Nonpublic Information

The Commission is amending its rules to establish a procedure to deal with the improper release of nonpublic information. The current rules prohibit the unauthorized release of nonpublic information by Commission officials. The revised rules add language requiring persons regulated by or practicing before the Commission who receive written nonpublic information to return it to the Commission's Office of the Inspector General without further distribution or use of the material. The amended rules also highlight the sanctions available to the Commission to address willful violation of the rules by either employees of the Commission or individuals who are regulated by or practicing before it.