§20131 Public Access to Information

Summary

The Administrator must let the public see information gathered or created while doing official duties, except for: information that federal law says must be kept secret, information classified to protect national security, and the special kinds of information described next. For up to 5 years, the Administrator may protect information that comes from agreements made under subsections (e) and (f) of section 20113 if it would be a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial record under section 552(b)(4) of title 5. That protection can include exemption from subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5. The Administrator still must provide information to properly authorized congressional committees.