KRS 224.10-210: Records open to public inspection -- Confidential nature of certain

data.

Any record or other information furnished to or obtained by the cabinet shall be open to

reasonable public inspection except that any record or information, not relating to

emission or effluent data, which constitutes a trade secret or confidential business

information and is designated as such by the cabinet, upon a satisfactory showing by the

owner or operator in accordance with the rules and regulations of the cabinet shall be

confidential and for the use only of the cabinet and other departments, agencies, and

officers of the Commonwealth in the performance of their duties. No record or

information designated by the owner to be either a trade secret or confidential business

information but not designated as such by the cabinet due to the failure of the owner to

make a satisfactory showing of confidentiality shall be released to the public or to any

other agency, department, or officer of the Commonwealth without providing th e owner

fifteen (15) days written notice. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the use of

such records or information by any department, agency, or officer of the Commonwealth

in compiling or publishing reports, analyses, or summaries relating to t he general

condition of the natural environment, nor shall anything herein prevent the disclosure of

any record or other information to any agency or representative of the United States or to

any subdivision of the Commonwealth for the purposes of administ ration or enforcement

of any federal or local pollution control law. No such report, analysis, or summary shall,

directly or indirectly, reveal information otherwise confidential under this section.