49 CFR § 674.23 - Confidentiality of information.

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title: "49 CFR § 674.23 - Confidentiality of information."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "674.23"
section_name: "Confidentiality of information."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "674"
part_name: "STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 14256, Mar. 16, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 83981, Oct. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 674.23 Confidentiality of information.

(a) A State, an SSOA, or an RTA may withhold an investigation report prepared or adopted in accordance with these regulations from being admitted as evidence or used in a civil action for damages resulting from a matter mentioned in the report.

(b) This part does not require public availability of any data, information, or procedures pertaining to the security of a rail fixed guideway public transportation system or its passenger operations.