14 CFR § 193.17 - How must design and production approval holders handle information they receive from the FAA under this part?

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title: "14 CFR § 193.17 - How must design and production approval holders handle information they receive from the FAA under this part?"
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "193.17"
section_name: "How must design and production approval holders handle information they receive from the FAA under this part?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "193"
part_name: "PROTECTION OF VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40123."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 33805, June 25, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "193"
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# 193.17 How must design and production approval holders handle information they receive from the FAA under this part?

(a) If the FAA discloses information under § 193.9(a)(2) to the holders of design approvals of production approvals issued by the FAA, the approval holder must disclose that information only to persons who need to know the information to address the safety or security condition.

(b) Unless an emergency exists, before disclosing information to approval holders the FAA will contact the submitter of the information.