1. For research
purposes:
Access requests for private or controlled records for
research purposes pursuant to Section
63G-2-202(8),
shall be made in writing and directed only to the records officer.
2. To amend a record:
An individual may contest the accuracy or completeness of a
document pertaining to him as maintained by the division pursuant to Section
63G-2-603.
(a) The request to amend shall be made in
writing to the records officer.
(b) Appeals of requests to amend a record
shall be handled as informal hearings under the Utah Administrative Procedures
Act.
3. To claim
business confidentiality:
A request for protected records status based on a claim of
business confidentiality may be made pursuant to Section
63G-2-309. Such a request shall
be submitted in writing to the director or his designee. The request shall
contain the claim of business confidentiality and a concise statement of
reasons supporting the claim of business confidentiality.
4. To claim limited records status:
A lessee may claim that mineral information provided to the
division should be protected under Section
65A-6-7.
(a) Such a request shall be submitted in
writing to the director or his designee. The request shall contain a claim that
the information provided the division is of a proprietary nature and a concise
statement of reasons supporting the claim.
(b) If the division agrees the information is
of a proprietary nature, the request shall be granted and the information shall
receive limited records status until:
i) the
lease is terminated and the division believes the release of the information is
not detrimental to the trust; or
ii) the lessee or its successor in interest
ceases to exist as an entity and the division believes the release of the
information is not detrimental to the trust.
(c) A record granted limited records status
under this section shall not be released to another party without written
permission from the lessee providing the information during the period the
limited records status is in effect.
(d) The division may make information
provided limited records status under this section available for inspection,
but not for copying, by the Utah Geological Survey or the Division of Oil, Gas
and Mining if consultation is requested by the division, provided further that
the confidentiality of such information is safeguarded.
