Ind. Admin. Code tit. 170, r. 7-7-10 – Evidentiary hearing

Sec. 10. (a) If no settlement is reached, an evidentiary hearing will begin no later than forty-five (45) business days after the complaint is filed with the commission.

(b) The presiding officer has discretion to decide how a proceeding shall be conducted pursuant to this rule, including, but not limited to, the power to do the following:

(1) Limit the number of exhibits and witnesses and the time for their presentation.
(2) Limit the examination of witnesses.
(3) Require the parties to submit additional information necessary for a fair and expeditious resolution of the case.
(4) Require the parties to submit a joint statement listing what facts, if any, have been stipulated to, what facts remain in dispute, what legal issues are in dispute, and a brief summary of the position of the parties on each issue.
(5) Bifurcate the proceeding for more efficient consideration of the issues.
(6) Consolidate two (2) or more expedited review proceedings filed pursuant to this rule for more efficient consideration of the issues.
(7) Continue the evidentiary hearing for good cause shown.
(8) Permit other parties who have a direct interest in the interconnection dispute and the specific facts alleged in the complaint to intervene on a limited basis at the presiding officer's discretion. Petitions to intervene must be received by the commission within seven (7) business days of the filing of the complaint. Upon granting a request for intervention, the expedited procedural schedule may be modified at the presiding officer's discretion in accordance with section 5 of this rule to allow the intervenor to submit evidence and participate in the evidentiary hearing.

(Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 7-7-10; filed Nov 27, 2000, 9:36 a.m.: 24 IR 952; errata filed May 4, 2001, 11:09 a.m.: 24 IR 2709; readopted filed Apr 6, 2006, 11:00 a.m.: 29 IR 2670; readopted filed Jul 12, 2012, 2:12 p.m.: 20120808-IR- 170120114RFA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2016, 10:01 a.m.: 20160810-IR-170160168RFA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2022, 12:18 p.m.: 20220810-IR-170220116RFA)