1. (a) Any information provided to the director under Rules R315-15 and R315-101; Rules R315-260 through R315-266, R315-268, R315-270 and R315-273 will be made available to the public to the extent and in the manner authorized by Sections 63G-2-101 through 63G-2-901.
2. (b) Except as provided under Subsections R315-260-2(c) and R315-260-2(d), any person who submits information to the director in accordance with Rules R315-15 and R315-101; Rules R315-260 through R315-266, R315-268, R315-270 and R315-273 may assert a claim of business confidentiality covering any part of that information by following the procedures set forth in Section 63G-2-309. Information covered by such a claim shall be disclosed by the director only to the extent, and by the procedures, set forth in Sections 63G-2-101 through 63G-2-901. However, if no claim under Sections 63G-2-101 through 63G-2-804 accompanies the information when it is received by the director, it may be made available to the public without further notice to the person submitting it.
3. (c)(1) After August 6, 2014, no claim of business confidentiality may be asserted by any person with respect to information entered on a Hazardous Waste Manifest, EPA Form 8700-22, a Hazardous Waste Manifest Continuation Sheet, EPA Form 8700-22A, or an electronic manifest format that may be prepared and used in accordance with Subsection R315-262-20(a)(3).

4. (2) EPA shall make any electronic manifest that is prepared and used in accordance with Subsection R315-262-20(a)(3), or any paper manifest that is submitted to the system under Subsection R315-264-71(a)(6) or Subsection R315-265-71(a)(6), available to the public under Section R315-260-2 when the electronic or paper manifest is a complete and final document. Electronic manifests and paper manifests submitted to the system are considered by EPA to be complete and final documents and publicly available information after 90 days have passed since the delivery to the designated facility of the hazardous waste shipment identified in the manifest.

   1. (d)(1) After January 22, 2025, no claim of business confidentiality may be asserted by any person with respect to information contained in hazardous secondary material export documents prepared, used and submitted under Subsection R315-261-4(a)(25), whether submitted electronically into the EPA's Waste Import Export Tracking System or in paper format.
5. (2) After January 22, 2025, the EPA will make available to the public under Section R315-260-2 any hazardous secondary material export documents prepared, used, and submitted under Subsection R315-261-4(a)(25) on March 1 of the calendar year after the related hazardous secondary material exports occur, when these documents are considered by the EPA to be final documents.

KEY: hazardous waste

Date of Last Change: November 17, 2025

Notice of Continuation: December 11, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-1-301; 19-6-105; 19-6-106