Sec. 7. Farmer identity protection
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In this section: The term Agency means the Environmental Protection Agency. The term livestock operation includes any operation involved in the raising or finishing of livestock and poultry. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Administrator, any officer or employee of the Agency, or any contractor or cooperator of the Agency, shall not disclose the information of any owner, operator, or employee of a livestock operation provided to the Agency by a livestock producer or a State agency in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or any other law, including— names; telephone numbers; email addresses; physical addresses;
Global Positioning System coordinates; financial information, including business records and production data; or other identifying information regarding the location of the owner, operator, livestock, or employee. Nothing in this section affects— the disclosure of information described in paragraph
(1)if— the information has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form at the county level or higher without any information that identifies the agricultural operation or agricultural producer; or the livestock producer consents to the disclosure; the authority of any State agency to collect information on livestock operations; or the authority of the Agency to disclose the information on livestock operations to State or other Federal governmental agencies. The approval of any permit, practice, or program administered by the Administrator shall not be conditioned on the consent of the livestock producer under paragraph (2)(A)(ii).
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