OAR 410-145-0070: Confidentiality of Information

(1) If parties to a cooperative program agreement provide the director with written or oral information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure under Oregon law, the disclosures shall not be considered a waiver of any right to protect the information from disclosure in other proceedings. (2) The parties to a cooperative agreement shall specifically identify to the director any information that meets the requirements of section (1) of this rule, and the director shall considered only information that has been so identified by the parties to be confidential. The director will make the decision as to whether such information is in fact protected from disclosure under Oregon law. The director shall inform the party who submitted the information of any decisions regarding its confidentiality. Information which has been found to be subject to disclosure under Oregon law may be released by the director to any requesting persons subject to the provisions of ORS 192.410–192.505.