Section 460.1634. Informal appeal procedures.

(1) The commission staff shall assign the informal appeal to a regulation officer or another employee of the commission as the commission may designate. The officer  or  designated   employee shall  do  all  of   the following:

(a)  Advise the appealing party of the procedures of  the  commission  by telephone or in writing.

(b)   Advise the other party that an informal appeal has been filed.

(c)   Issue interim determinations as necessary.

(d)  Review or investigate the appeal as provided in these rules.

(e)   Issue an informal appeal decision.

(2)    Upon notification by the commission staff that an informal appeal has been made, the utility shall promptly file, with the commission staff, the certified hearing record. The parties shall be bound by the evidence presented at the hearing and contained in the hearing record. In arriving at the informal appeal decision, the regulation officer or designated employee shall not be required to receive or consider any additional  evidence  or information.

(3)  In all informal appeals, the utility has the burden of proof  by a preponderance of the evidence.

History: 2008 AACS.