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[CITE: 42USC14305]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
    CHAPTER 137--MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES 
                           CONTAINING MERCURY
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 14305. Information gathering and access


(a) Records and reports

    A person who is required to carry out the objectives of this 
chapter, including--
        (1) a regulated battery manufacturer;
        (2) a rechargeable consumer product manufacturer;
        (3) a mercury-containing battery manufacturer; and
        (4) an authorized agent of a person described in paragraph (1), 
    (2), or (3),

shall establish and maintain such records and report such information as 
the Administrator may by regulation reasonably require to carry out the 
objectives of this chapter.

(b) Access and copying

    The Administrator or the Administrator's authorized representative, 
on presentation of credentials of the Administrator, may at reasonable 
times have access to and copy any records required to be maintained 
under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Confidentiality

    The Administrator shall maintain the confidentiality of documents 
and records that contain proprietary information.

(Pub. L. 104-142, Sec. 6, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1332.)
