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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 43 - Approval by the Department of Public Utility Control for the Disposition of Certain Assets of Public Service Companies › Petitions and Applications, Sec. 16-43, Gen. Stat › Section 16-43-2 - Requirement of approval

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No public
				service company shall, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, assign, or
				otherwise dispose of or cease to own any interest in land, buildings, real
				estate fixtures or any other interest in real estate unless it shall first have
				applied for and received the approval of the commission in the manner provided
				by the Rules of Practice of the commission.
(b) For the purpose of determining whether or
				not the proposed transaction is subject to its approval, as aforesaid, the
				commission shall consider and make a finding of fact as to whether or not the
				subject real property is an essential part of the franchise of the public
				service company or is necessary or useful in the performance of the duty of the
				public service company to the public. For the purposes of this section, plant
				under construction shall be presumed to be necessary in the performance of the
				public service company's duty to the public and applications must be presented
				to the commission regarding disposition of said plant or its output either
				directly or indirectly.
(c) The
				commission shall consider and make a finding of fact as to whether such
				interest in real property consists of a parcel of unimproved real property
				containing three (3) acres or more or is in any way subject to acquisition by
				any municipality or the state for any purpose authorized by law.
(d) In deciding whether or not to grant such
				approval the commission shall make a finding as to whether or not such interest
				in land, buildings, real estate fixtures or other interest in real estate is to
				be sold, leased, assigned or otherwise disposed of for a consideration that is
				equal in amount to the fair market value thereof. In the event the commission
				finds that consideration equals an amount less than such fair market value,
				then the commission shall further consider whether the acceptance of that
				consideration by the public service company adversely affects the interests of
				the stockholders and owners or of the customers of the public service
				company.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 46 - Petitions and Applications, Sec. 16-46, Gen. Stat › Section 16-46-2 - Special components

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to the requirements hereinabove stated in part 1 of
				this article each application for the approval of the commissioners under
				section
				16-46
				of the General Statutes shall contain the following data, either in statement
				of application or as exhibits annexed thereto and accompanying the
				application.
(a) A statement of the
			 financial condition of the applicant.
(b) General description of the applicant's
			 utility plant, the area of its franchise, and the nature of its operation as a
			 public service company.
(c)
			 Description of the manner in which the public will be given service in place of
			 the service to be discontinued by the public service company.
(d) Statement of the reasons for the
			 dissolution of the public service company and the termination of its corporate
			 existence.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47 - Petitions and Applications, Sec. 16-47, Gen. Stat › Section 16-47-3 - Date of application

Current through July 10, 2024
An application under section
				16-47
				of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be deemed filed under subsection (d)
				of said section on the date all the information required by section
				16-1-65 of
				the regulations of Connecticut state agencies has been provided to the
				department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47 - Petitions and Applications, Sec. 16-47, Gen. Stat › Section 16-47-4 - Additional information

Current through July 10, 2024
The gas, electric distribution, water, telephone or community
				antenna television company, or holding company, the interference with,
				acquisition or control of which is the subject of the application (the affected
				company), shall provide the following information. The required information may
				be included in the application, if jointly submitted, as part of the statement
				of application, written testimony or exhibits annexed thereto. If not provided
				as part of a joint application, the following information shall be filed
				separately in the form of written testimony or exhibits, no later than ten (10)
				days after the application is deemed filed under subsection (d) of section
				16-47
				of the Connecticut General Statutes:
(1) Financial statements for the most recent
			 fiscal year and the pro forma period (include assumptions), with and without
			 approval of the proposed transaction, to include balance sheet, income
			 statement and statement of source and application of funds;
(2) Existing reporting structure for
			 personnel, from Connecticut local operations to chief executive officer,
			 including board of directors;
(3)
			 Capital structure and capitalization ratios, present and pro forma (include
			 assumptions), giving effect to the proposed transaction;
(4) Any prospectus, official statement,
			 preliminary prospectus or preliminary official statement associated with the
			 transaction for which approval is sought; and
(5) A statement of the interference,
			 authority or control that applicant is capable of exercising over the affected
			 company after completion of the proposed transaction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47 - Petitions and Applications, Sec. 16-47, Gen. Stat › Section 16-47-5 - Service

