(1) Emissions data submitted to ecology under this chapter are public information and must not be designated as confidential.

(2) Any proprietary or confidential information exempt from disclosure when reported to DOL that ecology obtains directly from DOL remains exempt from disclosure.

(3) Information considered confidential by EPA is not considered confidential by ecology unless it also meets the conditions established in subsection (2) or (4) of this section.

(4) Any person submitting information to ecology under this chapter may request that ecology keep information that is not emissions data confidential as proprietary information under RCW 70.94.205 or because it is otherwise exempt from public disclosure under the Washington Public Records Act (chapter 42.56 RCW). All such requests for confidentiality must meet the requirements of RCW 70.94.205.

(5) Ecology's determinations of the verification status of each report are public information. All confidential data used in the verification process will remain confidential.