Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-102
§100707 Confidentiality of Information
Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1007 — RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — SYSTEM RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT › § 100707
Summary
Details about the nature and location of endangered, rare, commercially valuable, mineral or fossil, or cultural objects in System units can be withheld from requests under section 552 of title 5. The Secretary must find disclosure would further the unit’s purposes, not create an unreasonable risk, and be consistent with other laws.
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Title 54, §100707
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Information concerning the nature and specific location of a System resource that is endangered, threatened, rare, or commercially valuable, of mineral or paleontological objects within System units, or of objects of cultural patrimony within System units, may be withheld from the public in response to a request under section 552 of title 5 unless the Secretary determines that—
(1)disclosure of the information would further the purposes of the System unit in which the resource or object is located and would not create an unreasonable risk of harm, theft, or destruction of the resource or object, including individual organic or inorganic specimens; and
(2)disclosure is consistent with other laws protecting the resource or object.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10070716 U.S.C. 5937.Pub. L. 105–391, title II, § 207, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3501.
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54 U.S.C. § 100707
Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102