Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§14305 Information Gathering and Access

Title 42 › CHAPTER 137 — MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 14305

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires certain battery makers and their agents to keep records and report information that the Administrator reasonably requires by rule to meet the chapter’s goals. It covers four types: regulated battery makers, rechargeable consumer product makers, mercury-battery makers, and authorized agents of those makers. The Administrator or an authorized representative may, at reasonable times and after showing credentials, look at and copy those records. The Administrator must keep any proprietary information in those records confidential.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §14305

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(a)Records and reports
A person who is required to carry out the objectives of this chapter, including—
(1)a regulated battery manufacturer;
(2)a rechargeable consumer product manufacturer;
(3)a mercury-containing battery manufacturer; and
(4)an authorized agent of a person described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3),
shall establish and maintain such records and report such information as the Administrator may by regulation reasonably require to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
(b)Access and copying
The Administrator or the Administrator’s authorized representative, on presentation of credentials of the Administrator, may at reasonable times have access to and copy any records required to be maintained under subsection (a).
(c)Confidentiality
The Administrator shall maintain the confidentiality of documents and records that contain proprietary information.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 14305

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110