request, and the health professional shall provide upon
request, a written statement of need and a confidentiality
agreement from the health professional as soon as
circumstances permit, in conformance with regulations
promulgated under this chapter.]
(c) Disclosures not required.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this chapter, a vendor, service provider or
operator shall not be required to do any of the following:
(1) Disclose chemicals that are not disclosed to it by
the manufacturer, vendor or service provider.
(2) Disclose chemicals that were not intentionally added
to the stimulation fluid.
(3) Disclose chemicals that occur incidentally or are
otherwise unintentionally present in trace amounts, may be
the incidental result of a chemical reaction or chemical
process or may be constituents of naturally occurring
materials that become part of a stimulation fluid.
[(d) Trade secrets and confidential proprietary
information.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
a vendor, service company or operator shall not be required
to disclose trade secrets or confidential proprietary
information to the chemical disclosure registry.
(2) The following shall apply:
(i) If the specific identity of a chemical, the
concentration of a chemical or both the specific identity
and concentration of a chemical are claimed to be a trade
secret or confidential proprietary information, the
vendor, service provider or operator may withhold the
specific identity, the concentration, or both the
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