42 U.S.C. § 17242 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 17242. Commercial insulation demonstration program

(1)Advanced insulation

The term “advanced insulation” means insulation that has an R value of not less than R35 per inch.

(2)Covered refrigeration unit

The term “covered refrigeration unit” means any--

(1) the state of technological advancement of advanced insulation; and

(2) the projected amount of cost savings that would be generated by implementing advanced insulation into covered refrigeration units.

(1)Establishment

If the Secretary determines in the report described in subsection (b) that the implementation of advanced insulation into covered refrigeration units would generate an economically justifiable amount of cost savings, the Secretary, in cooperation with manufacturers of covered refrigeration units, shall establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary shall demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of advanced insulation.

(2)Disclosure

The Secretary may, for a period of up to 5 years after an award is granted under the demonstration program, exempt from mandatory disclosure under section 552 of Title 5, (popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act) information that the Secretary determines would be a privileged or confidential trade secret or commercial or financial information under subsection (b)(4) of such section if the information had been obtained from a non-Government party.

(3)Cost-sharing

Section 16352 of this title shall apply to any project carried out under this subsection.