The purpose of this part is to establish the procedures and standards by which NHTSA will consider claims that information submitted to the agency is entitled to confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b) , most often because it constitutes confidential business information as described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) , and to address the treatment of information determined to be entitled to confidential treatment.
49 C.F.R. § 512.1