeding, under a court
order formulated to preserve such confidentiality without
impairing the proceedings; and
(4) to the public in order to protect health and safety, after
notice and opportunity for comment in writing or for discussion
in closed session within fifteen days by the party to which the
information pertains (if the delay resulting from such notice and
opportunity for comment would not be detrimental to the public
health and safety).
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