§6307 Furnishing of Information, Data, or Reports by Federal Agencies

Summary

Federal agencies must give the Director the transportation information, data, or reports the Director asks for under section 6302(b)(3)(B), unless the law says otherwise. Workers at the Bureau may not reveal data that lets a person or organization be identified. They may not use the data for anything other than statistics. Only people the Director allows may look at individual reports. Other government parts cannot force anyone to hand over copies of those reports. Copies that a person keeps or files with the Bureau are protected from legal demands and cannot be used in court or other proceedings without the person’s permission. These protections only apply to reports that could be traced to a person or organization. If the Bureau collects information for a nonstatistical purpose, the Director must make that clear by rule and on the form. The Director also may access transportation information held by other federal agencies unless the law forbids sharing it or releasing it would seriously harm the agency’s duties.