1. (a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 23-4-401, every applicant shall notify the secretary in writing of its intention to file a General Rate Change Application at least sixty (60) days but no earlier than ninety (90) days before the application is filed.
2. (b) Following the receipt of the written notification of an applicant's intention to file a General Rate Change Application, the Executive Director of the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall provide to the applicant a schedule of the approximate dates on which staff will conduct its field investigation and audit of the intended rate request.
3. (c) Pursuant to the written petition by the applicant and for reasonable cause shown therein, the Arkansas Public Service Commission may grant a waiver of compliance to this section.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 8.06 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules.