Illinois Administrative Code

Section 288.120 Compensation Costs Support Disclosure a) Information disclosed by the utility in support of compensation costs for all persons covered by Section 288.10 shall be given the same protections for privileged, confidential and proprietary information that exist under t…

Section 288.20 Definitions "Act" means the Illinois Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5]. "Administrator" means the person or entity independent of the Commission and chosen by the Commission through a competitive bid process who is responsible for the prudent management of the Cons…

Section 288.200 Eligibility Requirements a) A Consumer Interest Representative is eligible for full or partial compensation from the Fund if all of the conditions in this subsection (a) are met. Eligible expenses include the CIR's reasonable fees for attorneys and experts and rea…

Section 288.220 Request for Consumer Intervenor Compensation After Conclusion of the Proceeding a) A Consumer Interest Representative must submit a verified request for funding from the Fund to the Administrator within 30 days after the later of the Commission's final order in th…

Section 288.230 Request for Consumer Intervenor Compensation Before the Conclusion of the Proceeding a) To receive compensation from the Fund before the conclusion of a proceeding, a Consumer Interest Representative shall submit to the Administrator a verified request for compens…

Section 288.240 Award Recommendations a) In making recommendations for awards, the Administrator shall, at a minimum, include within its recommendation: 1) The name of the CIR to which the Administrator recommends awarding compensation from the Fund; 2) The amount of the award th…

Section 288.250 Award Payments a) Unless the Commission enters upon a hearing concerning the propriety of an award within 45 days after the Administrator submits an award recommendation to the Commission, the CIR shall be issued the recommended award within 75 days after the Admi…

Section 288.260 Compensation Before the Commission's Final Order After Denial or Decision on Rehearing in the Proceeding a) The Administrator shall have in its sole discretion the authority, subject only to the Commission's authority to determine the propriety of any award, to ap…

Section 288.270 Issuance of Compensation a) Upon receipt of an Administrator's notice indicating compensation is to be paid from the Fund, the Executive Director or a designee shall sign and issue a voucher directing payment of the award by the Illinois Office of the Comptroller,…

Section 288.280 Mandatory Contributions from Utilities to Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund a) Each utility that files a request for an increase in base rates pursuant to Section 9-201 of the Act or a multi-year rate plan pursuant to Section 16-108.18(d) of the Act and seeks …

Section 288.290 Annual Report from Administrator of Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund By March 1 of each year, the Administrator shall issue an annual report containing a summary of the Fund's operation for the prior year. The report shall contain at a minimum, the following …

Section 288.30 Required Support for Compensation Costs (Renumbered) (Section 288.30 renumbered to Section 288.100 at 47 Ill. Reg. 5619, effective April 7, 2023)

Section 288.40 Determination of Reasonable Compensation Costs (Renumbered) (Section 288.40 renumbered to Section 288.110 at 47 Ill. Reg. 5619, effective April 7, 2023)

Section 288.50 Compensation Costs Support Disclosure (Renumbered) (Section 288.50 renumbered to Section 288.120 at 47 Ill. Reg. 5619, effective April 7, 2023) SUBPART B: RATE CASE EXPENSE

Section 290.10 Overview of Electronic Tariff Filing One of the stated purposes of the Electronic Commerce Security Act is to facilitate electronic filing of documents with State and local government agencies, and promote efficient delivery of government services by means of relia…

Section 290.20 Definitions "Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5]. "Commission" or "ICC" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. "Electronic Tariff Filing System", "e-Tariff System" or "e-Tariff" means the ICC's system used by public utilities to submit tariffs electro…

Section 290.30 Applicability This Part applies to all public utilities.

Section 290.40 Acceptable Format a) All tariffs submitted electronically to the Commission shall be in PDF. b) All electronic tariff records will be stored by the Commission in PDF.

Section 290.50 Electronic Tariff Filing System Accounts a) Each person seeking to submit tariffs electronically must have an active ICC external user account. The ICC external user account application is available on the ICC website or by contacting the Chief Clerk's Office. b) A…

Section 290.60 Control Processes a) The electronic tariff filing system allows only users with an authorized user account to submit tariffs electronically. b) If an electronic tariff submission is found to contain malware, the submission will be rejected and the user shall be not…

Section 290.70 Required Information a) Tariffs submitted electronically shall consist of a letter of transmittal, tariff pages and work papers, if applicable. Letters of transmittal and tariff pages will be publicly viewable. Work papers will be viewable only by the public utilit…

Section 290.80 Submission of Tariffs Electronically a) An authorized user must verify that the tariff documents submitted electronically do not contain personally identifiable information. b) Upon submission of an electronic tariff, the electronic tariff filing system will provid…

Section 290.90 Notification of Acceptance or Rejection of Tariff Submission a) An authorized user will be able to create an e-mail notification list for each electronic tariff submitted. The user and any associated e-mail notification list will be notified automatically by email …

