15 C.F.R. § 270.340 Information created by investigation participants who are not NIST employees.
Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade
Unless requested sooner by the Lead Investigator, at the conclusion of an investigation, each investigation participant who is not a NIST employee shall transfer any original information they created pursuant to the investigation to NIST. An investigation participant may retain a copy of the information for their records but may not use the information for purposes other than the investigation, nor may they release, reproduce, distribute, or publish any information first developed pursuant to the investigation, nor authorize others to do so, without the written permission of the Director or their designee. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 281a, no such information may be admitted or used as evidence in any suit or action for damages arising out of any matter related to the investigation.
Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 270—NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAMS
Subpart D—Collection and Preservation of Evidence; Information Created Pursuant to an Investigation; and Protection of Information
Information Created Pursuant to an Investigation
§ 270.340 Information created by investigation participants who are not NIST employees.
