Minnesota Administrative Rules

7026.0070 TRADE SECRET DATA REQUEST.

Subpart 1.

Procedure for trade secret data request.

A manufacturer or group of manufacturers may request that the commissioner maintain trade secret data as not public information according to part 7000.1300. Trade secret data that is eligible to be considered not public information includes:

A.

chemical name;

B.

chemical identifying number; and

C.

specific supply chain information identified in part 7026.0080, subpart 2.

Subp. 2.

Public data; alternative data requirement.

A.

If the required data under subpart 1 is trade secret information as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.37, then in addition to the information required under part 7026.0030, subpart 1, item B, the manufacturer or group of manufacturers must submit a chemical subclass to designate as public data.

B.

If the required data is not trade secret information as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.37, the data must be designated as public data.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.943

History:

50 SR 537

Published Electronically:

April 8, 2026