Public Utilities Regulatory Authority › 16-1 RULES OF PRACTICE

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-20. Procedure concerning added parties(a) During hearing. In addition to the designation of parties in the initial notice and in response to petition, the commissioners may add parties at any time during the pendency of any heari…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-21. Status of party and of intervenor as party in interest(a) Party as party in interest. By their decision of a contested case the commissioners shall dispose of the legal rights, duties and privileges of each party named or adm…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-22. Grant of hearing(a) A hearing will be held in all contested cases and otherwise as the commissioners may determine in specific investigations of the Authority. (b) Any public service company which served an average of more th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-23. Calendar of hearingsThe executive secretary of the Authority shall maintain a docket of all proceedings of the Authority. The executive secretary shall maintain a hearing calendar of all proceedings that are to receive a hear…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-24. Place of hearingsUnless a different location is required by statute or directed by the commissioners, all hearings of the Authority shall be held at the office of the Authority at Ten Franklin Square, New Britain, Connecticut…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-25. Notice of hearings(a) Persons notified. Except where the commissioners shall otherwise direct, the Authority shall give written notice of a hearing in any pending matter to all parties, to all persons who have theretofore bec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-26. Bill of particularsThe initial notice may be limited to a statement of the issues involved, if the Authority is unable to include in the initial notice of the hearing in a contested case other than an application concerning t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-27. Effect of initial notice of hearingExcept as otherwise directed by an order of the commissioners, each contested case shall be deemed to have commenced on the date of service of the initial notice of the hearing thereof. (Eff…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-28. Ex parte communicationUnless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, neither the commissioners nor any member of the Authority staff designated as a presiding officer shall communicate directly or …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-29. Representation of parties and intervenorsEach person making an appearance before the Authority as an attorney, agent or representative of any person, firm, corporation or association subject to the Authority’s regulatory juri…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-3. Waiver of rulesWhere good cause appears the commissioners and any presiding officer may permit deviation from these rules, except where precluded by statute. (Effective December 21, 1971)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-30. Attorney definedAs used in these rules, the word \"attorney\" shall mean an attorney at law, duly admitted to practice before the superior court of the state of Connecticut. Any other person who appears before the Authority i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-31. Former commissioners and employeesExcept when specially authorized by the commissioners and authorized under section 1-84b of the general statutes, no person who has served as a commissioner or employee of the Authority shall…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-32. Rules of conductWhere applicable, the canons of professional ethics and the canons of judicial ethics adopted and approved by the judges of the superior court govern the conduct of the commissioners, state employees serving t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-33. General provisions(a) Purpose of hearing. The purpose of the hearing in a contested case shall be to provide to all parties an opportunity to present evidence and argument on all issues to be considered by the commissioners. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-34. Record in contested casesThe record in each contested case shall be maintained by the Authority in the custody of the executive secretary and shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following items. The Authority will…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-35. Witnesses and subpoenasIn the conduct of the hearing of a contested case any commissioner may act in behalf of the commissioners and summon and examine under oath such witnesses in relation to the affairs of any public servic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-36. Filing of added exhibitsUpon order of any commissioner before, during or after the hearing of a case any party shall prepare and file added exhibits and testimony. Such added exhibits and testimony shall be deemed to be a dis…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-37. Obstructing hearingAny person who testifies falsely to any material fact in any contested case wherein he has given oath or affirmation or who wilfully falsifies any account, book, paper, record, report, financial statement, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-38. Rules of evidenceThe following rules of evidence shall be followed in contested cases:(a) Rules of evidence. Any oral or documentary evidence may be received, but the presiding officer shall, as a matter of policy, exclude ir…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-39. Order of procedure at hearingsIn hearings on complaints, applications, and petitions, the party that shall open and close the presentation of any part of the matter shall be the complainant, applicant, or petitioner. In a cas…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-4. Construction and amendmentThese rules shall be so construed by the commissioners and any presiding officer as to secure just, speedy and inexpensive determination of the issues presented hereunder. Amendments and additions to …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-40. Limiting number of witnessesTo avoid unnecessary cumulative evidence, the commissioners or the presiding officer may limit the number of witnesses or the time for testimony upon a particular issue in the course of any hearing…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-41. Limitation of direct case in rate hearingIn any proceeding in which a rate change is proposed, the public service company's direct case shall be limited substantially to the statement