Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 13.09.2002

Critical Energy Infrastructure Information

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing to revise its regulations to restrict public availability of critical energy infrastructure information. The Commission issued a policy statement in Docket No. PL02-1-000 on October 11, 2001, removing from easy public access previously public documents that detail the specifications of energy facilities licensed or certificated by the Commission.\1\ The Commission is revising this policy to include documents that detail specifications of proposed energy facilities as well. The original policy statement directed requesters seeking this information to follow the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) procedures found at 18 CFR 388.108. Specifically, the Commission proposes to change its regulations to restrict unfettered general public access to critical energy infrastructure information, but still permit those with a need for the information to obtain it in an efficient manner. The proposed new access procedures complement existing rights under the FOIA. Requesters retain the right to file a FOIA request for any information not available through the Public Reference Room, the Internet, or publicly- accessible databases. The Commission