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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) rule in March 2003, establishing new procedures outside of FOIA for requesting information.

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NRC Censors Environmental Impact Statement 01/24/2005
The public will not have access to health and safety data about a proposed uranium enrichment plant in New Mexico, despite a legal requirement that the public have ample access to such information. Read More

Center Sues FERC Over Restricted Energy Information 12/13/2004
The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), claiming the agency illegally blocked access to documents relating to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities throughout the country. Read More

Reclamation Officials Withhold Dam Safety Information 12/13/2004
The Bureau of Reclamation refuses to disclose safety details about the Jackson Lake Dam to a county official trying to verify his county is out of harm’s way. The Teton County Commissioner, Bill Paddleford, wants the information as part of the area’s emergency planning, which includes the city of Jackson. Read More

NRC Removes All Nuclear Information from Its Public Website 11/02/2004
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) pulled its entire public reading room offline last week after stories broke about possibly sensitive material on the website. They agency defended its action by saying it is trying its best to balance security and right-to-know. Read More

Security Measures Invoked to End Safety Measures 09/07/2004
A large sign in New York City, indicating the location of a natural gas pipeline to prevent accidents, was taken down after a website posted a photograph of the sign. John Young, the owner of www.cryptome.org, posts information on his site to draw attention to places needing increased security. Although federal regulations require that the location of natural gas lines be made as obvious as possible to the public for safety reasons, the company that owns the pipeline asserted that local laws allowed the sign's removal. Read More

FERC Claims CEII Not A Problem for Public Access 03/08/2004
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) quietly issued a Feb. 12 notice soliciting public comments on the functions and procedures of the agency’s new restrictive information rule, Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII). Read More

Proposed ExxonMobil Plant to Test New Restrictions on Information 11/03/2003
Mobile, Ala., appears to be the testing ground for new restrictions on energy information. Inquiries into a proposed natural gas plant will test if policies meant to increase security will actually compromise the public’s safety. Read More

FERC's Final CEII Rule 03/10/2003
On March 3, 2003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published in the Federal Register its final rule restricting access to critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) and establishing new procedures outside of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for requesting access. FERC began this process in response to the terrorist acts committed on September 11, 2001, and published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on September 13, 2002, to obtain public comments. Read More

OMB Watch Submits Comments on FERC's Proposed Rulemaking 11/15/2002
OMB Watch recently submitted public comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on its recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The comments raised strong objections to the information restriction measures being proposed by FERC and urged the agency to transfer this issue to Congress where it would be more appropriate to address this issue. The full comments submitted to FERC are below or can be downloaded as a pdf file here. Read More

Comments Due this Week on FERC Rule Limiting Public Access 11/12/2002
Public comments on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's proposal to limit public access to "critical energy infrastructure information" are due this Thursday, Nov. 14. Read More

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