Current through July 10, 2024
The applicant shall serve the application on the gas, electric
				distribution, water, telephone or community antenna television company, or
				holding company, the interference with, acquisition or control of which is the
				subject of the application, at the time the application is filed with the
				department. Service shall be in accordance with the provisions of subsection
				(a) of section
				16-1-15 of the
				regulations of Connecticut state agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-2 - General standards of conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Required
			 Conduct.
Except as otherwise provided by or allowed under any federal or
				Connecticut law, under this Gas Code of Conduct or otherwise approved by the
				Department:
(1) All transfer prices
			 charged for assets, goods or services, including the use or transfer of
			 personnel, exchanged or shared between and among a gas company and its
			 affiliates, shall meet the requirements of section
			 16-47a-7(a)
			 of this Gas Code of Conduct, and be consistent with the Cost Allocation Manual
			 submitted to the Department pursuant to section
			 16-47a-9(b)(3)
			 of this Gas Code of Conduct;
(2) A
			 gas company shall refuse goods or services provided by an affiliate, including
			 a CSC, or other provider if the gas company determines that such goods or
			 services are inferior, overpriced or would be detrimental to its ability to
			 operate and maintain a safe gas system;
(3) A gas company shall have the burden of
			 proving that all goods and services provided to its affiliates have been
			 provided on the terms and conditions comparable to the most favorable terms and
			 conditions reasonably available to the market, which shall include a showing
			 upon the Department's request that such goods or services have been provided at
			 a price that is consistent with the requirements of the Gas Code of
			 Conduct;
(4) If any affiliate of a
			 gas company experiences a default on an obligation that is material to a gas
			 company or files for bankruptcy, and such bankruptcy is material to a gas
			 company, the gas company shall notify the Department in advance, if possible,
			 or as soon as possible, but not later than 10 days after such event;
			 and
(5) Except as otherwise
			 provided by any federal law or state statute, a gas company shall file notice
			 with the Department no later than 45 days after the transfer of any services,
			 functions, departments, employees, rights, obligations, assets, or liabilities
			 between the gas company and its affiliates that would have a material effect on
			 the gas company's public utility operations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-4 - System operation information. Trade secrets

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 gas company shall not disclose to any of its unregulated affiliates any
			 confidential systems operation information, trade secrets, or proprietary
			 information such as confidential market analysis reports, surveys, research,
			 forecasts, planning or strategic reports, unless it discloses such information
			 to all competitors of such unregulated affiliates contemporaneously and in
			 accordance with a procedure approved in advance by the Department, and provided
			 such disclosure is consistent with all applicable federal laws or state
			 statutes and regulations. The prohibition of this subsection does not apply to
			 the following:
(1) Disclosure of such
			 confidential information to another Connecticut-regulated public service
			 company, other regulated affiliate, or a CSC; or
(2) Disclosure of such confidential
			 information where:
(A) A state or federal
			 regulatory agency or court having jurisdiction over the disclosure of such
			 information requires the disclosure;
(B) The information is provided to employees
			 of an affiliate pursuant to any agreement filed with Department, provided that
			 the agreement specifically describes the type of information to be
			 disclosed;
(C) The information is
			 provided to employees of an affiliate for the purpose of sharing best practices
			 and otherwise improving the provision of regulated utility service;
(D) Disclosure is otherwise essential to
			 enable a gas company to provide gas services to its customers;
(E) Disclosure of the information provided to
			 an unregulated affiliate would expose proprietary information surrounding a
			 consortium effort to sell or purchase gas assets or other services designed to
			 maximize profit or reduce costs for utility ratepayers; or
(F) Disclosure of the information is
			 necessary for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-5 - Joint purchases. Centralized support services. Shared services and properties

