310 C.M.R. 3.00

Access to and confidentiality of department records and files

M.G.L. c. 21, § 27(12) M.G.L. c. 21A, § 2(28) MGL c. 21C, §§ 4, 6 and 12 MGL c. 21E, § 3C MGL c. 111, §§ 142B and 142DMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

3.01Purpose, Authority and Applicability 3.02Severability 3.03Effective Date 3.04Computation of Time 3.05Definitions 3.10Availability of Public Records to the General Public 3.11Processing Requests for Disclosure of Public Records 3.12Presumption of Availability 3.13Determinations to be Made by the Commissioner or Director 3.14Effect of Requests for Confidentiality 3.15Postponing Denial of Confidentiality Pending Appeal 3.16Separability of Records 3.20Protecting the Confidentiality of Trade Secrets 3.21When Trade Secrets May be Disclosed by the Department 3.22Trade Secrets Subject to Confidentiality 3.23Criteria for Determining a Trade Secret 3.24Requests for Protecting the Confidentiality of Trade Secrets 3.25Procedure for Acting on Requests for Protecting the Confidentiality of Trade Secrets 3.26Reconsidering Confidentiality Determinations 3.27Notice in Department Orders and Forms 3.29Transition Provisions Governing Trade Secrets 3.30Special Provisions for Trade Secret Claims Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21I 3.31Purpose, Authority, and Applicability 3.32Definitions 3.33General Provisions for Making Trade Secret Claims 3.34Procedures for Determination of Trade Secret 3.35Procedures to be Followed During Pendency of Trade Secret Claim 3.36Penalties