{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-2.36","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 2.36","heading":"Can a bureau release information protected by Exemption 4?","body":"If a bureau determines that the requested information is protected from release by Exemption 4 of the FOIA, the bureau has no discretion to release the information. Release of information protected from release by Exemption 4 is prohibited by the Trade Secrets Act, a criminal provision found at 18 U.S.C. 1905.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 2—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; RECORDS AND TESTIMONY","Subpart F—Handling Confidential Information"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"470cea19c28f8c39475acaef4dfd10b63144ccbc6a4837a1494806d26c632a7a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-2.35","next":"us/43-cfr-2.37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}