N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.3.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 20, October 22, 2024

Section 17.7.3.15 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

A. The utility may submit any portions of its IRP under seal to the extent the utility deems specific information to be confidential.

B. The utility shall seek a protective order under Subsection B of 17.1.2.8 NMAC for those portions of its IRP it considers confidential, and the utility shall have the burden of proving its right to such protection.

(1) Any information submitted under seal pursuant to this paragraph shall remain under seal for a period of three years, after which time it shall become public unless the utility seeks and obtains further protection from the commission.

(2) Information submitted under seal shall be available for review by the commission and its designated representatives and by any person who has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the utility in a form approved by commission order, provided, however, that bidders or potential bidders shall not have access to competitively sensitive information of other bidders.

C. The utility shall not disclose any bid information for which a non-winning bidder has requested confidential treatment except in accordance with a commission protective order limiting disclosure of such information to persons who execute and file a confidentiality agreement with the commission as provided in that order.

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.7.3.15

17.7.3.15 NMAC - N, 4-16-07, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 20, October 25, 2022, eff. 10/27/2022