Section 407-410-4 - ANNUAL REPORTSA.Account Closing Date. Natural gas utilities shall close all accounts annually on the 31st day of December.B.Annual Reports. Not later than April 1 of each year, every natural gas utility shall file with the Commission a report, verified by an officer or owner of the gas utility, containing such information as the Commission may prescribe. The Commission shall send a blank report to each natural gas utility by January 30 of each year.C.Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines. Interstate natural gas pipeline utilities are natural gas pipeline systems authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct and operate pipelines extending across state boundaries to serve Maine and other states. In lieu of the annual report described in 4B, an interstate natural gas pipeline utility operating in Maine may file a copy of its FERC annual report with the Commission or notify the Commission when it has filed its FERC annual report with instructions on how it may be viewed or obtained.D.Confidential Information1.Designated Confidential Information. A natural gas utility may request that the Commission issue a protective order pursuant to 35-A M.R.S.A. §1311-A and M.R.Civ.P. Rule 26(c) to keep certain information in its annual report confidential for a specified period of time.2.Non-Confidential Information. Notwithstanding subsection D(1), information regarding corporate affiliation and contact information, numbers and types of consumer complaints, and the names of the municipalities in which the natural gas utility serves shall not be accorded confidential treatment.3.Redacted Version. A natural gas utility filing an annual report containing Designated Confidential Information shall also file a redacted version of its annual report suitable for public viewing.65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 410, § 4