writing or communication, it shall be
identified as such, together with
directions on how the full text of the
information may be obtained by the
public.
(3)
Trade secrets and other confidential or
proprietary information pertaining to the commercial interests
of any person, which are submitted in connection with a
communication by any person to the Commission, may be
entitled to treatment as confidential business information.
(4)
A person seeking to have information or
materials treated as confidential business information may
submit the information or materials to be considered separately
from the other communications to the Commission, together
with a written request that the Commission treat such
information as confidential business information.
(5)
The Commission may on its own motion
determine that the information or materials should not be
routinely available for public inspection.
(6)
In the absence of a request referred to in
paragraph (4), materials or information that are submitted may
be made available for inspection upon request, even though
such information or materials may contain trade secrets or
confidential information.
(7)
The presence of confidential business
information within the body of a communication to the
Commission shall not entitle the entirety of those
communications to confidential treatment, but that portion of
the communications which is entitled to confidential treatment
as confidential business information may be extracted from the
main body of the communication made available for public
inspection.
(8)
The disclosure of confidential business
information may be compelled pursuant to a parliamentary,
judicial or other lawful process.
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