7 CFR § 1260.620 - Confidential treatment of information.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1260.620"
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title: "7 CFR § 1260.620 - Confidential treatment of information."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1260.620"
section_name: "Confidential treatment of information."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1260"
part_name: "BEEF PROMOTION AND RESEARCH"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 2901-2911 and 7 U.S.C. 7401."
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# 1260.620 Confidential treatment of information.

All documents and information submitted to or obtained by the Department shall be kept confidential by all employees of the Department, except that the Secretary may issue general statements based upon the information collected from a number of different sources. These general statements will not identify any information as having been furnished by any one source.