§ 13-22-11-4 — Contents of report; confidentiality for trade secrets

Indiana § 13-22-11-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 22: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Ch. 11: Hazardous Waste Reduction

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(a) The following information may be
included with the report under section 3 of this chapter for the period
covered by the report:
(1) A description of the industrial operation that generated the
hazardous waste, including information on the following:
(A) The steps taken in the operation.
(B) The machinery and materials used in the operation.
(C) The inputs and outputs of the operation.
(2) Proposals that would implement waste reduction in the type of
industrial operation that generated the hazardous waste.
(3) A statement that the information is accurate to the best of the
generator's knowledge.
(4) Any other information the generator desires to provide to the
department to obtain voluntary technical assistance from the
department.
(b) A person who:
(1) submits information to the department under subsection (a);
and
(2) believes that the information or a part of the information is a
trade secret or otherwise warrants confidential treatment;
may submit the information under a claim of confidentiality in
accordance with IC 13-14-11 and IC 5-14-3-4.
(c) A person who submits information under subsection (a) that is
determined to be confidential may not unreasonably withhold
permission from the department to disclose to the public general or
generic information on waste reduction techniques derived from the
submitted information if the disclosure will not divulge:
(1) the trade secret; or
(2) other specific, substantive basis of confidentiality.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-27-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.122-1996, SEC.5.