Section 188-5-10 - Collection and Maintenance of StatisticsA.Submission of statistics1. All statistics reported by any dealer, harvester, business, person or vessel to the Commissioner shall be provided to authorized personnel of the Department.2. All statistics reported by any dealer, harvester, business, person or vessel to the Commissioner to comply with reporting requirements, or under an agreement to participate in a Department-led project for the purpose of developing or testing new methodologies or technologies to provide pertinent data with respect to the fisheries, are confidential data as provided by 12 MRS §6173.B.Collection agreements1. The Commissioner may enter into an agreement with a state or federal agency authorizing that agency to collect statistics on behalf of the Commissioner.2. The Department shall not enter into a cooperative collection agreement with another state or federal agency unless that agency has authority to protect the statistics from disclosure to the public in a manner similar to that of the Department and in a manner consistent with these regulations.C.Safeguards Appropriate safeguards and a control system as specified by Department directives or other Department internal procedures, shall apply to the collection and maintenance of all statistics so as to insure their confidentiality.
1. The control system instituted to protect the confidentiality of statistics shall: (a) Identify those persons who have routine access to the statistics;(b) Contain procedures to identify non-routine users and their use of data; and(c) Provide for safeguarding the data.13-188 C.M.R. ch. 5, § 10