Minnesota Administrative Rules

7825.3400 PROCEDURES SUBSEQUENT TO NOTICE.

Any amended notice must be served at least 90 days prior to the proposed effective date of modified rates. If a notice or an amended notice is complete in all material respects as prescribed by parts 7825.3100 to 7825.4400, the commission shall follow the procedures outlined in the rules of practice, parts 7829.0100 to 7829.3200. Upon acceptance of the notice and the determination that a hearing must be conducted, but before the proposed effective date of the modified rate schedules, the commission may, by written directive, explaining the reasons therefor, signed by the authority of the commission, and served upon the utility, suspend the operation of the utility's modified rate schedules but not for a longer period than 90 days beyond the time when the modified rates would otherwise go into effect unless the commission finds that a longer time will be required, in which case the commission may further extend the period for not to exceed a total of nine months. Such directive must include authority for the utility to place suspended rates into effect, subject to refund, provided that the bond and sureties or that the agreement to refund as specified in part 7825.3300 is approved by the commission.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216B.08; 216B.09; 216B.16

History:

26 SR 1438

Published Electronically:

January 20, 2005