La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § I-501

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-501 - Scope

A. Department of Environmental Quality information and records obtained under the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, or by any rule, regulation, order, license, registration, or permit term or condition adopted or issued thereunder, or by any investigation authorized there by, shall be available to the public, unless confidentiality is requested in writing by:

1. US mail to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, Attention: General Counsel, P.O. Box 4302, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4302; or

2. courier (e.g., personal delivery, Federal Express, UPS, etc.) to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, Attention: General Counsel, 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.

B. Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, information or records may be classified as confidential if the secretary makes a written determination that confidentiality is necessary to:

1. prevent impairment of an ongoing investigation;

2. prevent prejudice to the final decision regarding a violation;

3. protect trade secrets;

4. protect proprietary secrets;

5. protect commercial or financial information; or

6. comply with federal or state law or regulation or a valid court order.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § I-501

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of the Secretary, LR 22:342 (May 1996), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2439 (November 2000), LR 30:742 (April 2004), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2432 (October 2005), LR 33:2078 (October 2007), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 4444 (1/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2030.