Source: http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title8/1500.shtml
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 00:15:20+00:00

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“Agency” means the Delaware Economic Development Office (“DEDO”).
“Director” means the Director of DEDO.
“FOIA” means the Freedom of Information Act as established pursuant to Title 29, Chapter 100 of the Delaware Code.
“FOIA Coordinator” shall mean the person designated by the Director to receive and process FOIA Requests.
“FOIA Request Form” means the form promulgated by the Office of the Attorney General upon which requests for Public Records may be made.
“Non-Custodial Records” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
“Public Record” shall have the meaning set forth in 29 Del.C. §10002.
3.1.1	All FOIA Requests shall be made in writing to the Agency in person, by email, by fax, or online in accordance with the provisions hereunder. FOIA Requests may be submitted using the FOIA Request Form promulgated by the Office of the Attorney General; provided, however, that any FOIA Request that otherwise conforms with the policy hereunder shall not be denied solely because the request is not on the promulgated form. Copies of the FOIA Request Form may be obtained from the Agency’s website, or from the office or website of any state agency.
3.2.1	FOIA Requests may be made by mail or in person to the FOIA Coordinator at The Delaware Economic Development Office, 99 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 1990, by email to DEDO_FOIA@state.de.us; by fax at (302) 739-5749; or via online request form, which may be found on the Agency’s home page at http://dedo.delaware.gov.
3.3.1	The Director shall designate a FOIA Coordinator, who shall serve as the point of contact for FOIA Requests and coordinate the Agency’s responses thereto. The FOIA Coordinator shall be identified on the Agency's website. The FOIA Coordinator may designate other Agency employees to perform specific duties and functions hereunder.
3.3.3	The FOIA Coordinator shall maintain a document tracking all FOIA Requests for the then-current calendar year. For each FOIA Request, the document shall include, at a minimum: the Requesting Party’s contact information; the date the Agency received the Request; the Agency’s response deadline pursuant to §3.4; the date of the Agency’s response pursuant to §3.4 (including the reasons for any extension pursuant to §3.4.1); the names, contact information and dates of correspondence with individuals contacted in connection with requests pursuant to §§3.3.2, 3.5 and 3.6; the dates of review by the Agency pursuant to §3.7 and the names of individuals who conducted such reviews; whether documents were made available; the amount of copying and/or administrative fees assessed; and the date of final disposition.
3.4.2	If the Agency denies a request in whole or in part, the Agency’s response shall indicate the reasons for the denial. The Agency shall not be required to provide an index, or any other compilation, as to each record or part of a record denied.
3.5.1	Requests for email records shall be fulfilled by the Agency from its own records, if doing so can be accomplished by the Agency with reasonable effort. If the Agency determines that it cannot fulfill all or any portion of such request, the Agency shall promptly request that the Department of Technology and Information (“DTI”) provide the email records to the Agency. Upon receipt from DTI, the Agency may review the email records in accordance with §3.7 hereunder.
3.5.2	Before requesting DTI to provide email records, the Agency shall provide a written cost estimate from DTI to the Requesting Party, listing all charges expected to be incurred by DTI in retrieving such records. Upon receipt of the estimate, the Requesting Party may decide whether to proceed with, cancel or modify the request.
3.6.1	If all or any portion of a FOIA Request seeks records controlled by the Agency but that are either not within its possession or cannot otherwise be fulfilled by the Agency with reasonable effort from records it possesses (collectively, the “Non-Custodial Records”), then the Agency shall promptly request that the relevant public body provide the Non-Custodial Records to the Agency. Prior to disclosure, records may be reviewed in accordance with §3.7 hereunder by the Agency, the public body fulfilling the request, or both. Without limitation, Non-Custodial Records shall include budget data relating to the Agency.
