CHAPTER 703 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NAC 703.445 Applicability. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.300) The provisions of NAC 703.445 to 703.475, inclusive, apply to applications made pursuant to NRS 704.300 and 704.305. These requirements are in addition to the regulations pertaining to pleadings and to NAC 703.662 and 703…

NAC 703.450 Application to construct public highway across railroad. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.300) An application to construct a public road, highway or street across a railroad must be made in writing by the municipal, county, state or other governmental authority which propos…

NAC 703.455 Application to construct railroad track across public highway. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.300) An application to construct a railroad track across a public road, highway, or street must be made in writing by the railroad which proposes the construction. The applicatio…

NAC 703.460 Alteration of existing crossing. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.300) An application or complaint initiated pursuant to NRS 704.300 for the elimination, alteration, addition or change of a highway crossing or crossings over any railroad at grade, or above or below grade, i…

NAC 703.465 Agreement to apportion costs. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.300) If the railroad and governmental units involved have negotiated an agreement apportioning costs pursuant to subsection 8 of NRS 704.305, a copy of that agreement must be included with the original applicati…

NAC 703.470 Service of application or complaint. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.300) 1. A copy of an application or complaint filed pursuant to NAC 703.445 to 703.475, inclusive, must be served on: (a) The governing body of each county, city or town which is directly affected by the …

NAC 703.475 Action by Commission. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.300) 1. Upon the filing of an application or complaint, the Commission may choose to hold a hearing. If the Commission chooses to hold a hearing, the hearing will be conducted in the manner prescribed in NAC 703.160 and…

NAC 703.476 Tentative map: Submission to and action by Commission’s staff. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.6672) 1. When a copy of a tentative map for a subdivision is submitted to the Commission pursuant to NRS 278.335, an additional copy of the tentative map must be simultaneously s…

NAC 703.477 Final map: Application for approval. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.6672) 1. An application for approval of a final map for a subdivision that was filed with the Commission pursuant to NAC 703.476 must include the following information in the application or as exhibits at…

NAC 703.478 Final map: Verification of approval or disapproval by Commission. (NRS 703.025, 704.210, 704.6672) The Commission will send written verification of its approval or disapproval of an application for approval of the final map for a subdivision that is filed with the Com…

NAC 703.481 Restrictions on certain communications with Commissioner or hearing officer while contested case is pending. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. In any contested case pending before the Commission, a party or commenter or an authorized representative or attorney of a party or c…

NAC 703.486 Appointment; reassignment of matter; revocation of appointment; proposed orders; appeal and review of decisions. (NRS 703.025, 703.130, 704.210) 1. The Chair may appoint one or more hearing officers to preside over and conduct hearings or other proceedings, or any por…

NAC 703.490 Classification of parties. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. According to the nature of the proceedings before the Commission and the relationships of the parties to the proceedings, a party to a proceeding must be styled an applicant, complainant, petitioner, respondent or i…

NAC 703.491 Commenters: Conditions and scope of participation in proceedings. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A person who is not a party to a contested case may participate in the contested case as a commenter if the person desires to file written comments concerning issues in the con…

NAC 703.492 Notice to parties; request for hearing. (NRS 703.025, 703.320, 704.210) 1. The Commission will provide notice of the pendency of any matter before the Commission to the parties to the matter. 2. The notice of pendency will specify that the party may, within 10 days af…

NAC 703.495 Rights of Commission’s staff. (NRS 703.025, 703.301, 704.210) The Commission’s staff may appear, may be represented by counsel for the staff and may intervene in all proceedings before the Commission without filing a petition for leave to intervene. [Pub. Service Comm…

NAC 703.500 Rights of parties and commenters. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Except as otherwise provided by specific regulation: 1. In any proceeding before the Commission, each party of record is entitled to enter an appearance, introduce relevant evidence, examine and cross-examine wi…

NAC 703.505 Appearances. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) A party may enter an appearance at the beginning of a hearing or at some other time designated by the presiding officer by giving his or her name and address. If a person is appearing on behalf of a party, the person must also ident…

NAC 703.510 Representation: Generally; by attorney. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Subject to the specific requirements provided in this section for representation by an attorney, in any proceeding before the Commission, a person may represent himself or herself or may be represented …

NAC 703.515 Restriction on former employee acting as representative or expert witness. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) No person who has served as an employee of the Commission may practice or act as an expert witness or representative in connection with any proceeding which is pending be…

NAC 703.520 Withdrawal of representative. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Any representative wishing to withdraw from a proceeding before the Commission must make a motion stating the reasons for the requested withdrawal. 2. The presiding officer may order the representative to serve t…

NAC 703.525 Standards of conduct; exclusion for contumacious conduct. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Any person appearing in a proceeding or filing written comments in a proceeding must conform to recognized standards of ethical and courteous conduct required of practitioners before t…

NAC 703.527 Definitions. (NRS 703.025, 703.190, 703.196, 704.210) As used in NAC 703.527 to 703.5282, inclusive: 1. “Information” means any books, accounts, records, minutes, reports, papers and property of a person which are in the possession of, or have been provided to, the Co…

