Section 329 IAC 6.1-4-1 - Confidentiality claimsAuthority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-14-9; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 5-14-3-4; IC 13-14-11-3; IC 24-2-3-2
Sec. 1.
(a) A person submitting information to the department for which confidential treatment is requested shall make a written claim of confidentiality under subsections (c) and (d) at the time of submittal of the information.(b) A person may request confidential treatment of information at the time the information is acquired through the actions of the department, such as inspections. The written claim for confidential treatment may be broad, but must be sufficiently clear to allow for accurate identification of the information claimed to be confidential. The supporting information required under subsection (d) must be submitted to the commissioner within five (5) working days from the time the information claimed as confidential is acquired by the department.(c) A person submitting a claim of confidentiality shall designate and segregate the information and the supporting information to which the claim applies in a manner that is sufficiently clear to allow the department to identify all confidential claim materials. One (1) of the following methods shall be used to indicate that the information and any of the supporting information under subsection (d) is claimed as confidential:(1) Attaching a cover sheet instructing which information is to be treated as confidential.(2) Marking each page or item of information as:(B) confidential claim material;(D) confidential business information.(d) The person submitting the claim shall provide supporting information to show that the information claimed as confidential is entitled to confidential treatment under IC 5-14-3, including the following:(1) State that the information is a specific type of confidential information under IC 5-14-3-4(a) and IC 13-14-11-3(a)(1) or IC 5-14-3-4(b) and IC 13-14-11-3(a)(2). If the information is confidential under IC 5-14-3-4(a)(4), the person submitting the claim shall provide a narrative statement or documents supporting the claim that the information meets the necessary elements of a trade secret as defined at IC 24-2-3-2.(2) State whether the information has previously been determined to be confidential by the commissioner.(3) Indicate the portion of the supporting information claimed as confidential as specified in subsection (c).(4) Specify the period of time for which confidentiality is requested if the period is to be other than seventy-five (75) years as provided in IC 5-14-3-4(d).(5) Whenever the claim is based on the commissioner's discretionary power to grant confidential status to information under IC 5-14-3-4(b) and IC 13-14-11-3(a)(2), state all of the following: (A) The statute, rule, permit, or other authority that requires the submission of such information.(B) Facts demonstrating that the information may be treated as confidential under IC 5-14-3-4(b).(e) The information and supporting information claimed as confidential shall be treated as confidential until the commissioner makes a determination under 329 IAC 6.1-5. Solid Waste Management Board; 329 IAC 6.1-4-1; filed Nov 4, 1999, 10:19 a.m.: 23 IR 559; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:25 p.m.: 24 IR 1535; readopted filed Jun 6, 2016, 11:52 a.m.: 20160706-IR-329160144BFAErrata filed 3/1/2019, 3:58 p.m.: 20190313-IR-329190140ACA