La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § I-505

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

Section I-505 - Responses to Requests for Confidentiality

A. The department shall make a determination and send a written response to the requester by certified mail within a reasonable time from receipt of a complete request for confidentiality, except for:

1. requests made in accordance with R.S. 30:2074(D), in which case the department shall send a written response by certified mail within 21 working days from receipt of the complete request for confidentiality; and

2. requests made in accordance with R.S. 44:3.2, in which case the department shall send a written response by certified mail within 30 days from receipt of the complete request for confidentiality.

B. The department's determination shall become final unless, no later than 30 days after receipt of the written determination, the requester files a written request for a hearing.

C. Information or records for which a complete confidentiality request has been submitted shall be held confidential until the department's determination becomes final. Departmental employees, other than those charged with assessing the request for confidentiality, shall not be given access to such information or records, even if necessary for the performance of their jobs, until the department's determination as to confidentiality becomes final.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § I-505

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 30:743 (April 2004), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, LR 30:2802 (December 2004).

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