3745-49-03 Public Availability of Information.

(A) Any record, report, or other information obtained by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency shall be made available to the public, except that upon a showing satisfactory to the Director by any person that such record, report, or other information, or particular part thereof (other than discharge or emission data), if made public, would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets of such person, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency shall consider such record, report or information, or particular part thereof confidential. Any confidential record, report, or information may be disclosed to other officers, employees, or authorized representatives of the State concerned with carrying out this act or when relevant in any proceeding under these regulations.

(B) To the extent possible, any discharge or emission data made public by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency shall be presented in such a manner as to show the relationship between measured amounts of emissions and the amounts of such emissions allowable under applicable emission limitations and compliance schedules, or other measures.

(former EP-49-02); Eff 8-13-73

Rule promulgated under: RC Chapter 119.

Rule authorized by: RC Chapter 3704., Chapter 3734., Chapter 3745., Chapter 6111.

119.032 Review Date: 5-25-03