(1) Any items of information which, in the manufacturer's opinion, should be considered as trade secrets as defined in Section 2300.1(a), shall be removed from the body of information and submitted in a separate, confidential attachment marked with “Trade Secrets” on its cover page. The manufacturer waives the claim for consideration as trade secret for any item that remains in the body of information.

(2) A reference number shall be assigned to each item that is to be considered as a trade secret in the confidential attachment; the corresponding reference number shall be placed in the body of the submitted information where the item was removed.

(3) The page number(s) and the number of the line from where the trade secret item was removed along with the applicability of the definition of a trade secret (Section 2300.1(a)) shall be included for each trade secret claim in the confidential appendix.

(1) If claiming confidentiality, the following statement of confidentiality shall be submitted: “Information claimed confidential on the basis of its falling within the scope of the trade secret definition in Section 2300.1(a), has been removed to a confidential appendix, and is cited by cross-reference number in the body of the submitted information.”

(2) If no claim of confidentiality is being made for the information/data submitted, or if no such information is contained in the submitted information, the following statement of confidentiality shall be submitted: “No claim of confidentiality is made for any information contained in this study on the basis of its falling under the definition of trade secret in Section 2300.1(a).”