{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-1708.105","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 1708.105","heading":"Promise of confidentiality.","body":"(a) The Investigating Officer(s) may give a promise of confidentiality to any individual who provides evidence for a safety inquiry or investigation to encourage frank communication.\n(b) A promise of confidentiality must be explicit.\n(c) A promise of confidentiality must be documented in writing.\n(d) A promise of confidentiality may be given only as needed to ensure forthright cooperation of a witness and may not be given on a blanket basis to all witnesses.\n(e) A promise of confidentiality must inform the witness that it applies only to information given to the Investigating Officer(s) and not to the same information if given to others.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER XVII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD","PART 1708—PROCEDURES FOR SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"e5c28d68155aabda45de06fc7bcc6763e764733ff283a82b6b0c75b004d368df","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-1708.104","next":"us/10-cfr-1708.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}