<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:01:41.01"><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000000">20</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000000">:</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000000">10</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000000">:</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000000">01</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000000">:</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000000">41.01</span></a><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000001">.  Requests for confidential treatment of information by a non-submi</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000001">t</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000001">ting party.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0"> A request by a non-submitting party for confidential treatment of information shall be made by submitting the request to the commission along with the following information:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">(1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">  </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">An identification of the document and the general subject matter of the materials or the portions of the document for which confidentiality is being requested;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">(2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">  </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">The length of time for which confidentiality is being requested and a request for handling at the end of that time. This does not preclude a later request to extend the period of confidential treatment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">(3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">  </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">The name, address, and phone number of a person to be contacted regarding the confidentiality request;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">(4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">  </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">The statutory or common law grounds and any administrative rules under which confidentiality is requested. Failure to include all possible grounds for confidential treatment does not preclude the party from raising additional grounds in the future; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">(5)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">  </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">The factual basis that qualifies the information for confidentiality under the authority cited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0"> </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">47 SDR 125, effective May 30, 2021</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000003">49-1-11</span></a><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">(6).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">    </span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-9"><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000003">49-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0-000003">49-1-11</span></a><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">(6)</span><span class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb4a1c49-fa64-4484-b843-8caf2d732bc3000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>