{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-49.25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 49.25","heading":"What information concerning the nature and specific location of paleontological resources is confidential?","body":"(a) Information concerning the nature and specific location of a paleontological resource is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and any other law unless the Federal land manager determines that the disclosure would:\n(1) Further the purposes of the Act;\n(2) Not create risk of harm to or theft or destruction of the resource or site containing the resource; and\n(3) Be in accordance with other applicable laws.\n(b) The Federal land manager may define bureau-specific confidentiality requirements that are consistent with paragraphs (a)(1) through (3) of this section.\n(c) Information that is shared with a contractor, permittee, repository, or other partner in furtherance of the Act is not considered an official public disclosure for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 49—PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION","Subpart A—Preserving, Managing, and Protecting Paleontological Resources"],"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":"e5cc36e5fc8e8dfbc375809f4c7d996035ab4eb2c6686a417c0a9d2b8d126488","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-49.20","next":"us/43-cfr-49.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}