15 U.S.C. § 7306

Disclosure of information

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(a) General rule

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a copy of a record, information, or investigation submitted or received by a Team shall be made available to the public on request and at reasonable cost.

(b) ExceptionsSubsection (a) does not require the release of—(1) information described by section 552(b) of title 5 or protected from disclosure by any other law of the United States; or(2) information described in subsection (a) by the National Institute of Standards and Technology or by a Team until the report required by section 7307 of this title is issued.(c) Protection of voluntary submission of information

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Team, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and any agency receiving information from a Team or the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall not disclose voluntarily provided safety-related information if that information is not directly related to the building failure being investigated and the Director finds that the disclosure of the information would inhibit the voluntary provision of that type of information.

(d) Public safety information

A Team and the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall not publicly release any information it receives in the course of an investigation under this chapter if the Director finds that the disclosure of that information might jeopardize public safety.

(Pub. L. 107–231, § 7, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1475.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (d), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 107–231, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, known as the National Construction Safety Team Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7301 of this title and Tables.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2011–2023 · leading case: Quick v. United States Dep't of Com., Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Tech., 775 F. Supp. 2d 174 (D.D.C. 2011).

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Quick v. United States Dep't of Com., Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Tech., 775 F. Supp. 2d 174 (D.D.C. 2011). · cites it 2× “” 15 U.S.C. § 7306 (d). In conformity with this provision, the Director of NIST made an express finding that the public disclosure of certain types of information pertaining to the architectural and engineering modeling of the collapse of the WTC 7 building might jeopardize…”

Cole v. Copan (D.D.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “See 15 U.S.C. § 7306 (b)(i). Neither party contests that the National Construction Safety Team Act qualifies as a withholding statute under FOIA Exemption 3.”

Cole v. Copan (D.D.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “15 U.S.C. § 7306 (d). NIST withheld the files in their entirety, claiming that any non-exempt responsive records could not be segregated from records covered by the exemption.”

Cole v. Copan (D.D.C. 2021). · cites it 3× “15 U.S.C. § 7306 (c) prohibits “any agency receiving information from a Team or the National Institute of Standards and Technology” from disclosing “voluntarily provided safety-related information if that information is not directly related to the building failure being…”

Quick v. United States Dep't of Com., Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Tech. (D.D.C. 2011). · cites it 2× “” 15 U.S.C. § 7306 (d). In conformity with this provision, the Director of NIST made an express finding that the public disclosure of certain types of information pertaining to the architectural and engineering modeling of the collapse of the WTC 7 building might jeopardize…”

Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth v. Raimondo (D.D.C. 2022). “” See 15 U.S.C. § 7306 (a). Based on that requirement, Plaintiffs say that the NCST Act requires disclosure of the computer models and other evidence used by NIST.”

Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth v. Gina Raimondo (D.C. Cir. 2023). “15 U.S.C. § 7306 . But plaintiffs do not argue on appeal that Section 7306 provides a basis for standing and have therefore forfeited any such claim.”

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