Order granting request for critical energy infrastructure re Robert J Smith's request under CEII for documents related to the Silver Lake Project under CE03-31 et al.

# UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Robert J. Smith Docket Nos. CE03-31-000 thru CE03-49-000, and CE03-53-000 ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION (Issued September 9, 2003) 1. On July 29, 30 and 31, 2003, Robert J. Smith of Wickwire Gavin, P.C. submitted a request under the Commissions critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) regulations at 18 C.F.R. * 388.113(d)(3) (2003) for documents related to the Silver Lake Project, P-10855. Mr. Smith submitted his request on behalf of his client MWH, Inc., the designer of the fuse plug installed at the Silver Lake Project, which is owned by the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPSC). Specifically, Mr. Smith requested the following documents: (1) Accession Number 20030715-0340 CE03-31 (2) Accession Number 20030715-0337 CE03-32 (3) Accession Number 20030715-0299 CE03-33 (4) Accession Number 20030708-0279 CE03-34 (5) Accession Number 20030708-0278 CE03-35 (6) Accession Number 20030708-0041 CE03-36 (7) Accession Number 20030708-0040 CE03-37 (8) Accession Number 20030623-0244 CE03-38 (9) Accession Number 20030623-0242 CE03-39 (10)Accession Number 20030624-0350 CE03-40 (11)Accession Number 20030611-0316 CE03-41 (12)Accession Number 20030611-0358 CE03-42 (13)Accession Number 20030611-0315 CE03-43 (14)Accession Number 20030604-0222 CE03-44 (15)Accession Number 20030530-0057 CE03-45 (16)Accession Number 20030530-0056 CE03-46 (17)Accession Number 20030729-0277 CE03-47 (18)Accession Number 20030729-0206 CE03-48 (19)Accession Number 20030729-0371 CE03-49 (20)Accession Number 20030729-0278 CE03-53 1. By letter dated August 15, 2003, Susan Court, Associate General Counsel for General and Administrative Law notified David Harpole of WPSC, the submitter of the requested information, of the request, and provided WPSC with ten (10) calendar days in which to comment on the request. On August 26, 2003, staff contacted the WPSC, and Alyse Stackhouse, an attorney from WPSC, indicated that they did not have a problem with the Commission releasing the documents to Mr. Smith. 2. CEII is defined in 18 C.F.R. * 388.113(c)(1)as "information about proposed or existing critical infrastructure that (i) relates to the production, generation, transportation, transmission, or distribution of energy; (ii) could be useful to a person in planning an attack on critical infrastructure; (iii) is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act [FOIA], 5 U.S.C. 552; and (iv) does not simply give the location of the critical infrastructure." The documents Mr. Smith requested were provided by WPSC to the Commission after the failure of the Silver Lake dam. The documents include detailed design data, specifications, construction records, operation information, and stability information relating to the Silver Lake Project. The documents qualify as CEII ...