15 CFR § 286.8 - Confidentiality of information.

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title: "15 CFR § 286.8 - Confidentiality of information."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "286.8"
section_name: "Confidentiality of information."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "286"
part_name: "NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM EVALUATION (NVCASE) PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 272"
regulatory_source: "59 FR 19131, Apr. 22, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 286.8 Confidentiality of information.

All information collected relative to an applicant during an evaluation is maintained as confidential. Information is released only as required under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act or other legal requirement, subject to the rules of the Department of Commerce for such disclosure as found in 15 CFR part 4.