§ 702.3 Confidential information.
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This section implements section 705(d) of the DPA.
(a) BIS deems all information submitted in response to a survey issued pursuant to this part to be confidential.
(b) Any person submitting information in response to a survey issued pursuant to this part may request confidential treatment of that information.
(c) The President's authority under the DPA to protect confidential information has been delegated to the Under Secretary for Industry and Security. The information described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall not be published or disclosed unless the Under Secretary for Industry and Security determines that the withholding thereof is contrary to the interest of the national defense.
(d) Any person convicted of willfully violating the prohibition in paragraph (c) of this section may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
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