Any person submitting any records, reports, documents, or information required by this act, may upon a showing satisfactory to the secretary, claim any portion of such record, report, document, or information confidential as a trade secret. “Trade secret” as used in this section shall have the same meaning as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-3320, and amendments thereto. The department shall establish procedures to insure that trade secrets are utilized by the secretary or any authorized representatives of the secretary only in connection with the responsibilities of the department pursuant to this act. Trade secrets shall not be otherwise used or disseminated by the secretary or any representative of the secretary without the consent of the person furnishing the information. Such record, report, document, or information may be disclosed to other officers, employees or authorized representatives of the state of Kansas concerned with carrying out this act or when relevant in any proceeding under this act. Such records, reports, documents or information may be disclosed to authorized representatives of the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency in connection with any regulation promulgated by the agency or memorandum of agreement with the department pursuant to that agency’s responsibilities under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. § 6926). In submitting any confidential information under this subsection the secretary shall submit the claim of confidentiality to the United States environmental protection agency.