Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R638 - Geological Survey
Rule R638-1 - Acceptance and Maintenance of Confidential Information
Section R638-1-4 - Procedures
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 638-1-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Geoscience information will be categorized as follows:
(a) Category A information is public and not
maintained as confidential, including:
(i)
Survey publications;
(ii) Survey
open-file reports;
(iii) Survey web
pages, databases, and online applications;
(iv) samples and core accepted for storage;
and
(v) unpublished hard-copy and
electronic internal records unless otherwise covered in Category B.
(b) Category B information is
temporarily withheld from the public until made available by open -filing or
publication of the information.
(i)
Information categorized as Category B includes:
(A) predecisional documents leading to a
geoscientific explanation or publication;
(B) manuscripts received from non-Survey
sources; and
(C) geoscientific
information and conclusions drawn by the Survey that have been contracted or
legislatively mandated for other state agencies.
(ii) Determination for Category B information
will be made by the Director based upon:
(A) a
likelihood that premature release would result in a competitive advantage or
disadvantage to an individual or organization;
(B) a likelihood that premature release would
result in misuse or harm the public; or
(C) a judgement that premature release would
compromise the Survey's ability to analyze data, or complete and make public
the conclusions of a project in a timely manner.
(iii) Category B information may be
open-filed at any time by the Director.
(c) Category C information is not to be made
available to the public except under terms and conditions agreed upon at the
time of its acceptance, including:
(i)
information given to the Survey by other governmental agencies and classified
as confidential by them;
(ii)
information given to the Survey by private individuals or organizations and
classified as confidential by them; and
(iii) information purchased by the Survey
with the understanding that it will be maintained as confidential.
(2) Geoscience information designated confidential will be recorded as received by the Survey at the requested level of confidentiality. Hard-copy documents will be stored in locked files with controlled access. Electronic documents will be stored and accessed in accordance with electronic records management best practices.
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