United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81829f5 D09002ee1c8182aea United States Department of Energy originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing this final rule establishing a procedure for gaining access to critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) that would otherwise not be available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These restrictions and the final rule were necessitated by the terrorist acts committed on September 11, 2001, and the ongoing terrorism threat. The final rule adopts a definition of critical infrastructure that explicitly covers proposed facilities, and does not distinguish among projects or portions of projects. The rule also details which location information is excluded from the definition of CEII and which is included. The rule addresses some issues that are specific to state agencies, and clarifies that energy market consultants should be able to get access to the CEII they need. Finally, the rule modifies the proposed CEII process and delegates responsibility to the CEII Coordinator to process requests for CEII and to determine what information qualifies as CEII. The final rule will affect the way in which companies submit some information, and will add a new process in addition to the FOIA for requesters to use to request information that is not already publicly available. These new steps will help keep sensitive infrastructure information out of the public domain, decreasing the likelihood that such information could be used to plan or execute terrorist attacks. 68 FR 9857 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-03-03/03-4834 03-4834 fr03mr03-4 6717-01-P Docket Nos. RM02-4-000, PL02-1-000 Order No. 630 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-03-03/03-4834 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-03/html/03-4834.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-03/pdf/03-4834.pdf Authority Delegations (Government Agencies) Seals and Insignia Sunshine Act Confidential Business Information Freedom of Information 17 p. 9857 9873 68 FR 9857 Title 18 Part 375 18 CFR Part 375 Title 18 Part 388 18 CFR Part 388 Critical Energy Infrastructure Information; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-4834 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 2003-04-02 Docket Nos. RM02-4-000, PL02-1-000 Order No. 630 6717-01-P 03-4834 Final rule.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing this final rule establishing a procedure for gaining access to critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) that would otherwise not be available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These restrictions and the final rule were necessitated by the terrorist acts committed on September 11, 2001, and the ongoing terrorism threat. The final rule adopts a definition of critical infrastructure that explicitly covers proposed facilities, and does not distinguish among projects or portions of projects. The rule also details which location information is excluded from the definition of CEII and which is included. The rule addresses some issues that are specific to state agencies, and clarifies that energy market consultants should be able to get access to the CEII they need. Finally, the rule modifies the proposed CEII process and delegates responsibility to the CEII Coordinator to process requests for CEII and to determine what information qualifies as CEII. The final rule will affect the way in which companies submit some information, and will add a new process in addition to the FOIA for requesters to use to request information that is not already publicly available. These new steps will help keep sensitive infrastructure information out of the public domain, decreasing the likelihood that such information could be used to plan or execute terrorist attacks.

The rule will become effective April 2, 2003. Carol C. Johnson, Wilbur T. Miller, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. (202) 502-6457. Authority Delegations (Government Agencies) Seals and Insignia Sunshine Act Confidential Business Information Freedom of Information Practice and procedure: Critical energy infrastructure information; public availability restrictions, FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov public.referenceroom@ferc.gov http://mapping.usgs.gov/digitalbackyard/topobkyd.html#5 http://www.ferc.gov http://www.ferc.gov/About/mission/mission_intro.htm http://www.insc.anl.gov/pwrmaps/map/world_map.php Vol. 68, no. 41 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-03-03 continuing daily deposited born digital 305 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-03-03 P0b002ee1809a2c64 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr03mr03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-03-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-03/pdf/FR-2003-03-03.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-03-03/xml/FR-2003-03-03.xml fdlp 9851 10140 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-03-03 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-03-03 68 41