30 CFR § 15.9 - Disclosure of information.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s15.9"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 15.9 - Disclosure of information."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "15.9"
section_name: "Disclosure of information."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "15"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF EXPLOSIVES AND SHEATHED EXPLOSIVE UNITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 957."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 46761, Nov. 18, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "15"
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# 15.9 Disclosure of information.

(a) All information concerning product specifications and performance submitted to MSHA by the applicant shall be considered proprietary information.

(b) MSHA will notify the applicants of requests for disclosure of information concerning its explosives or sheathed explosive units and shall give the applicant an opportunity to provide MSHA with a statement of its position prior to any disclosure.