<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-187. - Acquiring confidential treatment status.</div>
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               (a)
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               The POTW director shall make a determination of whether the business information and
               trade secrets are entitled to confidential treatment status whenever he receives the
               appropriately timed request for confidential treatment status.
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               (b)
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               Confidential information should be identified by each user in a general way at the
               time of application for a permit, upon submittal of an access SOP or at the discretion
               of the user. Information so identified will be given safeguards from the time of receipt
               and until determined as not confidential treatment status information or the specified
               time period expires.
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               (c)
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               Confidential treatment status shall be afforded to a user if:
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               (1)
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               The user has submitted a valid request for confidential treatment status;
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               (2)
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               The user has satisfactorily shown that it has taken measures itself to protect the
               confidentiality of the information or data;
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               (3)
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               No statute or regulation specifically requires disclosure of such information or data;
               and
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               (4)
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               The user provides satisfactory proof that disclosure of the information is likely
               to cause substantial harm to the user's competitive position; or if:
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               (5)
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               Release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production
               entitled to protection as trade secrets under G.S. 66-152(3).
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               (d)
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               The POTW director shall notify the user of his/her determination of confidentiality
               status within 30 days of receipt of a request for confidential treatment status. To
               the extent that the POTW director rejects a user's claim, within ten days of receiving
               such notice, the user shall have the right to appeal the POTW director's decision
               in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26UT_ARTIVSEUS_DIV4WADIPEAPIS_S26-132WAPE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">26-132</a>(9) of this article. The POTW director shall continue to maintain confidential treatment
               status for such information until all appeals are completed.
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               (Ord. of 9-26-94, Â§ 7.2; Ord. of 11-26-12, Â§ 34)
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