(c) A person may, at the time of submission of a record, request that the authority designate all or a portion of such record as a trade secret, and except such record from disclosure under paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section 87 of the Public Officers Law. Such request shall identify the record constituting a trade secret and the reasons why disclosure of such record would cause substantial injury. The request shall indicate, if appropriate:

1. (1) the specific record requested to be considered a trade secret, including, where applicable, page, form, line, chart, or table designation;
2. (2) the confidential nature of the record, including a description of the nature and extent of the injury to the person's competitive position such as unfair economic or competitive damage which would be incurred were the record to be disclosed;
3. (3) whether the record is treated as confidential by the submitter, including whether it has been made available to others;
4. (4) whether any patent, copyright, or similar legal protection exists for the record;
5. (5) whether the public disclosure of such record is otherwise restricted by law, and the specific source and contents of such restrictions;
6. (6) the date upon which such record will no longer need to be kept confidential, if applicable;
7. (7) whether the request itself constitutes a record which, if disclosed, would defeat the purpose for which trade secret status is sought;
8. (8) whether the record is known outside of the business of the submitter;
9. (9) the extent to which the record is known by the employees and others involved in the business of the submitter;
10. (10) the value of the record to the submitter and to its competitors;
11. (11) the amount of effort or money expended by the submitter in developing the record;
12. (12) the ease or difficulty with which the record could be properly acquired or duplicated by others; and
13. (13) any other factors considered relevant.

(e) On the initiative of the authority at any time, or upon the written request of any person for access to a record to which trade secret status pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section has been granted or is pending, the authority shall:

1. (1) inform the person who submitted the request for exception of the authority's intention to determine whether such status should be granted or continued;
2. (2) permit the person who requested the exception, within 10 business days of receipt of notification from the authority, to submit a written statement of the necessity for the granting or continuation of such exception; and
3. (3) within seven business days of receipt of such written statement, or within seven business days of the expiration of the period prescribed for submission of such statement, issue a written determination granting, continuing, or terminating such status and stating the reasons therefor; copies of such determination shall be served upon the person who requested the exception, the person requesting a copy of the record, and the Committee on Open Government.