Section 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any information, record, or particular part thereof, obtained by the department, its personnel or contractors pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, upon request shall be confidential and shall not be considered to be a public record when it is determined by the commissioner that such information, record or report relates to secret processes, methods of manufacture, or production, or that such information, record or report, if made public, would divulge a trade secret. This section shall not prevent disclosure of any information necessary for an enforcement or cost recovery action or to comply with CERCLA or FWPCA.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 21e - Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention and Response Act
Section 3 - Implementation; Regulations; Response Actions
Section 3a - Timetables and Specifications for Action at Disposal Sites
Section 3b - Permit Application Fees; Annual Compliance Assurance Fees
Section 4a - Notification of Response Action; Procedure; Civil Action
Section 5a - Administrative Record; Selection and Review of Response Actions; Regulations
Section 5b - Judicial Review of Response Actions
Section 7 - Notice of Release or Threat of Release
Section 8 - Entry On, and Investigation and Inspection of Sites and Vessels
Section 9 - Orders to Conduct Assessment, Containment or Removal
Section 11 - Violations; Penalties; Actions to Recover Costs
Section 12 - Confidentiality of Information, Records or Reports
Section 13 - Liens on Property of Persons Liable; Priority; Releases
Section 14 - Response Actions at Sites; Meetings; Public Notice and Participation
Section 15 - Citizen Enforcement
Section 16 - Response Action Contractor Liability
Section 17 - Indemnification Agreements to Hold Harmless Response Action Contractor
Section 19 - Office of Brownfields Revitalization
Section 20 - Distance of Lng Import Terminal From Certain Establishments
Section 21 - Distance of Lng Tankers Traveling by Waterway From Certain Establishments