3.7.1	Prior to disclosure, records may be reviewed by the Agency to ensure that those records or portions of records deemed non-public may be removed pursuant to 29 Del.C. §10002(g) or any other applicable provision of law. In reviewing the records, all documents shall be considered Public Records unless subject to one of the exceptions set forth in 29 Del.C. §10002(g) or any other applicable provision of law. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Agency from disclosing or permitting access to Public Records if the Agency determines to disclose such records, except where such disclosure or access is otherwise prohibited by law or regulation.
3.8.1	The Agency shall provide reasonable access for reviewing Public Records during regular business hours.
4.1.1.1	Standard Sized, Black and White Copies: The first 20 pages of standard sized, black and white copied material shall be provided free of charge. The charge for copying standard sized, black and white Public Records for copies over and above 20 shall be $0.10 per sheet (i.e., $0.10 for a single-sided sheet, $0.20 for a double-sided sheet). This charge applies to copies on the following standard paper sizes: 8.5” x 11”; 8.5” x 14”; and 11” x 17”.
4.1.1.3	Color Copies/Printouts: An additional charge of $1.00 per sheet will be assessed for all color copies or printouts for standard sized copies (8.5” x 11”; 8.5” x 14”; and 11” x 17”), and $1.50 per sheet for larger copies.
4.2.1	Administrative fees shall be levied for requests requiring more than one hour of staff time to process. Charges for administrative fees may include staff time associated with processing FOIA Requests, including, without limitation, (a) identifying records; (b) monitoring file reviews; and (c) generating computer records (electronic or print-outs). Administrative fees shall not include any cost associated with the Agency’s legal review of whether any portion of the requested records is exempt from FOIA. The Agency shall make every effort to ensure that administrative fees are minimized, and may only assess such charges as shall be reasonably required to process FOIA Requests. In connection therewith, the Agency shall minimize the use of non-administrative personnel in processing FOIA Requests, to the extent possible.
4.7	Appointment Rescheduling or Cancellation: Requesting Parties who do not reschedule or cancel appointments to view files at least one full business day in advance of the appointment may be subject to the charges incurred by the Agency in preparing the requested records. The Agency shall prepare an itemized invoice of these charges and provide the same to the Requesting Party for payment.
6.1	A person or entity may request that certain documents or portions of documents submitted to the Agency be held confidential. Certain information may be determined to be confidential if its disclosure could potentially cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the person or entity from whom the information was obtained, and such information is the type of information that the person or entity does not customarily disclose to the public.
6.2	The following section sets forth procedures and criteria by which the Agency will determine the confidentiality of documents or portions of documents within its custody.
6.2.1.1	All requests by persons or entities that certain information provided to the Agency be determined to be confidential shall be made in writing to the Secretary and signed by an officer or other such authorized party to make the request.
6.2.1.2	All such requests should be submitted with a public version of the entire package of information that is submitted for determination, with the alleged confidential information redacted. (This version will be made available for public review.) The public version shall correspond page for page with the confidential version, with the confidential portions having been redacted. A confidential version of the entire package of information should also be submitted for determination which includes the alleged confidential information. This version will be marked in the Agency file as confidential and will be used for Agency review only.
6.2.1.3	All such requests should identify the information sought to be protected, and the basis upon which it would be considered to be “[t]rade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person which is of a privileged or confidential nature” pursuant to 29 Del.C. §10002(g)(2).
6.2.1.4.1	The extent to which such information has been disclosed to others, including, but not limited to, banks, financial institutions, or other entities, and the precautions taken in connection therewith.
6.2.1.4.4	The extent to which the release of such information is barred by statute or law.
6.3	Determination by Director: The Director will make a determination as to whether the information shall be considered public or confidential based upon a review of the submission pursuant to this section, and make findings consistent with 29 Del.C. Ch. 100.
6.4	If the Director makes a determination that certain information is entitled to confidential treatment, and the Agency is sued by a requestor for disclosure of that information, the Agency shall defend such determination of confidentiality, but expect the affected party to cooperate to the fullest extent possible in such defense.

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