Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
4901:1 Utilities |
Chapter4901:1-27. Certification of Governmental Aggregators and Retail Natural Gas Suppliers |
4901:1-27-08. Protective orders
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(A) An applicant may file financial statements, financial arrangements, and forecasted financial statements under seal. If these exhibits are filed under seal, they will be afforded protective treatment for a period of six years from the date of the certificate for which the information is being provided.
(B) An applicant may file a motion for protective order covering information not covered under paragraph (A) of this rule. If the motion is filed in conformance with rule 4901:1-27-07 of the Administrative Code, it shall be automatically approved on the thirty-first day after the date of filing and the information shall be afforded protective treatment for a period of six years from the date of the certificate for which the information is being provided, unless the commission or an attorney examiner appointed by the commission rules otherwise.
(C) At the expiration of the six-year period provided for in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule, the information will be automatically released into the open record.
(D) An applicant wishing to extend a protective order beyond the six-year time period provided for in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule must file a motion that complies with rule 4901-1-24 of the Administrative Code.