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(7) Inspections , subpoenas , record - keeping , and reports : 
The Secretary, in carrying out the legislation, should have authority 
to inspect facilities, make environmental measurements, conduct medical 
investigations, inspect medical records, issue subpoenas and citations, 
and require record-keeping and reports. 
(8) Disclosure of information : 
The legislation should provide that all records submitted to, or 
otherwise obtained by, the Secretary or his representatives under the 
legislation shall be available to the public upon request, except 
(a) information now exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Informa- 
tion Act, and (b) other information the disclosure of which would cause 
the loss of proprietary rights. 
At the time of request, persons who have submitted records should 
be given an opportunity to identify those portions which they believe 
to be excepted from disclosure under the preceding paragraph. The Secretary 
should not release such portions unless (a) he has found the portions 
so identified not to be excepted and has given the submitter advance 
notice of this finding and an opportunity to rebut it, or (b) the public 
need to know so outweighs the interest of the submitter as to require 
release. Where the Secretary releases records or portions thereof because 
of the public need to know, he should notify the submitter, setting 
forth the urgent health or environmental needs which serve as the basis 
for his action. 
(9) Coordination : 
The legislation should provide specifically for interagency coordination 
in setting standards and avoiding duplicative requirements. 
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