(a) Every permittee shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require to enable him to determine whether such permittee has acted or is acting in compliance with this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and shall, upon request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Commissioner, permit such officer or employee at reasonable times, to have access to and copy such records.
(b)
(1) A copy of each permit application, compliance plan (including the schedule of compliance), emissions or compliance monitoring report, certification, and each permit issued under this chapter, shall be available to the public. If an applicant or permittee is required to submit information entitled to protection from disclosure under 42 U.S.C., Section 7414(c), the applicant or permittee may submit such information separately. The requirements of 42 U.S.C., Section 7414(c) shall apply to such information. The contents of a permit shall not be entitled to protection under 42 U.S.C., Section 7414(c) and 3, V.I.C., Section 881(g).
(2) Any person not subject to the provision of section 1905 of Title 18 of the United States Code, who knowingly divulges or discloses any information entitled to protection under this subsection shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment not to exceed one year or both.
(3) Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the use of such records or information by any department, agency or officer of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands or Environmental Protection Agency in compiling or publishing analyses or summaries relating to the general condition of the outdoor atmosphere; provided, that such analyses or summaries do not identify, directly or indirectly, any owner or operator or reveal any information otherwise confidential under this section.