[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR47.81]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 47--HAZARD COMMUNICATION (HazCom)--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart I--Trade Secret Hazardous Chemical
 
Sec. 47.81  Provisions for withholding trade secrets.


    (a) Operators may withhold the identity of a trade secret chemical, 
including the name and other specific identification, from the written 
list of hazardous chemicals, the label, and the MSDS, provided that the 
operator--
    (1) Can support the claim that the chemical's identity is a trade 
secret,

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    (2) Identifies the chemical in a way that it can be referred to 
without disclosing the secret,
    (3) Indicates in the MSDS that the chemical's identity is withheld 
as a trade secret, and
    (4) Discloses in the MSDS information on the properties and effects 
of the hazardous chemical.
    (b) The operator must make the chemical's identity available to 
miners, designated representatives, and health professionals in 
accordance with the provisions of this subpart.
    (c) This subpart does not require the operator to disclose process 
or percentage of mixture information, which is a trade secret, under any 
circumstances.