Section 295.10 Advertising Standard In any general rate increase request by any gas or electric utility as prescribed in General Order 157, the following advertising standard shall apply to the utility's direct presentation to the Commission. Nothing in this Part shall prevent th…

Section 295.20 Definitions a) Advertising – The term Advertising means the commercial use, by an electric or gas utility, of any media, including newspapers, printed matter, radio and television, in order to transmit a message to a substantial number of members of the public or t…

Section 295.30 Allowable Advertising Expenses The following categories of advertising shall be considered allowable operating expenses: a) Advertising which informs consumers how they can conserve energy or can reduce peak demand for electric or gas energy; b) Advertising require…

Section 295.40 Materials to be Made Available In any general rate increase proceeding in which this Part applies the following materials shall be made available to the Commission Staff at the time of the start of the Staff investigation. a) Copies of all advertisements and script…

Section 300.10 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity a) This Part shall apply whenever any public utility or common carrier by pipeline seeks to negotiate the acquisition of a land right-of-way easement involving a project which requires a certificate of public convenie…

Section 300.20 Informational Packet Prior to any public utility or its agent initiating contact with any landowner (the record owner of the land as disclosed by the records of the Tax Collector of the county wherein the land is located) to negotiate the acquisition of a land righ…

Section 300.30 Negotiation of the Acquisition of Land or a Land Right-of-Way Easement This Section shall govern the actions of every person acting on behalf of a public utility when negotiating the acquisition of land or a land right-of-way easement: a) At least 14 days before th…

Section 300.40 Application of this Part This Part shall be prospectively applied. The Part shall not affect the following: a) The validity of any existing Commission certificate. b) The validity of any easement or subsequent order of the Commission under Section 8-503 of the Act.…

Section 300.50 Revocation of Existing Certificate This Part shall not cause the revocation of any existing Commission certificate.

Section 300.60 Railroad Company (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 21 Ill. Reg. 1659, effective February 1, 1997)

Section 300.70 Variance The Commission, on application of a utility or on its own motion, may grant a variance from this Part in individual cases where the Commission finds that: a) The provision from which the variance is granted is not statutorily mandated; b) No party will be …

Section 300.APPENDIX A Statement of Information from the Illinois Commerce Commission Concerning Acquisition of Land or Land Rights-of-Way by Illinois Utilities and Common Carriers by Pipeline A representative of a public utility or a common carrier by pipeline (collectively the …

Section 302.10 Definitions As used in this Part: "Act" means the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act [220 ILCS 75]. "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission created by Section 2-101 of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/2-101]. "Owner" or "Operator" m…

Section 302.20 Certificate of Authority This Part shall apply whenever any Owner or Operator seeks to construct, operate or maintain a carbon dioxide pipeline under the Act.

Section 302.30 Application for Certificate of Authority a) Prior to any Owner or Operator or its agent initiating contact with any landowner (the record owner of the land as disclosed by the records of the tax collector of the county where the land is located) to negotiate the ac…

Section 302.40 Negotiation of the Acquisition of an Easement in Property or Any Interest in Property This Section shall govern the actions of every person acting on behalf of an Owner or Operator when negotiating the acquisition of an easement in any property or interest in prope…

Section 302.50 Application of this Part This Part shall be prospectively applied. The Part shall not affect the following: a) The validity of any existing Commission certificate. b) The validity of any easement or subsequent order of the Commission under the Act.

Section 302.60 Revocation of Existing Certificate This Part shall not cause the revocation of any existing Commission certificate.

Section 302.APPENDIX B Statement of Information from the Illinois Commerce Commission Concerning Acquisition of Easement in Property or any Interest in Property by Illinois Owners or Operators Under the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act A representative of an Ow…

Section 305.10 Policy The purpose of this Part is the practical safeguarding of persons during the installation, operation, or maintenance of electric supply and communication lines and their associated equipment. It contains minimum requirements considered necessary for the safe…

Section 305.100 Overbuilding or Underbuilding Overbuilding or underbuilding of one pole line by another pole line should be avoided. Where it is necessary for the lines to occupy the same side of the highway, the use of a single pole line is preferable.

Section 305.110 Exceptions and Additions to NESC Provisions a) Footnotes and notes which reference provisions of the NESC which have not been expressly adopted by the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not be construed to incorporate such provisions into this Part. b) Table A of …

Section 305.120 Intent a) Statements in this Part which are to be regarded as mandatory are characterized by the use of the word "shall." Statements in this Part which are advisory in nature, to be followed insofar as practical, are indicated by the word "should." Statements in t…

Section 305.130 Exemption If exemption from any of the requirements herein is desired in any particular case, the Commission will consider the application of a public utility for such exemption when accompanied by a full statement setting forth the conditions existing and the rea…