; and (2) information submitted to the System. (c) Limitation on disclosure (1) Applicability of FOIA Any part of any record (including, but not limited to an analysis by a pipeline operator of the safety risks of the pipeline operator and a statement of the mitigation measures identified by the pipeline operator to address those risks) provided to the Secretary and retained in the System is exempt from the requirements of section 552 of title 5, and specifically exempt from release under subsection (b)(3) of that section, if the record is— (A) supplied to the Secretary for purposes of the System; or (B) made available for inspection and copying by an officer, employee, or agent of the Secretary for purposes of the System. (2) Exception Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary in consultation with the information owner, may disclose deidentified material or any part of any record comprised of facts otherwise available to the public if, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary determines that disclosure would be consistent with the confidentiality needed for the System and improve pipeline safety. (d) Excluded evidence Except as provided in subsection (f), any data or information submitted to or stored, managed, analyzed, or produced by the System shall not be used— (1) as evidence for any purpose in any Federal, State, local, Tribal, or private litigation, including any action or proceeding; or (2) to support any corrective action relating to a probable violation under this chapter (including any regulation promulgated or order issued under this chapter). (e) Exclusion from discovery Except as provided in subsection (f), any data or information submitted to or stored, managed, analyzed, or produced by the System shall not be subject to discovery in any Federal, State, local, Tribal, or private litigation or other proceeding. (f) Limitations on exclusion The exclusions described in subsections (d) and (e) shall not apply to— (1) evidence of a knowing and willful violation