Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-2-47

Affected: IC 8-1-1-5; IC 8-1-3

Sec. 22. (a) After the record is closed, but before a final order is issued, a party to the proceeding may file with the commission and serve upon the parties of record a petition to reopen the proceeding for the purpose of taking additional evidence.

(b) A petition to reopen the record shall set forth clearly the facts claimed to constitute grounds requiring reopening of the proceeding, including the following:

1. (1) Material changes of fact or law alleged to have occurred since the conclusion of the hearing.
2. (2) The reason or reasons the changes of fact or law could not have been reasonably foreseen by the moving party prior to the closing of the record.
3. (3) A statement of how the changes of fact or law purportedly would affect the outcome of the proceeding if received into evidence.
4. (4) A showing that the evidence shall not be merely cumulative.

A petition to reopen the record shall be verified or supported by affidavit.

(c) Within ten (10) days following the service of the petition to reopen upon the parties to the proceeding, any other party may file a response to the petition unless the presiding officer shall prescribe a different time. A reply to the responses shall be filed within seven (7) days following service of the response unless the presiding officer shall prescribe a different time.

(d) Before a final order is issued, and upon notice to the parties, the commission, on its own motion, may reopen the proceeding for the receipt of further evidence if justice so requires.

(e) Following a final order, a party to a proceeding may file with the commission and serve upon the parties of record a petition for rehearing and reconsideration within twenty (20) days of the entry of the final order, unless an applicable statute shall specifically fix a longer period. The following are required for a petition for rehearing and reconsideration:

1. (1) The petition shall be concise, stating the specific grounds relied upon, with appropriate record references and specific requests for the findings or orders desired. If the petition seeks rehearing, it shall be verified or supported by affidavit and shall set forth the following:

   1. (A) The nature and purpose of the evidence to be introduced at rehearing.
   2. (B) The reason or reasons the new evidence was not available at the time of the hearing or could not be discovered with due diligence.
   3. (C) A statement of how the evidence purportedly would affect the outcome of the proceeding if received into the record.
   4. (D) A showing that the evidence shall not be merely cumulative.
2. (2) Responses to the petitions shall be filed and served within ten (10) days after service of the petition upon the responding party unless the presiding officer shall prescribe a different time. A reply to the responses shall be filed within seven (7) days after service of the response unless the presiding officer shall prescribe a different time.

3. (3) In response to the petition, the commission may:

   1. (A) reconsider the final order and uphold it without modification;
   2. (B) correct errors by modifying or clarifying it without further hearing based upon the existing record;
   3. (C) upon notice to the parties, reopen the proceeding for the receipt of further evidence on particular issues; or
   4. (D) reverse the final order.
4. (4) A petition for reconsideration shall be deemed a petition for rehearing for purposes of IC 8-1-3-2.
5. (5) A petition for reconsideration shall be deemed denied if not ruled upon or otherwise addressed within sixty (60) days following its filing.

(f) Upon filing of a written request for the record as provided by IC 8-1-3-4, a copy of the request for the record must be served upon the office of the attorney general of Indiana on the same day the request is filed with the commission.

(Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 1-1.1-22; filed Oct 30, 2000, 2:10 p.m.: 24 IR 664; readopted filed Apr 6, 2006, 11:00 a.m.: 29 IR 2670; readopted filed Jun 14, 2012, 3:04 p.m.: 20120711-IR-170120199RFA; readopted filed Apr 12, 2018, 11:21 a.m.: 20180509-IR-170180113RFA; filed Jun 10, 2020, 7:38 a.m.: 20200708-IR-170190378FRA)