BOARD01568

• Board Meeting Date: 5/19/2003
• Description: Agenda
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Agenda

Parties may formulate stipulations respecting the issues to be raised,
witnesses and exhibits to be presented, and/or any other matters which may
be agreed to or admitted by the' Parties. At the prehearing conference, the
Parties shall make known any o~jections to the procedures or evidence that
they may raise at the' hearing $less such objections could not have been
reasonably determined at that tim,e.

(5) August 15'\ or the first business day thereafter, is the last day for submission
of written rebuttal statements, lncluding testimony, legal memoranda, and
exhibits. Twenty-five copies of such materials must be provided to the
Board, and an electronic version also provided, when possible. Except for
such rebuttal and testimony pro.,iided at the hearing pursuant to Rule 5p.(2),
the Board will not accept any st\ltements, related docwnentation or exhibits
submitted by any Party after the ~eadline set forth in Rules 5n.(2) and 5n.(3),
except for good cause shown or ~s agreed upon by the Parties. The scope of
rebuttal is limited to issues l\11d evidence presented in the prehearing
statements. Any docwnentation to be sUlbmitted pursuant to this subsection
(5) shall be delivered to the'Board and mailed to all Parties and Contested
Hearing Participants by August 15th, or the first business day thereafter,
unless the Parties agree otherwise.

So. Notice of Hearings on Contested ISF A"~ro"riations.

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(1) Staff shall mail notice of pr~hearing conference(s) on contested ISF
appropriations to all persons on the Contested Hearing Mailing List for the
particular ISF appropriation. The notice shall specify the time and place of
the prehearing conference and any procedural requirements that the Board
deems appropriate.

(2) The Board may postpone a heariPg to another date by issuing written notice
of the postponement no later than 7 calendar days prior to the original hearing
dMe. '

5p. Conduct of Hearinl!s.

(1) In conducting any hearing, the Bqard shall have authority to: administer oaths
and affirmations; regulate the coqrse of the hearing; set the time and place for
continued hearing; limit the nwn~er of technical witnesses; issue appropriate
orders controlling the subseque~t course of the proceedings; and take any
other action authorized by these l?ules.

(2) At the hearing, the Board shall hear arguments, concerns or rebuttals from
Parties, Contested Hearing Participants mld interested members of the public.
The Board may limit testimon)i at the hearing. Without good cause, the
Board will not permit Parties or !Contested Hearing Participants to introduce
written material at the hearing pot previously submitted pursuant to these

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