N.H. Code Admin. R. Puc 203.10
Requests for Confidential Treatment of Documents Submitted by Utilities in Routine Filings
Effective Jan 24, 2025#2011, eff 5-4-82; ss by #2912, eff 11-26-84; ss by #4998, eff 11-26-90; ss by #6365, INTERIM, eff 11-18-96, EXPIRED: 3-18-97 New. #6559, eff 8-19-97; EXPIRED: 8-19-05 New. #8420, INTERIM, eff 8-23-05, EXPIRED: 2-19-06 New. #8657-A, eff 6-10-06 New. #14184, eff 1-24-25 (formerly Puc 201.06)Public Utilities Commission
(a) The following shall be the routine filings to which the procedure established by Puc 203.10 and Puc 203.11 applies:
- (1) Preliminary and final “Wholesale Performance Plan Reports” for telecommunications companies containing carrier-specific performance and bill credit calculations;
- (2) Department of Energy form “T-7 Exchange Eligibility Report”;
(3) In cost of gas proceedings:
- a. Supplier commodity pricing information related to the unit volumetric and demand cost;
- b. Pricing and delivery special terms of supply agreements;
- c. Pricing and special terms for storage lease agreements;
- d. Natural gas or propane costs and availability relating to hedging;
- e. Special terms for hedged natural gas or propane contracts;
- f. Supply commodity cost information specific to individual suppliers in supply and demand forecasts; and
- g. Responses to data requests related to a. through f. above;
- (4) Department of Energy form E-5, “Accident Reports”;
(5) If electric default service solicitations from third parties are sought:
- a. Default service solicitations;
- b. Bidder information;
- c. Descriptions of the financial security offered by each bidder;
- d. Bid evaluations;
- e. Rankings of bidders’ financial security;
- f. Descriptions of financial security required by bidders;
- g. Fuel supplier contracts;
- h. Commodity and fuel pricing;
- i. Contact lists used during the requests for proposals process;
- j. Financial security, pricing, and quantity terms of master power agreements and amendments;
- k. Transaction confirmations;
- l. Retail meter commodity cost calculations;
- m. Wholesale power purchase prices until made public by other governmental agencies; and
- n. Responses to data requests related to a. through m. above;
- (6) Utilities’ cybersecurity plans, pursuant to RSA 91-A:5, XI; and
- (7) Utilities’ physical security plans, pursuant to RSA 91-A:5, VI.
- (b) Those parties submitting documents pursuant to Puc 203.10 shall indicate that they are relying on Puc 203.10 and Puc 203.11 in their request for confidential treatment.
- (c) For electronic filings, both a public and confidential version shall be prepared and submitted. For paper filings made pursuant to this rule outside of an adjudicative proceeding, parties shall file one public copy and one confidential copy. Filings made in an adjudicative proceeding shall comply with Puc 204.
- (d) The commission shall make a determination regarding requests for confidential treatment of documents or portions of documents submitted pursuant to Puc 203.10 upon request for release of those documents to the public submitted pursuant to Puc 203.11.
(e) Prior to commission determination regarding confidential treatment, documents submitted to the commission pursuant to Puc 203.10 shall be:
- (1) Treated as confidential by the commission and any other party that might receive them; and
- (2) Maintained by the commission, and any parties receiving a copy of the documents, according to such conditions as the commission determines are necessary to preserve such confidentiality.
Source. #2011, eff 5-4-82; ss by #2912, eff 11-26-84; ss by #4998, eff 11-26-90; ss by #6365, INTERIM, eff 11-18-96, EXPIRED: 3-18-97 New. #6559, eff 8-19-97; EXPIRED: 8-19-05 New. #8420, INTERIM, eff 8-23-05, EXPIRED: 2-19-06 New. #8657-A, eff 6-10-06 New. #14184, eff 1-24-25 (formerly Puc 201.06)