Do you allow Confidential Business Information (CBI) claims on the Hazardous Waste Report? If so please describe which for

Region 1 Lynn Hanifan, Wendy Nye, Kathleen Lynch 617-918-1644

Region 2 Norman Rost, Betsy Lopez 212-637-4132, 3194

Region 4 Margaret Olson 404-562-8601

Region 5 Dan Bakk 312-886-4158

Region 6 Buddy Jones 214-665-8163

Region 7 Beth Koesterer, Cynthia Sehnert-Jones 913-551-7673

Region 9 Sue Durbin 415-972-3329

Region 10 Terri Griffith, Ted Enderle, Ofelia Erickson 206-553-8511

Idaho Rene' Anderson 208/373-0210 randerso@deq.state.id.us

Kansas Linda Prockish 785/296-0005 LPROCKIS@KDHE.STATE.KS.US

Wisconsin David Kollasch 608-264-6022 david.kollasch@dnr.state.wi.us

New York Doug Nevel (518) 402-8610 dxnevel@gw.dec.state.ny.us

South Carolina Cheryl Coleman 803-896-4135 Colemact@dhec.sc.gov

Wyoming Tim Link 307-777-7164 tlink@state.wy.us

Nevada Alene Coulson 775-687-9464 acoulson@ndep.nv.gov

Oklahoma Al Coulter 405-702-5100 al.coulter@deq.state.ok.us

North DakotaChristine Roob 701-476-4121 croob@state.nd.us

New MexicoLinda Montoya 505-428-2503 Linda_Montoya@nmenv.state.nm.us

Colorado Mira Neumiller (303) 692-3350 mira.neumiller@state.co.us

Ohio Paula Canter 614-644-2923 paula.canter@epa.state.oh.us

Arkansas Tom Ezell (501) 682-0876 ezell@adeq.state.ar.us

Guam Michael O'Mallan (671) 475-1605 momallan@guamepa.govguam.net

Washington DC Mark Hughes (202) 535-2285 mark.hughes@dc.gov

New Hampshire Raymond Gordon (603) 271-6350 rgordon@des.state.nh.us

Minnesota Jelil Abdella 651-297-8329 a-jelil.abdella@pca.state.mn.us

Arizona Wilma Molitor 602 771 4147 MOLITOR.WILMA@EV.STATE.AZ.US

Indiana Jenny Ranck Dooley 317-232-8925 jrdooley@dem.state.in.us

Montana Mark Hall (406) 444-4096 mahall@state.mt.us

North Carolina Larry Wilson 919 733-2178 ext. 210larry.wilson@ncmail.net

Missouri David Green 573-751-3204 david.green@dnr.mo.gov

Oregon John Mathews 503-229-5055 mathews.john@deq.state.or.us

WashingtonEd Bentley (360) 407-6466 eben461@ecy.wa.gov

Nebraska Teri Swarts 4024714218 teri.swarts@ndeq.state.ne.us

Georgia Verona Barnes 404/657-8614 verona_barnes@dnr.state.ga.us

Massachusetts David J. Biggers 617-292-5787 DAVID.BIGGERS@STATE.MA.US

Virginia Dan Gwinner 804-698-4218 dsgwinner@deq.virginia.gov

Mississippi Mario Baroni 601-961-5788 mario_baroni@deq.state.ms.us

Illinois Hope Wright 217/785-2361 Hope.Wright@epa.state.il.us

Florida Michael Redig 850-245-8774 michael.redig@floridadep.net

Kentucky Malinda Mays 502/ 564-6716 x237 Malinda.Mays@ky.gov

Vermont Lynn Metcalf 802-241-3898 lynn.metcalf@anr.state.vt.us

South DakotaCarrie Jacobson 605-773-3153 Carrie.Jacobson@state.sd.us

Michigan Elizabeth A. Bols 616.356.0235 bolse@michigan.gov

Louisiana James D. Miller 225-219-3242 james.miller@la.gov

Alabama Stephen Maurer 334-271-7940 scm@adem.state.al.us
Utah Rusty Lundberg 801-538-6765 rlundberg@utah.gov

