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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 15. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CABLE TELEVISION |
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Chapter 15-1. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE |
Section 15-101. COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS
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101.1A formal or informal complaint, petition or application, may be filed by any person as defined in this chapter.
101.2The Commission, on its own motion or on the petition of any person, at any time, may order a formal investigation or issue an order to show cause.
101.3Orders initiating an investigation or to show cause shall indicate the nature of the matters to be investigated, and shall be served upon the person who is the subject of the order.
101.4The Commission may investigate at any time any matter germane to its jurisdiction.
101.5No fees shall be charged for the commencement of any proceeding or the filing of any pleading or other papers.
101.6Within ten (10) days of the commencement of a proceeding, or the commencement of a proceeding by the Commission on its own motion, any interested party shall file a statement indicating whether the new proceeding should be considered a "rate case" or an "other investigation" for the purposes of D.C. Code §43-612 (1981 Ed.), and the factual and legal bases for the assertion. Any responsive comments shall be filed within twenty (20) days of the commencement of the proceeding.
101.7For purposes of §101.6. a proceeding shall be deemed to be commenced upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a)An initial petition, application or formal complaint is filed;
(b)A notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the District of Columbia Register;
(c)A public notice is published in the District of Columbia Register;
(d)A notice of prehearing conference is published in the District of Columbia Register; or
(e)An order and report on the prehearing conference designating issues and establishing a procedural schedule is issued by the Commission.