7 CFR § 1170.12 - Confidential information.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1170.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1170.12 - Confidential information."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1170.12"
section_name: "Confidential information."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MILK), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1170"
part_name: "DAIRY PRODUCT MANDATORY REPORTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1637-1637b, as amended by Pub. L. 106-532, 114 Stat. 2541; Pub. L. 107-171, 116 Stat. 207; and Pub. L. 111-239, 124 Stat. 2501."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 34181, June 17, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1170"
---


# 1170.12 Confidential information.

Except as otherwise directed by the Secretary or the Attorney General for enforcement purposes, no officer, employee, or agent of the United States shall make available to the public information, statistics, or documents obtained from or submitted by any person in compliance with the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting program other than in a manner that ensures that confidentiality is preserved regarding the identity of person, including parties to a contract, and proprietary business information.

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