Section 86.35. Public availability of information in permit applications

(a) Information contained in permit applications on file with the Department shall be open, upon request, for public inspection and copying at reasonable times; however, information in permit applications which pertains only to the analysis of the chemical and physical properties of the coal to be mined—excepting information regarding mineral or elemental contents of the coal, which are potentially toxic in the environment—shall be kept confidential and not made a matter of public record.

(b) Confidential information shall be clearly identified by the applicant and submitted under separate cover but concurrently with all other portions of the application.

The provisions of this § 86.35 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382.

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This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 86.31 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications).