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title: "16 U.S.C. § 470aaa8"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_name: "PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION"
section: "470aaa8"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 470aaa8 - Confidentiality
## Text
Information concerning the nature and specific location of a paleontological resource shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5 and any other law unless the Secretary determines that disclosure would—
(1) further the purposes of this chapter;
(2) not create risk of harm to or theft or destruction of the resource or the site containing the resource; and
(3) be in accordance with other applicable laws.
(Pub. L. 11111, title VI, § 6309, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1176.)