(1) The Department of Environmental Quality may require a manufacturer or an electronics producer responsibility organization to submit information to the department to evaluate compliance with ORS § 459A.305 to 459A.355. A manufacturer or electronics producer responsibility organization must submit any data or information required by the department under this subsection in the format requested by the department.

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(2) Trade secrets, as defined in ORS § 646.461, and information protected by trademark or patent that the department receives from an electronics producer responsibility organization or manufacturer pursuant to ORS § 459A.305 to 459A.355 are confidential and not subject to public disclosure under ORS § 192.311 to 192.478, except that the department may disclose summarized information or aggregated data if the information or data does not directly or indirectly identify the information of a specific electronics producer responsibility organization or manufacturer. For purposes of this subsection, compilations of publicly available information, which may have economic value, are not considered to be confidential information. [2023 c.259 § 10]

459A.332 becomes operative January 1, 2026, and applies to electronics producer responsibility program plans submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to section 21, chapter 259, Oregon Laws 2023. See sections 20 and 21, chapter 259, Oregon Laws 2023.

See note under 459A.300.