Whenever a unit of the department receives a request for information which the director or chief of the unit considers exempt from disclosure, he will forward the request to the deputy commissioner of the relevant division. If the deputy commissioner determines that the requested information is not exempt from disclosure, he will instruct the referring director or chief to release it. If the deputy commissioner determines the information is exempt from disclosure, he will notify the person requesting it of his determination and the reason for it.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-3-3a