Sec. 207. Sensitive Tribal information
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Notwithstanding any provision of the Administrative Procedures Act, consultation meetings shall be closed to the public at the request of the Indian Tribal Government. Notwithstanding any provision of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), the Administrative Procedures Act, or any other applicable laws or regulations, all information designated by the Indian Tribe as sensitive, such as the location of sacred sites or other details of cultural or religious practices, shall be deleted from any public publication made as part of the consultation process or in the process of carrying out the activity.
The agency, in consultation with the Indian Tribe or such Tribe’s designee, shall determine who may have access to the information for the purposes of carrying out the mineral activity. Instances where sacred sites are located on individual allotments or public domain allotments shall be addressed on a case-by-case basis and shall involve the allottees. The location and uses of a sacred site shall be protected in accordance with this provision and section 111.