Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 179.15 - Motions to protect confidential information(a) A party or individual may designate information as confidential under § 173.8 (relating to confidential information) in any papers filed with the Commission by filing a Motion to Protect Confidential Information.(b) A Motion to Protect Confidential Information must:(1) Set forth the specific reasons why the information should be deemed to be confidential information and, therefore, protected.(2) Label as confidential all documents or portions of documents in the filing containing the confidential information that the party or individual is seeking to protect.(c) Upon the filing of the Motion to Protect Confidential Information, the Bureau Director or presiding officer, if one has been assigned, will review the motion and accompanying filings and, upon determining that a substantial basis exists, shall issue an interim order to protect the information, whether in the motion or the accompanying filings, from disclosure until the Commission considers the final matter in accordance with 65 Pa.C.S. § § 701-716 (relating to open meetings). At all times during the pendency of the motion, the information in the motion and the accompanying filings shall be treated as confidential.