Instructions for completing schedules of bisphenol A pollution prevention planning notice: chapter H

H. Confidential business information

All persons submitting information to the Minister of the Environment are entitled to request confidentiality under section 313 of CEPA 1999 for some or all of the information reported in the Schedule(s).

Please note that Facility Technical Contact and General Contact information as well as the Certification information Schedules will not be publicly posted.

To request that information be treated as confidential, click on the padlock icon displayed beside the appropriate part(s) of the Schedule.  Once clicked, the padlock icon will appear closed.  At the end of the Schedule, at the beginning of the Certification page, you will be required to provide a justification for each part that you are requesting confidentiality.

All such requests will be reviewed under the provisions of sections 315 to 321 of CEPA 1999 and section 20 of the Access to Information Act. Persons submitting such requests will receive a response letter from ECCC either asking for additional information to evaluate the Request, confirming the acceptance or denial of the request.  No information that is requested to be kept confidential will be made available to the public until a decision has been made by ECCC and a response letter is sent to the reporter.

For more information on the type of information that might be considered confidential business information, please refer to section 20 of the Access to Information Act.