PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 971 (1) to other officers and employees carrying out this chapter. (2) when relevant to a proceeding under this chapter. (3) to the public if the confidentiality of the information is preserved. (4) to the public when the Secretary of Transportation decides that disclosure is necessary to carry out section 30101 of this title. (b) DEFECT AND NONCOMPLIANCE INFORMATION.—Subject to subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall disclose information obtained under this chapter related to a defect or noncompliance that the Secretary decides will assist in carrying out sections 30117(b) and 30118-30121 of this title or that is required to be disclosed under section 30118(a) of this title. A requirement to disclose information under this subsection is in addition to the requirements of section 552 of title 5. (c) INFORMATION ABOUT MANUFACTURER'S INCREASED COSTS. — A manufacturer opposing an action of the Secretary under this chapter because of increased cost shall submit to the Secretary information about the increased cost, including the manufacturer's cost and the cost to retail purchasers, that allows the public and the Secretary to evaluate the manufacturer's statement. The Secretary shall evaluate the information promptly and, subject to subsection (a) of this section, shall make the information and evaluation available to the public. The Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register that the information is available. (d) WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM CONGRESS. —T h is section does not authorize information to be withheld from a committee of Congress authorized to have the information. § 30168. Research, testing, development, and training (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY. — (1) The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct research, testing, development, and training necessary to carry out this chapter. The research, development, testing, and training shall include— (A) collecting information to determine the relationship between motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment performance characteristics and— (i) accidents involving motor vehicles; and (ii) the occurrence of death or personal injury resulting from those accidents; (B) obtaining experimental and other motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment for research or testing; and (C) selling or otherwise disposing of test motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment and crediting the proceeds to current appropriations available to carry out this chapter. (2) The Secretary may carry out this subsection through grants to States, interstate authorities, and nonprofit institutions. (b) USE OF PUBLIC AGENCIES. —In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall use the services, research, and testing facilities of public agencies to the maximum extent practicable to avoid duplication. (c) FACILITIES. — The Secretary may plan, design, and build a new facility or modify an existing facility to conduct research, development, and testing in traffic safety, highway safety, and motor vehicle safety. An expenditure of more than $100,000 for planning, design, or construction may be made only if the planning. Federal Register, publication.
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