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such disclosure is necessary for the satisfactory performance of the 
work of such contractor and under such conditions as the Com- 
mission may specify ; 
(3) shall be disclosed if it is necessary to protect health or the 
environment against an unreasonable risk of injury to health or 
the environment ; or 
(4) may be disclosed when relevant in any proceeding under 
this part, except that disclosure in such proceeding shall be made 
in such manner as to preserve confidentiality to the extent prac- 
ticable without impairing the proceeding. 
In submitting data under this part, a person may (a) designate the 
data which such person believes is entitled to confidential treatment 
under subsection (a), and (b) submit such designated data simul- 
taneously but separately from other data submitted under this part. 
A designation under this paragraph shall be made in writing and in 
such manner as the Commission may prescribe. Except in the release 
of information under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection 
(a), if the Commission proposes to release for inspection data which 
has been designated under paragraph (1) (a) of any other informa- 
tion which is exempt from disclosure pursuant to subsection (a) of 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code by reason of subsection (b) 
(4) of such section the Commission shall notify in writing and by 
certified mail the person who submitted such data of the intent to 
release such data. If the release of such data is to be made pursuant to 
a request made under section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
such notice shall be given immediately upon appi’oval of such request 
by the Commission. The Commission may not release such data until 
the expiration of 30 days after the person who submitted such data has 
received the notice required by this subparagraph. 
The Commission may not release data under paragraph (3) of 
subsection (a) unless the Commission has notified each person who 
submitted such data of such release. Such notice shall be made in 
writing, by certified mail at least 15 days before the release of such 
data, except that if the Commission determines that the release of 
such data is necessary to protect against unreasonable risk of injury to 
health or the environment, such notice may be made by such means as 
the Commission determines will provide notice at least 24 hours before 
such release is made. 
Any office or employee of the United States who by virtue of his 
employment obtains information or has access to information the 
disclosure of which is prohibited and who knows that the disclosure 
of the material is prohibited willfully discloses the material in any 
manner to any person not entitled to receive it, shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor and fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for one 
year or both. Section 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code does not 
apply to the publishing, disclosure, or making known of, or making 
available information reported or otherwise obtained under this part. 
REGISTRATION OF RECOMBINANT DNA PROJECTS 
Section 1818 of bill S. 1217 directs the owner or operator of a licensed 
facility to file with the Commission a Project Registration Statement 
for each recombinant DNA project conducted in the facility. 
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