Minnesota Administrative Rules

7829.0500 TRADE SECRET AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

Subpart 1.

Confidentiality protected.

Nothing in this chapter requires the public disclosure of privileged proprietary information, trade secrets, or other privileged information.

Subp. 2.

Procedure for excision.

Persons filing documents containing proprietary information, trade secrets, or other privileged information shall excise this information in all copies but the original and six copies.

Subp. 3.

Identification of excised material.

When a person classifies an entire document, or a substantial part of a document, as protected information, the person shall file a description of the excised material that includes at least the following information: the nature of the material, its authors, its general import, and the date on which it was prepared.

Subp. 4.

Document containing protected information.

The first page or cover page of a document containing protected information must be clearly marked in bold print "TRADE SECRET INFORMATION -- NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE" or with words of similar import. Every page on which protected information appears must be similarly marked and the protected information must be underlined, placed in brackets, or otherwise clearly identified as the information which is to be protected from disclosure.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216A.05

History:

19 SR 116

Published Electronically:

August 21, 2007