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7829.2400 FILING REQUIRING DETERMINATION OF GROSS REVENUE.

Subpart 1.

Summary.

A utility filing a general rate case or other filing that requires determination of its gross revenue requirement shall include, on a separate page, a brief summary of the filing, sufficient to apprise potentially interested parties of its nature and general content.

Subp. 2.

Service.

A utility filing a general rate change request shall serve copies of the filing on the department and Office of the Attorney General. The utility shall serve the filing or the summary described in subpart 1 on the persons on the applicable general service list and persons who were parties to its last general rate case or incentive plan proceeding.

Subp. 3.

Notice to public and governing bodies.

A utility seeking a general rate change shall give notice of the proposed change to the governing body of each municipality and county in its service area and to its ratepayers. The utility shall also publish notice of the proposed change in newspapers of general circulation in all county seats in its service area.

Subp. 4.

Challenge to form and completeness.

A party wishing to challenge the form or completeness of a general rate case filing shall do so within ten days of its filing. The filing utility shall reply to the challenge within five days of its filing. Challenges and responses must be served on the department, Office of the Attorney General, persons on the general service list for the filing, and any other known parties.

Subp. 5.

Rejection of filing.

The commission shall reject a filing under this part found to be substantially out of compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.16 or 237.075, or other requirement imposed by rule, statute, or previous commission order. A filing under this part not rejected within 60 days of filing is considered accepted as in substantial compliance with applicable filing requirements.

Subp. 6.

Petition to intervene.

The commission shall entertain a petition to intervene until the matter is referred to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case proceeding or until the commission issues a notice under part 7829.1200, subpart 3, stating its intention to decide the matter on the basis of an informal or expedited proceeding.

Subp. 7.

Notice of hearing.

The utility shall notify its ratepayers of hearings held in connection with its rate change request in the manner directed by the commission. The utility shall publish notice of hearings on its rate change request in newspapers of general circulation in all county seats in its service area, as directed by the commission.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216A.05

History:

19 SR 116; 40 SR 1329

Published Electronically:

June 14, 2016

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