[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 29, Volume 4] [Revised as of July 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 29CFR1601.22] [Page 162] TITLE 29--LABOR CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION PART 1601_PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart B_Procedure for the Prevention of Unlawful Employment Practices Sec. 1601.22 Confidentiality. Neither a charge, nor information obtained during the investigation of a charge of employment discrimination under the ADA or title VII, nor information obtained from records required to be kept or reports required to be filed pursuant to the ADA or title VII, shall be made matters of public information by the Commission prior to the institution of any proceeding under the ADA or title VII involving such charge or information. This provision does not apply to such earlier disclosures to charging parties, or their attorneys, respondents or their attorneys, or witnesses where disclosure is deemed necessary for securing appropriate relief. This provision also does not apply to such earlier disclosures to representatives of interested Federal, State, and local authorities as may be appropriate or necessary to the carrying out of the Commission's function under title VII or the ADA, nor to the publication of data derived from such information in a form which does not reveal the identity of charging parties, respondents, or persons supplying the information. [42 FR 55388, Oct. 14, 1977, as amended at 56 FR 9624, 9625, Mar. 7, 1991] Procedure To Rectify Unlawful Employment Practices