261—7.34 (260F) Open records. Information submitted to the department is subject to Iowa Code chapter 22, the public records law. Applications for training funds submitted to the department are available for public examination. Information which the business believes contains trade secrets recognized and protected by such as law, or the release of which would give an advantage to competitors and serves no public purpose or which meets other provisions for confidential treatment as authorized in Iowa Code section 22.7, shall be kept confidential. The department has adopted, with certain exceptions described in 261—Chapter 100, Uniform Rules on Agency Procedure, relating to public records and fair information practices. The uniform rules are printed in the first Volume of the Iowa Administrative Code. Uniform rule X.5 describes how a person may request a record to be treated as confidential and withheld from public examination. Businesses requesting confidential treatment of certain information submitted to the department shall follow the procedures described in the uniform rule. The department will process such requests as outlined in uniform rule X.5 and 261—Chapter 100.