Attachment_7_-_Non-Disclosure_Agreement.docx

Attachment 7 -

CONTRACTOR NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

On behalf of [contractor name], I certify that [contractor name] will abide by the following terms with respect to critical energy/electric infrastructure information (CEII), privileged material, personally identifiable information (PII), confidential material, and other non-public information (collectively referred to hereinafter as “non-public information”) that the company has access to because of its work for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC):

· Only authorized company employees with a need for the information will be given access to non-public information. [contractor name] will maintain a list of each employee who is given access to non-public information, including a listing of each project for which the employee has been given CEII or other non-public information.

· [Contractor name] will not provide non-public information to or discuss non-public information with anyone outside the [contractor name] or FERC, except that non-public information may be discussed with project's owner, operator, or applicant or any entity with a FERC non-disclosure agreement covering the same information.

· Any non-public information generated or utilized in the performance of this contract will be marked as CEII, PII, Privileged, or Confidential, as appropriate, and treated as non-public information.

· Access to, handling, and storage of non-public information must be accordance with Federal laws, regulations, and FERC policy and procedures.

· Non-public information will be used only in performance of [contractor name]'s work for FERC. When [contractor name] has completed work on the project, all non-public information will be returned to the Commission, or destroyed at the request of the appropriate FERC official.

· I acknowledge that a violation of this agreement may result in negative consequences and could affect [contractor name]'s ability to contract with the Commission in the future. Moreover, the unauthorized disclosure of certain non-public information can incur civil or criminal penalties.

By: _______________________________________

Title: _______________________________________

Representing: ________________________________ Date: _______________________________________