1. (a) At least 20 days prior to the scheduled date of a special public meeting, the department shall notify the parties regarding the opportunity to attend and provide an oral presentation concerning a proposal for decision before the Motor Carrier Division Director. The department will deliver notice electronically to the last known email address provided to the department by the party or party's authorized representative in accordance with §224.11 of this title (relating to Filing and Service of Documents).
2. (b) If a party intends to make an oral presentation at the special public meeting, a party must submit a written request for an oral presentation to the department's contact listed in the notice provided under subsection (a) of this section and copy all other parties in accordance with §224.11 of this title at least seven days prior to the date of the special public meeting at which the party's contested case will be reviewed.
3. (c) If more than one party was not adversely affected by the proposal for decision, such parties may agree on the order of their presentations in lieu of the order prescribed under §224.320 of this title (relating to Order of Oral Presentations to the Motor Carrier Division Director). These parties must submit the agreed order of their presentations along with their requests to make an oral presentation under subsection (b) of this section. The order of presentations will be determined under §224.320 of this title if the parties who were not adversely affected by the proposal for decision do not timely provide the department and the other parties with notice regarding their agreed order of presentation.
4. (d) If a party timely submits a written request for an oral presentation, that party may make an oral presentation before the Motor Carrier Division Director at the special public meeting. If a party fails to submit a written request for an oral presentation timely, that party shall not make an oral presentation at the special public meeting.
5. (e) Non-parties are not authorized to provide an oral presentation or public comment to the Motor Carrier Division Director at a special public meeting.

Source Note:The provisions of this §224.314 adopted to be effective February 27, 2026, 50 TexReg 6528.