Maryland Caj Didigu 410-537-3344 cdidigu@mde.state.md.us

Rhode IslandTheresa M. Ryan 401-222-1360 ext 7132tryan@dem.state.ri.us

Texas Carol Gensweider 512-239-6861 cgenswei@tceq.state.tx.us

California Jim Bohon 916-255-4091 jbohon@dtsc.ca.gov

Maine Cherrie Plummer 207-287-7882 cherrie.f.plummer@maine.gov

ConnecticutInga Rubecka (860) 424-3566 inga.rubecka@po.state.ct.us

Delaware Don Short 302.739.3689 Donald.Short@state.de.us

Hawaii Rudy Bilan (808)586-4226 rbilan@eha.health.state.hi.us

Navajo NationArlene Luther 928 871-7993 arleneluther@navajo.org

New JerseyMike Hastry (609) 588-3716 mike.hastry@dep.state.nj.us
? If so please describe which forms and data elements you allow CBI claims on and the basis for the claim.

Answer

No

Not Applicable

Yes - We do allow facilities to claim the waste stream description as CBI. 

Yes

No.

YES----All or part of the BR report forms

Yes GM and WR forms- waste desc. quantities codes

Yes there are only a few companys in SC that have confidential data. Most companys in SC are open to the public as far as re

No

No

No.

Yes. According to State Regs that incorprate federal requirements.

We may but it is discouraged and have not had any for several cycles. WR data could be CBI

Ohio TSD facilities can claim CBI on the customer's name EPA ID street address city and zip code (but not state). This is bas

No. All elements of the Hazardous Waste Report are subjet to State's FOIA.

 No

DC allows CBI only to the extent that EPA does.

NO no such thing in NH. All RCRA data gets poted on our state web site for the world to view.

NA

WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY REQUESTS FOR THIS (CBI) FOR MANY YEARS.

We haven't had to deal with this. 

No

no

Yes but no one has claimed it since the forms have changed so it cannot be answered in any further detail.

no CBI 

NDEQ has Title 115 Regulations that state how facilities can request confidentiality of information; which goes through our Le

Allow CBI if request. We usually have one or two & we do not dispute their claims or try to argue validity. One we get each c

YES

No

NO

NO we challenge and deny any such claim and successfully fought two such claims through the court.

Yes form OI - confidential customer base

Yes. Form 3. Customer lists waste shipped on-site from a different facility.

Thus far we haven't had a company request CBI. If a request was made we would discuss the issue with the company to det

NO!!

The state has a mechanism by which reporters may request confidentiality prior to reporting although there has never been 

no
Utah law does allow for CBI claims related to information submitted to DEQ. We have accepted a CBI claim from an explosive

No we never have a request for confidential status.

No handler has claimed CBI on their reports in Maine.

Yes. GM forms. Trade secret.

Yes. Generators must formally request in writing CBI claims and State will determine applicability.

No one has every used this claim.

We have never received a request. It would be considered if received.
re open to the public as far as reviews. Quarterly report and notification data are allowed to be reviewed by the public unless the compa

code (but not state). This is based on Ohio's Trade Secret law not on a policy. They must substantiate the claim on each report submitte

further detail.

tion; which goes through our Legal Services area for approval of any CBI claims.

gue validity. One we get each cycle is Coca-Cola & their attorneys will never allow any BR data to go public. How D001 waste might reve

 issue with the company to determine what information would specifically need to be claimed CBI.

although there has never been such a claim made for any past reporting periods.
ed a CBI claim from an explosives manufacturer for purposes of trade secret concerns as it relates to waste characteristics information.
d by the public unless the company request through our Legal office that there records are confidential. 

he claim on each report submitted. Because RCRAInfo doesn't have a CBI flag or protection from release to unauthorized individuals Oh

blic. How D001 waste might reveal the formula for Coke is beyond us but we just don't have resources to argue. It's a minimal amount o
ste characteristics information.
e to unauthorized individuals Ohio must mask the customer's ID in the BR data submitted to US EPA. This renders the information useles

 to argue. It's a minimal amount of waste each cycle.

his renders the information useless for obtaining information on specific generators.