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1 such order of the court may be punished by such court as 



2 a contempt thereof. 



3 " (h) Every department, agency, and instrumentahty 



4 of the Federal Grovemment and of the States, and every per- 



5 son applying for a license, permit, or other authorization from 



6 the United States or from any State to discharge or otherwise 

 "^ dispose of any material in an area designated under subsection 



8 (a) of this section shall establish and maintain such records, 



9 make such reports, and provide such information as the 

 1^ Secretary may reasonably require to assist him in establishing 



11 standards under this section and in determining whether 



12 such department, agency, instrumentality, or person has 

 1^ acted or is acting in compliance with this section and shall, 

 1^ upon request by the Secretary, permit him at reasonable 

 1^ times to have access to and to copy such records. All informa- 

 1^ tion reported to, or otherwise obtained by, such Secretary 

 ^"^ or his representative pursuant to this subsection which con- 

 1^ tains or relates to a trade secret or other matter referred to 

 ■'■^ in section 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code shall 



be considered confidential for the purpose of that section, 

 except that such information may be disclosed to other oflBcers 



or employees concerned with carrying out the provisions of 



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this section. 



"(i) (1) Whoever discharges (including, but not lim- 

 ited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting. 



