{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2105.34","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2105.34","heading":"Can an Agency release information protected by Exemption 4?","body":"If an Agency determines that the requested information is protected from release by Exemption 4 of the FOIA, the Agency 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 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XXI—COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS","PART 2105—REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT","Subpart F—Handling Confidential Information"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"fe7828949d7131ee6bcf2fe01221dabd884a83d34765d94952e9233eebbb0ff1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2105.33","next":"us/45-cfr-2105.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}