; and (iii) after the close of the public comment period for the proposed programmatic Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances, publish in the Federal Register— (I) any comments received under clause (i); and (II) the approval or denial of the proposed programmatic Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances under paragraph (2) or (3), respectively. (5) Incidental take authorization If a covered species is listed under section 4, the Secretary shall issue a permit to the relevant covered party under this section allowing incidental take of and modification to the habitat of such covered species consistent with the Agreement. (6) Technical assistance The Secretary shall, upon request, provide a covered party with technical assistance in developing a proposed Agreement. (7) Request by Federal agency to join Agreement A Federal agency may, subject to the consent of the relevant covered party, join the Agreement of a covered party that conducts activities on land administered by the Federal agency pursuant to a permit or lease issued to the covered party. (8) Exemption from consultation requirement An Agreement approved under this subsection shall be deemed to have been granted an exemption under section 7(h) for the purposes of that section. (9) Exemption from disclosure Information submitted by a private party to the Secretary under this subsection shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code. (10) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Agreement The term Agreement means— (i) a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances