40 CFR § 1515.12 - Will CEQ keep my request confidential?

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title: "40 CFR § 1515.12 - Will CEQ keep my request confidential?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1515.12"
section_name: "Will CEQ keep my request confidential?"
chapter_name: "COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS"
part_number: "1515"
part_name: "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13392, 70 FR 75373, 3 CFR, 2005 Comp., p. 216; Pres. Mem., 74 FR 4685, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 338."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 48590, Aug. 11, 2010, as amended at 90 FR 6832, Jan. 21, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1515.12 Will CEQ keep my request confidential?

No. CEQ generally will not keep your request confidential. A FOIA request, including the requester's identity, is generally a matter of public record. CEQ publishes logs of requests and requesters at *https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/foia/.*