(a) Definition. Confidential business information means trade
secrets and commercial or financial information which are obtained from
a person and are privileged or confidential, as set forth in 5 U.S.C.
552(b) and 29 CFR part 70.
(b) Identification of information submitted in confidence. Business
information which is to be treated as confidential shall be submitted on
separate sheets each clearly marked at the top, ``Business
Confidential.'' When submitted at hearings, such business information
shall be offered as a confidential exhibit with a brief description of
the nature of the information.
(c) Acceptance of information in confidence. The Director of the
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance may refuse to accept in confidence
any information which he determines is not entitled to confidential
treatment under this section. In the event of such refusal, the person
submitting such information shall be notified and shall be permitted to
withdraw such information.
