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1 ACCESS TO INPOBMATION 
2 Sec. 6. (a) The Secretary shall make available upon 
3 request any information which is submitted pursuant to this 
4 Act, except that information which is exempt from disclosure 
5 pursuant to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, 
6 shall not be disclosed by the Secretary. In submitting infor- 
7 mation pursuant to this Act, a person may designate items of 
8 infonnation considered by such person to be exempt from dis- 
9 closure. Prior to making a determination pursuant to a re- 
10 quest for release of such information under section 552 of 
11 title 5, United States Code, the Secretary shall consult with 
12 the person who submitted such infonnation. 
13 (b) If the Secretary determines that such information is 
14 not exempt from disclosure, the Secretary shall notify the 
15 person who submitted such information of such determination 
16 and that he intends to release such information. Such infor- 
17 mation shall not be released by the Secretary before the fif- 
18 teenth calendar day following the date of such notification, 
19 unless the Secretary determines that release of such informa- 
20 tion is required to protect against an imminent hazard to the 
21 public or to the environment. 
22 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the 
23 Secretary may release any information upon a determination 
24 that such release is necessary to protect against an imminent 
25 hazard to the public or to the environment. 
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