50 CFR 229.11

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50 CFR 229.11 (up to date as of 8/28/2026)
Confidential fisheries data.

50 CFR 229.11 (Aug. 28, 2026)

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Title 50 —Wildlife and Fisheries
Chapter II —National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of Commerce
Subchapter C —Marine Mammals
Part 229 —Authorization for Commercial Fisheries Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972
Subpart A —General Provisions
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; § 229.32(f) also issued under 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Source: 60 FR 45100, Aug. 30, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

§ 229.11 Confidential fisheries data.
(a) Proprietary information collected under this part is confidential and includes information, the
unauthorized disclosure of which could be prejudicial or harmful, such as information or data that are
identifiable with an individual fisher. Proprietary information obtained under part 229 will not be disclosed,
in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, except:
(1) To Federal employees whose duties require access to such information;
(2) To state employees under an agreement with NMFS that prevents public disclosure of the identity or
business of any person;
(3) When required by court order; or
(4) In the case of scientific information involving fisheries, to employees of Regional Fishery
Management Councils who are responsible for fishery management plan development and
monitoring.
(5) To other individuals or organizations authorized by the Assistant Administrator to analyze this
information, so long as the confidentiality of individual fishers is not revealed.
(b) Information will be made available to the public in aggregate, summary, or other such form that does not
disclose the identity or business of any person in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100.
Aggregate or summary form means data structured so that the identity of the submitter cannot be
determined either from the present release of the data or in combination with other releases.
[60 FR 45100, Aug. 30, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 9088, Feb. 24, 1999]

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