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May 28,2008
Doug McBride
Public lnformation Coordinator
Communications DeParlment
Texas Department of State Health Services
I100 West 49s Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Information is Requested-
RE: Notice Statement to Persons Whose Proprietary
notice to a persoft whose proprietary interests
(A governmental bocly must provide this
maybealJ.ectedbyreleaseafinformationwithintenbusinessdaysafterreceiptofthe
written request for information)
TexasA&MUniversityreceivedafarmalpublicinfornratiorrrequestl}omMr.Craig A'
Johnson to inspect or copy someof itr t".orJr. e copy of this request is enslosed as Exhibit
to be proprietary and confidential to
The requested recorcls i*tuo* intbrmation w'e believe
DSHS.
matter' and they ra'ill issue a
The Oft-lce of the Attorney General is reviewing this
the inrbrmation yor-r are seeking to prCItect'
decision on whether Texas larv requires us to rerease
Generally, the l.exas
public Information Act (the "Act") requires trre release of requested
below, you have the right to object to the
information, but there are exceptions. As described l'nore
release of your recorcls by subnrritting written
algumenls to tlre attorney generalthat one or
to the attor$ey
exceptions apply to you, ,.rords. iou ** ooi required
to submit asguments
the O1fice of the Attorney Ceneral will
general, but if you decide not to ,uU*iiutgu*"ntu,
yorri recorcls from clisclosure' ln other lv.rds' if
presume that y'u have no i'terest in wittrtrotO]ng
more tlran likely rule that your records
you fail to rake timely action, the attorney gen-.iot r,r'ill
arguments, you must do so not later
must be released to the public. If you UeciOe to subrnit
thanthetenthbusiness^dayafterthcdateyoureceivethisnotice.
c)explainwhyeachexceptionapplies,Gov'tCode$552.305(d).
Aclaimthatanexceptionapplieswithoutfurtherexplanationwillnotsuf{ice.Attomey
the infbrmation at issue in order
to review
General opinion H-436. You may contact this office of the request for
we will provicle the attorney general rn'ith a copy
to make youf arguments,
by the
information, along with other material required
information and a copy of the requested working days'
to issue a decision within 45
Act. The attorney general is generally iequired
General at the follora'ing
Please sencl your written comments to the ofTice of the Attorney
address:
or Financial lnformation
Section 552.110: Trade secrets and commercial
Trade S9crets:
735 (Tex'
(construing
sii'inj, oi'ug*ui l'v Inri'Bo"^ 1 13 s'w'3d
Birnbaumv'AllianceoJ'Am.!nsurers,,994S.w,2d?66(Tex.App.-.Austin^1-999,pet.frled)
pr"uiouJu#i"" or section
2003).
Na||Parks&Conservati'tln'Ass,nv'fuIorton,498F,zd765{D'C'Cir.1974)'
639 (1996)'
Open Records Decision No"
Enclosures
Craig Johnson