29 CFR § 1691.3 - Confidentiality.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1691.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1691.3 - Confidentiality."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1691.3"
section_name: "Confidentiality."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1691"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION FILED AGAINST RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "E.O. 12250, 45 FR 72995 (November 4, 1980) and E.O. 12067, 43 FR 28967 (June 30, 1978)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 3574, Jan. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1691"
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# 1691.3 Confidentiality.
When an agency receives information obtained by EEOC, the agency shall observe the confidentiality requirements of sections 706(b) and 709(e) of title VII as would EEOC, except in cases where the agency receives the same information from a source independent of EEOC or has referred a joint complaint to EEOC under this regulation. In such cases, the agency may use independent source information or information obtained by EEOC under the agency's investigative authority in a subsequent title VI, title IX or revenue sharing act enforcement proceeding. Agency questions concerning confidentiality shall be directed to the Deputy Legal Counsel, EEOC.
[48 FR 3574, Jan. 25, 1983, as amended at 52 FR 4902, Feb. 18, 1987]