§ 1513. — Public access to information.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1513]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 29--DEEPWATER PORTS
Sec. 1513. Public access to information
(a) Inspection of copies; reproduction costs; protected information
Copies of any communication, document, report, or information
transmitted between any official of the Federal Government and any
person concerning a deepwater port (other than contracts referred to in
section 1504(c)(2)(B) of this title) shall be made available to the
public for inspection, and shall be available for the purpose of
reproduction at a reasonable cost, to the public upon identifiable
request, unless such information may not be publicly released under the
terms of subsection (b) of this section. Except as provided in
subsection (b) of this section, nothing contained in this section shall
be construed to require the release of any information of the kind
described in subsection (b) of section 552 of title 5 or which is
otherwise protected by law from disclosure to the public.
(b) Information disclosure prohibition; confidentiality of certain
disclosures
The Secretary shall not disclose information obtained by him under
this chapter that concerns or relates to a trade secret, referred to in
section 1905 of title 18, or to a contract referred to in section
1504(c)(2)(B) of this title, except that such information may be
disclosed, in a manner which is designed to maintain confidentiality--
(1) to other Federal and adjacent coastal State government
departments and agencies for official use, upon request;
(2) to any committee of Congress having jurisdiction over the
subject matter to which the information relates, upon request;
(3) to any person in any judicial proceeding, under a court
order formulated to preserve such confidentiality without impairing
the proceedings; and
(4) to the public in order to protect health and safety, after
notice and opportunity for comment in writing or for discussion in
closed session within fifteen days by the party to which the
information pertains (if the delay resulting from such notice and
opportunity for comment would not be detrimental to the public
health and safety).
(Pub. L. 93-627, Sec. 14, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2139.)
