{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-512.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 512.15","heading":"How will confidentiality determinations be made?","body":"Information may be afforded confidential treatment if the Chief Counsel determines that:\n(a) The information is a trade secret;\n(b) Public disclosure of the information would be likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the submitter;\n(c) Public disclosure of the information would be likely to impair NHTSA's ability to obtain necessary information in the future;\n(d) The information was provided to NHTSA voluntarily and was not customarily released to the public by the person from whom it was obtained; or\n(e) The information is otherwise entitled to protection, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b).","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 512—CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION","Subpart D—Agency Determination"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"ff754a309ae16a781e30b85d80bcc40e9c63bfb0ea80dbef286399bb21fc6e81","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-512.14","next":"us/49-cfr-512.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}