Processing the application.

69-02-09-03. Processing the application. When an application for protection of information is filed, the commission staff shall examine the information and application, and file and serve a response that includes a recommendation on whether the information qualifies for protection. If the basis for requesting protection is that the information is trade secret, the staff response must include a recommendation on whether the information is relevant and is trade secret, under the definition of trade secret in North Dakota Century Code section 47-25.1-01. The commission will make a determination on the application from the application, the recommendation, and any response received from those served. History: Effective March 1, 1994; amended effective April 1, 2015. General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02 Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-06, 47-25.1