(1) The commissioners and commission staff and the consumer counsel and consumer counsel staff may have access to all confidential information made available pursuant to protective order, and shall be bound by the terms of the protective order.

(2) While in the custody of the commission or consumer counsel, confidential information must remain on yellow paper and remain marked with a clear indication that the information has been designated confidential information in a proceeding before the commission. Confidential information maintained by the commission will be sealed and segregated in the files of the commission. Confidential information maintained by the consumer counsel will be sealed and segregated in the files of the consumer counsel.

(3) The consumer counsel shall have access to all confidential information which is subject to a protective order, so long as access is in accordance with the governing protective order.