15 CFR § 2016.5 - Information exempt from public inspection.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s2016.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 2016.5 - Information exempt from public inspection."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "2016.5"
section_name: "Information exempt from public inspection."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE"
part_number: "2016"
part_name: "PROCEDURES TO PETITION FOR WITHDRAWAL OR SUSPENSION OF COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY OR DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT (ATPA), AS AMENDED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "19 U.S.C. 3201,  sec. 3103(d), Pub. L. 107-210; 116 Stat. 933; E.O. 13277, 67 FR 70303."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 43924, July 25, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2016"
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# 2016.5 Information exempt from public inspection.

(a) Information submitted in confidence shall be exempt from public inspection if USTR determines that the disclosure of such information is not required by law.

(b) A person requesting an exemption from public inspection for information submitted in writing shall clearly mark each page “BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL” at the top, and shall submit a non-confidential summary of the confidential information. Such person shall also provide a written explanation of why the material should be so protected.

(c) A request for exemption of any particular information may be denied if USTR determines that such information is not entitled to exemption under law. In the event of such a denial, the information will be returned to the person who submitted it, with a statement of the reasons for the denial.