1. (a) Individual oral ex parte communications are subject to the otherwise-applicable requirements of Rule 8.2. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(b), communications regarding adjudicatory proceedings are prohibited and the limited exceptions set forth in (b) and (c) apply only to ratesetting and catastrophic wildfire proceedings.
2. (b) A decisionmaker's presentation or dialogue during a question and answer session where the audience includes an interested person is not a one-way ex parte communication.
3. (c) An interested person's presentation or dialogue during a question and answer session where the audience includes a decisionmaker is not an ex parte communication subject to Rule 8.2(c)(2) but must be reported in the same manner as an ex parte communication pursuant to Rule 8.4(a).

This rule governs communications concerning any issue in an adjudicatory, ratesetting, or catastrophic wildfire proceeding between interested persons and decisionmakers at a conference.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1701 and 1701.8, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 1701, 1701.1 and 1701.8, Public Utilities Code.

History

1. Renumbering of former section 7.1 to new section 8.3 filed 9-13-2006; operative 9-13-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11351(a) (Register 2006, No. 37). For prior history of section 8.3, see Register 98, No. 43.

2. Amendment filed 6-4-2009; operative 7-4-2009 (Register 2009, No. 23). Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h).

3. Renumbering of former section 8.3 to section 8.4 and renumbering and amendment of section 8.2 to section 8.3 filed 5-9-2011; operative 6-8-2011. Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h) (Register 2011, No. 19).

4. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 1-8-2014; operative 4-1-2014. Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h) (Register 2014, No. 2).

5. Renumbering of former section 8.3 to section 8.2 and new section 8.3 filed 1-30-2018; operative 4-1-2018. Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h) (Register 2018, No. 5).

6. Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (a) and amendment of Note filed 3-15-2021; operative 5-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3). Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h) (Register 2021, No. 12).