NAC 703.5272 Applicability. (NRS 703.025, 703.190, 703.196, 704.210) The provisions set forth in NAC 703.527 to 703.5282, inclusive, apply to all proceedings before the Commission or any presiding officer. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 1-24-96)

NAC 703.5274 Confidential treatment of information: Requests; procedures; responsibilities of Commission; hearings. (NRS 703.025, 703.190, 703.196, 704.210) 1. A person who requests that information, which is in the possession of the Commission and pertains to that person, not be…

NAC 703.5276 Prepared testimony containing or addressing information designated as confidential. (NRS 703.025, 703.190, 703.196, 704.210) For information which has been determined to be confidential, the Commission will or the presiding officer shall, in addition to the other pro…

NAC 703.5278 Contents of protective order issued with regard to information designated as confidential. (NRS 703.025, 703.190, 703.196, 704.210) If the Commission or presiding officer determines that a protective order should be issued with regard to the information designated as…

NAC 703.528 Appeal of determination by presiding officer regarding treatment of confidential information; disclosure of information not designated confidential. (NRS 703.025, 703.190, 703.196, 704.210) 1. Any determination by the presiding officer regarding the treatment of confi…

NAC 703.5282 Disclosure of information designated as confidential; penalties. (NRS 703.025, 703.190, 703.196, 704.210) 1. During the pendency of a proceeding, any person who receives information which has been designated as confidential in accordance with NAC 703.527 to 703.5282,…

NAC 703.530 Captions, amendments and construction of pleadings. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Pleadings before the Commission must be styled applications, petitions, complaints, answers, motions or comments. 2. If not otherwise prohibited by law and if substantial rights of the parti…

NAC 703.535 Applications: General requirements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A pleading requesting a privilege, right or authority from the Commission must be styled an “application.” 2. An application must set forth: (a) The full name, mailing address and telephone number of the ap…

NAC 703.540 Petitions: General requirements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A pleading praying for affirmative relief, other than an application, motion, answer or complaint, must be styled a “petition.” 2. If the subject of any desired relief is not readily apparent or specifically c…

NAC 703.546 Petition to adopt, amend or repeal regulation. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. If a petition requests the adoption of a proposed regulation, it must include the full text of the proposed regulation and the reasons for the requested adoption. 2. If a petition requests the am…

NAC 703.550 Motions: General requirements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Any request for an order by the Commission, except for an order to permit intervention or an order to show cause, concerning any matter that has been assigned a docket number but has not been finally decided by …

NAC 703.555 Responses to motions; replies to responses. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) Except as otherwise provided by a specific regulation: 1. Any party of record against whom a motion is directed may file a response to the motion. A response must be in writing unless made during a hea…

NAC 703.560 Pleadings: General requirements; effect of signature. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Pleadings must: (a) Be properly titled. (b) Be signed by each party or commenter or, if represented, by the authorized representative or attorney of each party or commenter. (c) Include th…

NAC 703.570 Answers: General requirements. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A party to a proceeding who desires to contest an order to show cause or a complaint or make any representation about it to the Commission may file an answer with the Commission. 2. An answer to an order to show…

NAC 703.577 Motions to dismiss certain applications involving rate increase. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A motion to dismiss an application that is within the prohibition of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 704.100 may be filed by: (a) A party; or (b) A person who has filed a p…

NAC 703.578 “Association” defined. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) As used in NAC 703.578 to 703.600, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “association” means an organization, other than a for-profit corporation, partnership or limited-liability company, created to represent …

NAC 703.580 Persons entitled to file petition. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. Any person who claims to have a direct and substantial interest in a proceeding and desires to participate in it as an intervener must file a petition for leave to intervene with the Commission requesting an…

NAC 703.585 Contents of petition. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) A petition for leave to intervene must be in writing and set forth the following: 1. The title and docket number of the proceeding in which leave to intervene is sought; 2. The name and address of the petitioner and, if rep…

NAC 703.590 Time for filing petition. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A petition for leave to intervene must be filed with the Commission within any applicable period set in the public notice published in accordance with NAC 703.160. 2. If a petition for leave to intervene is filed aft…

NAC 703.593 Response to petition; reply to response. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. A person who wishes to respond to a petition for leave to intervene filed pursuant to NAC 703.578 to 703.600, inclusive, may file with the Commission a response to the petition for leave to intervene. …

NAC 703.595 Standards for granting petition; standards for dismissing intervener. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. If the petitioner is a person other than an association and the petition for leave to intervene shows that the petitioner has a direct and substantial interest in the subje…

NAC 703.600 Limitations on rights of certain interveners. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) When two or more interveners have substantially the same interest and positions, the Commission will, or the presiding officer shall, limit the number of interveners who will be permitted to cross-ex…

NAC 703.610 Methods of service; duty to serve other parties; requests for personal service. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) 1. All documents required to be served on a party by any other party must be served in one of the following ways: (a) In person. (b) By mail. If the service is by ma…

NAC 703.615 Proof of service. (NRS 703.025, 704.210) There must appear on all documents required to be served an acknowledgment of receipt of service or the following certificate: I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon all parties of record in th…