Postponing Denial of Confidentiality Pending Appeal

Whenever the Department denies a request to deem records confidential and not public records, such denial shall take effect only ten days after the date thereof so that any person aggrieved by said denial may appeal to another State agency with jurisdiction over the subject matter thereof, or to a court. During this ten-dayperiod, the records inquestionshallbe treated as confidential and shall not be deemed public records. This ten-day period may be extended by the Department in extraordinary situations. Any extension shall be in writing and signed pursuant to 310 CMR 3.13. 310 CMR 3.15 shall not apply to trade secret claims made pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21I and 310 CMR 3.30 through 3.39.