29 CFR § 4901.21 - Restrictions in general.

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title: "29 CFR § 4901.21 - Restrictions in general."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4901.21"
section_name: "Restrictions in general."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "INTERNAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "4901"
part_name: "DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC INSPECTION OF PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION RECORDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552, 29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3), E.O. 12600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34123, July 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4901.21 Restrictions in general.

(a) *Records not disclosable.* PBGC will not disclose records to the extent prohibited by section 552(b)(1) or (3) of FOIA, sections 4010 and 4043 of ERISA, or other statutes.

(b) *Records disclosure of which may be refused.* Unless prohibited from disclosure by paragraph (a) of this section, PBGC need not but may, as provided in § 4901.5(b), disclose records exempted from FOIA, which include as of August 24, 2022 records under:

(1) Section 552(b)(2) of FOIA, dealing in general with internal agency personnel rules and practices;

(2) Section 552(b)(4) of FOIA, dealing in general with trade secrets and commercial and financial information;

(3) Section 552(b)(5) of FOIA, dealing in general with inter-agency and intra-agency memoranda and letters;

(4) Section 552(b)(6) of FOIA, dealing in general with personnel, medical, and similar files;

(5) Section 552(b)(7) of FOIA, dealing in general with records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes;

(6) Section 552(b)(8) of FOIA, dealing in general with reports on financial institutions; or

(7) Section 552(b)(9) of FOIA, dealing in general with information about wells.

[87 FR 43997, July 25, 2022]