Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 288 - UTILITY RATE CASE EXPENSE AND CONSUMER INTERVENOR COMPENSATION FUND › Subpart C - CONSUMER INTERVENOR COMPENSATION › Section 288.230 - Request for Consumer Intervenor Compensation Before the Conclusion of the Proceeding

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
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 compensation before the Commission enters its final order after denial or
				decision on rehearing in the proceeding. The CIR shall serve copies of this
				verified request on all parties to the proceeding. In such cases, the CIR shall
				include in its verified request:
1) The name
				of the CIR requesting compensation;
2) The full name, mailing address, telephone
				number, and e-mail address of the CIR or its representative filing the
				request;
3) The mailing address to
				which payments should be sent;
4) A
				completed Form W-9 containing the CIR's taxpayer identification
				number;
5) Information
				demonstrating that the CIR meets the definition of a Consumer Interest
				Representative;
6) An itemized
				request for compensation including, but not limited to the applicable
				Commission docket number and the following information for each advocate,
				attorney, or lay or expert witness:
A)
				name;
B) work title;
C) fee rate per hour;
D) firm or business name;
E) number of hours expended;
F) specific tasks performed in the applicable
				Commission docket;
G) the specific
				issue each task addressed; and
H)
				other eligible costs for reimbursement, excluding expenses related to travel or
				meals. Costs should be supported by invoices where practicable;
7) Information demonstrating that
				the tasks identified in subsection (a)(6) address expenses, investments, rate
				design, rate impact, or other matters affecting the pricing, rates, costs or
				other charges associated with utility service and relate to a material
				recommendation made by the CIR or adopts a settlement or stipulation agreement
				in which a material recommendation of the CIR is resolved related to a
				significant issue in the Commission docket identified in subsection
				(a)(6);
8) Information
				demonstrating that costs the CIR incurred from participation in the identified
				ICC dockets in subsection (a)(6) will cause a significant financial hardship
				for the CIR including, but not limited to, a budget summary containing
				information concerning the CIR's financial capabilities and resources including
				but not limited to annual budget, cash on hand, and revenue information
				supporting the claim of financial hardship;
9) Information demonstrating that the
				compensation sought is fair, just and reasonable and consistent with the market
				rate paid to persons of comparable training and experience who offer similar
				services and that the rates do not exceed the comparable market rate for
				services paid by the public utility as part of its rate case expense;
10) The CIR's status as a tax-exempt
				organization registered with the IRS (e.g., 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4)
				status);
11) A certification that
				the CIR did not receive directly or indirectly any compensation, funding, or
				donations from parties that have a financial interest in the outcome of the
				proceeding for which the CIR seeks compensation;
12) A certification that the CIR understands
				and accepts that the receipt of funds is subject to the availability of monies
				in the Fund and that in no event will compensation be paid if funds are
				insufficient;
13) A certification
				that the CIR will, for any compensation received from the Fund that exceeds the
				award of compensation determined following the Commission's final order after
				denial or decision on rehearing in the proceeding, return the excess
				compensation to the Fund within 30 days after a final award determination or
				the award becoming final pursuant to operation of law by submitting a check
				with the memo "Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund" sent to:
Illinois Commerce Commission
Financial Information Section
527 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, IL 62701;
and
14)
				Any other information from the CIR the Administrator considers necessary to
				make a recommendation regarding compensation before the Commission's final
				order after denial or decision on rehearing in the proceeding.