40 CFR § 350.19 - Provision of information to States.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s350.19"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 350.19 - Provision of information to States."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "350.19"
section_name: "Provision of information to States."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS"
part_number: "350"
part_name: "TRADE SECRECY CLAIMS FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION: AND TRADE SECRET DISCLOSURES TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 11042, 11043 and 11048 Pub. L. 99-499, 100 Stat. 1747."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 28801, July 29, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "350"
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# 350.19 Provision of information to States.

(a) Any State may request access to trade secrecy claims, substantiations, supplemental substantiations, and additional information submitted to EPA. EPA shall release this information, even if claimed confidential, to any State requesting access if:

(1) The request is in writing;

(2) The request is from the Governor of the State; and

(3) The State agrees to safeguard the information with procedures equivalent to those which EPA uses to safeguard the information.

(b) The Governor of a State which receives access to trade secret information under this section may disclose such information only to State employees.