023-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-30 - Confidentiality of Information

(a) Upon petition, and for good cause shown, the Commission shall deem confidential any information filed with the Commission or in the custody of the Commission or staff which is shown to be of the nature described in Wyoming Statute § 16-4-203(a), (b), (d) or (g). All information for which confidential treatment is requested shall be treated as confidential until the Commission rules whether, and to what extent, the information shall be given confidential treatment.

(b) Any person requesting confidential treatment of information (except as directed by the Commission in investigative and discovery matters) shall file a petition that includes the following information:

(i) The assigned docket, if applicable.

(ii) Title the filing as: Petition for Confidential Treatment of___________.

(iii) Numbered listings and explanations in adequate detail to support why confidentiality should be authorized for each item, category, page, document or testimony. Each item, category or page of proposed confidential information shall be attached to the Petition and numbered in the right hand margin so that numbering corresponds with the numbering and detailed explanation(s) in the Petition. If only part of a page, or intermittent parts of pages, are requested to be kept confidential, these should be set off by brackets identified with an item number or numbers. Each page containing information for which confidential treatment is requested shall be electronically displayed on a yellow background and marked or stamped at the top in capital letters: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

(iv) A request for return or other final disposition of the information.

(c) All information deemed confidential under this Rule shall be retained in secure areas of the Commission's offices.

(d) If the person petitioning for confidential treatment of information intends that parties in a case have access thereto, upon signing a statement that the information shall be treated as confidential, the petitioner shall prepare a proposed protective order for the Commission's approval with an attached form to be signed by the parties and made part of the Commission's permanent case file.

(e) Information in the Commission's confidential files shall be retained for the period determined by the Commission. On an appeal of a Commission final order, any confidential information included in the record shall be sealed and delivered to the court pursuant to the W.A.P.A.

(f) The Commission may consider oral petitions for confidential treatment of information when the public interest requires.

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023-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-30

Adopted, Eff. 3/21/2016. Amended, Eff. 5/21/2020. Amended, Eff. 9/15/2022. Amended, Eff. 11/8/2024.