Section 130.310  Access to Claimed or Determined Article

a)         The State agency must designate the State agency employees or officers who are authorized to review articles that are claimed to represent trade secrets for the purpose of making a determination under Section 130.208.

b)         Access to an article that is claimed or determined to represent a trade secret must be limited to:

1)         Employees or officers designated under subsection (a);

2)         Other employees, officers, or authorized representatives of the State specifically authorized by the State agency to have access to the article for the purpose of carrying out the Act or regulations promulgated thereunder or when relevant to a proceeding or matter under the Act; or

3)         Employees, officers, or authorized representatives of the United States who are specifically authorized by the State agency to have access to the article for the purpose of carrying out federal environmental statutes or regulations.

c)         The State agency must maintain the following information with regard to an article that is claimed or determined to represent a trade secret:

1)         A record of the number of copies held by the State agency;

2)         A log of the location of all copies; and

3)         A log of all persons who are authorized to review the article or copies of the article.

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 10190, effective July 5, 2017)