Section 1713. Public information.
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), records, reports or other information obtained under this act shall be available to the public for inspection or copying during regular business hours.
(b) Confidentiality.--The department may, upon request, designate records, reports or information as confidential when the person providing the information demonstrates all of the following:
(1) The information contains the trade secrets, processes, operations, style of work or apparatus of a person or is otherwise confidential business information.
(2) The information does not relate to public health, safety, welfare, or the environment.
(c) Separation of information.--When submitting information under this act, a person shall designate the information which the person believes is confidential or shall submit that information separately from other information being submitted.