North Dakota § 4.1-01.1-09 Agriculture diversification and development fund grants program - Access to records

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§ 4.1-01.1-09 — Agriculture diversification and development fund grants program - Access to records

North Dakota § 4.1-01.1-09

Title 4.1Agriculture

Ch. 4.1-01.1Agricultural Products Utilization Commission

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1.To the extent the agriculture diversification and development committee determines the materials or data provided under section 4.1-01.1-07 consist of trade secrets or commercial, financial, or proprietary information of individuals or entities applying for grants with the committee, materials and data submitted to, made by, or received by the committee, are not public records subject to section 44-04-18 and section 6 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota, and are subject to section 44-04-18.4.

2.A person may file a request with the committee to have material designated as confidential under subsection 1. The request must contain any information required by the committee and must include at least the following:

a.A general description of the nature of th

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1. To the extent the agriculture diversification and development committee determines
the materials or data provided under section 4.1-01.1-07 consist of trade secrets or
commercial, financial, or proprietary information of individuals or entities applying for
grants with the committee, materials and data submitted to, made by, or received by
the committee, are not public records subject to section 44-04-18 and section 6 of
article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota, and are subject to section 44-04-18.4.
2. A person may file a request with the committee to have material designated as
confidential under subsection 1. The request must contain any information required by
the committee and must include at least the following:
a. A general description of the nature of the information sought to be protected;
b. An explanation of why the information derives independent economic value,
actual or potential, from not being generally known to other persons;

c. An explanation of why the information is not readily ascertainable by proper
means of other persons;
d. A general description of any person that may obtain economic value from
disclosure or use of the information, and how the person may obtain this value;
and
e. A description of the efforts used to maintain the secrecy of the information.
3. A request under subsection 2 is confidential. The committee shall examine the request
and determine whether the information is relevant to the matter at hand and is a trade
secret under the definition in section 47-25.1-01 or 44-04-18.4. If the committee
determines the information is not relevant or not a trade secret, the committee shall
notify the requester and the requester may ask for the return of the information and the
request within ten days of the notice. If no return is sought, the information and request
are public records.
4. The names or identities of independent technical reviewers on a project or program
are confidential, may not be disclosed by the committee, and are not public records
subject to section 44-04-18 or section 6 of article XI of the Constitution of North
Dakota.