The Commission authorizes the Coordinator or the Coordinator's designee to:

(a) Receive and review all requests for CEII as defined in §388.113(c) of this chapter.

(b) Make determinations as to whether particular information fits within the definition of CEII found at §388.113(c) of this chapter, including designating information, as appropriate.

(c) Make determinations that information designated as CEII should no longer be so designated when the unauthorized disclosure of the information could no longer be used to impair the security or reliability of the bulk-power system or distribution facilities or any other form of energy infrastructure.

(d) Make determinations as to whether a particular requester's need for and ability and willingness to protect CEII warrants limited disclosure of the information to the requester.

(e) Establish reasonable conditions on the release of CEII.

(f) Release CEII to requesters who satisfy the requirements in paragraph (d) of this section and agree in writing to abide by any conditions set forth by the Coordinator pursuant to paragraph (e) of this section.

[Order 630, 68 FR 9869, Mar. 3, 2003, as amended by Order 833, 81 FR 93748, Dec. 21, 2016]