Trade Secrets Subject to Confidentiality

A trade secret may be treated as confidential and not as a public record only if it was submitted to the Department (1) because such submittal was required to (a) comply with a statute, regulation, or order, or (b) to obtain a license, permit, or other required approval, or (c) obtain a government contract, financial aid, or other benefit, or 3.22: continued (2) for use in developing governmental policy and upon a promise of confidentiality and not for any of the reasons set forth in 310 CMR 3.22(1). No promise ofconfidentialityshallbe deemed to have been made by the Department pursuant to M.G.L. c. 4, § 7, cl. 26(g) or 310 CMR 3.22(2) unless made in writing and signed by the Commissioner pursuant to 310 CMR 3.13(1) or by the Director pursuant to 310 CMR 3.13(2).