---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 47.86"
title: "30"
number: "47.86"
heading: "Denial of a written request for disclosure."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/47.86"
---

# §47.86. Denial of a written request for disclosure.


To deny a written request for disclosure of the identity of a trade secret chemical, the operator must—

- (a) Put the denial in writing,
  - (1) Including evidence to substantiate the claim that the chemical's identity is a trade secret,
  - (2) Stating the specific reasons why the request is being denied, and
  - (3) Explaining how alternative information will satisfy the specific medical or occupational health need without revealing the chemical's identity.
- (b) Provide the denial to the health professional, miner, or designated representative within 30 days of the request.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 825.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 42383, June 21, 2002, unless otherwise noted.