Records of Commission open to public inspection; exception.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all biennial reports, records, proceedings, papers and files of the Commission must be open at all reasonable times to the public.
2. The Commission shall, upon receipt of a request from a public utility, alternative seller, provider of discretionary natural gas service or provider of new electric resources, prohibit the disclosure of any applicable information in the possession of the Commission or an affected governmental entity concerning the public utility, alternative seller, provider of discretionary natural gas service or provider of new electric resources, if the Commission determines that the information would otherwise be entitled to protection as a trade secret or confidential commercial information pursuant to NRS 49.325 or 600A.070 or Rule 26(c)(7) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon making such a determination, the Commission shall establish the period during which the information must not be disclosed and a procedure for protecting the information during and after that period.
Last modified: February 26, 2006