Section 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any information, record, or particular part thereof, obtained by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall, upon request, be kept confidential and not be considered to be a public record when it is deemed 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. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or to deny the power of the department to use such information, record or report as part of aggregated statistics and computations in its statewide environmental impact report including, but not limited to, the capacity shortfall of hazardous waste facilities.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 21d - Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act
Section 5 - Local Assessment Committee
Section 6 - Information or Records Confidential
Section 7 - Notice of Intent to Construct, Maintain and Operate Facility
Section 9 - Review of Proposals; Suggestions for Sites
Section 10 - Preliminary Project Impact Report
Section 11 - Technical Assistance Grants
Section 12 - Siting Agreements; Contents
Section 13 - Siting Agreements; Negotiations
Section 14 - Petition for Compensation; Hearing; Arbitration Panel
Section 15 - Impasse in Negotiations; Final Arbitration Procedures
Section 16 - Licenses and Permits; Time for Granting or Denial
Section 17 - Petition for and Exercise of Eminent Domain Authority; Leases