of application and the exhibits and other…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-42. Filing of proposed findings of facts and briefsAt the conclusion of the presentation of evidence in any hearing the commissioners or the presiding officer shall fix a time within which any party may file proposed findings of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-43. Final decision(a) Procedure and contents. All decisions and orders of the commissioners concluding a contested case shall be in writing. The decision shall include all findings of fact and conclusions of law relied upon by th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-44. Procedure to submit to partiesWhere a majority of the commissioners have not heard a contested case or read the record thereof, any decision adverse to a party other than the Authority, itself, shall not be made until such de…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-45. General rulePetitions and applications shall include all forms of proposals, requests, applications, petitions, and filings of whatever nature whatsoever that are placed before this Authority pursuant to law. (Effective Decem…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-46. FormThe form to be followed in the filing of petitions and applications under this section will vary to the extent necessary to provide for the nature of the legal rights, duties or privileges involved therein. Nevertheless, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-47. Original recordsThe petitioner or applicant shall furnish and make available for the use of the Authority the original books, papers and documents from which any part of the application is derived. If so directed, certified o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-48. FeesAll application fees or other charges required by law shall be paid to the Authority at the time that the application is filed with the Authority. (Effective December 21, 1971; Amended February 5, 2016)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-49. Rejection of petition or applicationWhere these rules require that specific exhibits or data be prepared and submitted as part of any petition or application, the Authority may within thirty (30) days of the filing thereof, a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-5. Computation of timeComputation of any period of time referred to in these rules begins with the first day following that on which the act which initiates such period of time occurs. The last day of the period so computed is to…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-50. Deficiencies in filingWhen called to the attention of the petitioner or applicant, all deficiencies in any filed petition or application to the Authority shall be promptly corrected. If any such deficiency is not promptly cor…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-51. Purpose of applicationThe petition or application and annexed materials will be treated by the commissioners as a substantially complete statement of the case in chief of the applicant or petitioner. (Effective December 21, 1…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-52. Additional evidenceThe enumeration of required items hereinafter set forth as the minimum evidentiary submission in the following sections shall not preclude the submission of additional evidence hereunder. (Effective Decembe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-53. General ruleThese rules apply to all proceedings, except those proceedings set forth in sections 16-1-59a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, involving a change in revenue requirements or approval of adjustments…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-53a. Standard filing requirementsAny public utility with annual gross revenues in excess of fifty million dollars or fifty thousand or more customers shall complete the standard filing requirements in connection with all applicat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-54. Test yearRegardless of the size of the utility company, in each rate application the test year shall consist of the most recent twelve month period available ending at a calendar quarter. The data presented in any statement c…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-55. Requirements for medium utility companiesIn addition to the requirements stated in section 16-1-54 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, each rate application, as defined in section 16-1-53, that is filed by a uti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-56. Added requirements for exhibitsWhere applicable in any rate application the following components shall be submitted as part of the application: (a) Map of the utility system showing major facilities. In the case of water util…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-57. Combined operationsIn any rate application by a utility which has more than one department, district, exchange, or system, the earnings results should be presented for the total utility operations of the company, as well as f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-58. AmendmentsDuring the first thirty (30) days after the date on which the rate application is filed the applicant may revise the application. If the revision pertains to an amendment to the level of rates or the revenue require…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-59. Small utility companiesThe following requirements shall apply to rate proceedings and applications of water or sewerage companies whose current annual gross incomes do not exceed $100,000 per year or who provide service to no…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-59A. ExceptionThe following requirements shall apply to all tariff filings by telephone companies which do not alter existing rates or charges. (a) Components Required. All tariff filings by telephone companies which do not alter…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-59B. Exception (Repealed) Repealed June 11, 2014.(Effective September 10, 1979; Repealed June 11, 2014)Notes: For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-6. Extensions of timeIn the discretion of the commissioners or the presiding officer, for good cause shown, any time limit prescribed or allowed by these rules may be extended. All requests for extension shall be made before the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-60. Transferred Transferred to Sec 16-43-1, August 23, 2000

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-61. Transferred Transferred to Sec 16-43-2, August 23, 2000

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16-1-62. Transferred Transferred to Sec 16-46-1, August 23, 2000