; and (II) the Commission designate information in the possession of the Commission as critical electric infrastructure information. (ii) Treatment of information submitted for designation On receipt of a request under clause (i), the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, shall treat the information that is the subject of the request as critical electric infrastructure information until the earlier of— (I) the date on which the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, designates the information as critical electric infrastructure information; and (II) the date that is 21 days after the date on which the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, provides written notice to the individual or entity that submitted the request that the request is denied. (C) Conflicts between designations by the Secretary and the Commission (i) Initial meeting In the event of a conflict between a designation made by the Secretary and a designation made by the Commission as to whether certain information is critical electric infrastructure information, and the conflict has a material impact on the work of the Secretary or the Commission, the Secretary and the Commission shall confer to resolve the conflict for the purpose of achieving consistency across the Federal Government in the designation of the information. (ii) Unresolved conflicts If the Secretary and the Commission are unable to resolve a conflict under clause (i)— (I) the Commission may continue to designate any information in the possession of the Commission according to the criteria and procedures established by the Commission under paragraph (2)(A); and (II) the Secretary may continue to designate any information in the possession of the Department of Energy according to the criteria and procedures established by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A).