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Joint
			 Purchases.
Except as otherwise prohibited by the Department, a gas
			 company and its affiliates may make joint purchases of goods and services.
			 Examples of permissible joint purchases shall include joint purchases of
			 general office supplies and telephone services. A gas company shall ensure that
			 all joint purchases are priced, reported, and conducted in a manner that
			 permits clear identification of the gas company and its affiliates' portion(s)
			 of such purchases, and in accordance with the Gas Code of Conduct as well as
			 other applicable Department pricing, allocation and reporting
			 requirements.
(b)
Centralized
			 Support Services.
A gas company, its parent holding company, or any
			 other affiliate may share joint corporate oversight, governance, management and
			 administrative activities, support systems, personnel and shared corporate
			 support services. Any shared or joint corporate support services, management or
			 administrative activities shall be priced, reported and conducted in accordance
			 with the Gas Code of Conduct as well as other applicable Department pricing and
			 reporting requirements.
(c)
Shared Employees, Equipment and Properties.
(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by the
			 Department, a gas company and its affiliates may share employees. However, with
			 the exception of other Connecticut regulated public service companies, or in
			 connection with shared corporate support services, the use of shared employees
			 shall be minimized and shall be subject to all of the following limitations and
			 requirements:
(A) If a shared employee
			 acquires knowledge of any private market sensitive information, such employee
			 is prohibited from sharing such information or using such information to the
			 unfair competitive advantage of any company; and
(B) A gas company shall ensure that all
			 shared employees shall record time in a manner consistent with a master service
			 framework or service agreement, which shall be maintained routinely and
			 available for Department review upon request. A master service framework or
			 service agreement shall clearly indentify the job titles or positions, the
			 salary and benefits or each position and the portion or percentage of such
			 salary or benefits to be borne by the gas company and each affiliate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-6 - Marketing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) This section shall not apply to
			 interactions between a gas company and another Connecticut-regulated utility
			 company.
(b) A gas company shall
			 not promote or market any goods or services offered by an unregulated
			 affiliate, or engage in joint promotions, advertising or marketing programs of
			 any sort with an unregulated affiliate. A gas company shall not authorize any
			 unregulated affiliate marketing, promotions or advertising to be included on
			 customers' bills, as bill inserts or as a link on the gas company's
			 website.
(c) A gas company's name,
			 logo or trademark may be used by an affiliate provided such use is not
			 misleading. When an affiliate markets or communicates to the public using a gas
			 company's name, logo or trademark, it shall include a legible disclaimer that
			 clearly and conspicuously states that:
(1) The
			 affiliate is not the same company as the gas company and the gas company has
			 separate management and separate employees;
(2) If the affiliate is an unregulated
			 affiliate, the disclaimer shall state that the affiliate is not regulated by
			 the Department or in any way sanctioned by the Department, and the prices of
			 the affiliate are not regulated by the Department;
(3) Purchasers of goods or services from an
			 affiliate will receive no preference or special treatment from the gas company;
			 and
(4) A customer does not have to
			 buy natural gas or other goods or services from the affiliate to receive the
			 same quality of service from the gas company.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-7 - Pricing of transfers of assets, goods and services

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise provided by any
			 federal law or state statute or approved by the Department, all transfer prices
			 charged for assets, goods or services, including the use or transfer of
			 personnel, exchanged or shared between and among a gas company and its
			 affiliates, shall be consistent with the Cost Allocation Manual submitted to
			 the Department pursuant to section
			 16-47a-9(b)(3)
			 of this Gas Code of Conduct, and shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Purchases from CSCs and regulated public
			 service companies. If a gas company buys goods or services from a CSC or
			 another regulated public service company, the gas company shall not pay more
			 than the fully allocated cost of the selling affiliate and shall have the
			 burden of proving, if required by the Department, that all goods and services
			 procured from the selling affiliate have been procured on terms and conditions
			 comparable to the most favorable terms and conditions reasonably available in
			 the relevant market. Such fully allocated cost shall be entitled to a
			 rebuttable presumption of reasonableness where reasonableness is typically
			 measured by fair market value;
(2)
			 Purchases from unregulated affiliates. If a gas company buys goods or services
			 from an unregulated affiliate, the gas company shall pay the lower of the fair
			 market value or the unregulated affiliate's fully allocated cost, and shall
			 have the burden of proving that all goods or services procured from the
			 unregulated affiliate have been procured on terms and conditions comparable to
			 the most favorable terms and conditions reasonably available in the relevant
			 market. At a minimum, a gas company shall be prepared to show that comparable
			 goods or services could not reasonably have been procured at a lower price from
			 other qualified sources or that a gas company could not have provided the
			 services or goods itself on the same basis at a lower cost; and
(3) Sales. If a gas company sells goods or
			 services to any affiliate, the gas company shall be compensated not less than
			 the fair market value of such goods or services. A gas company shall obtain the
			 Department's approval prior to selling to any affiliate any goods or services
			 where the total proceeds of such sale are $150,000 or more and where the sale
			 price is less than the fair market value of the good or service.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-8 - Evidentiary standards for affiliated transactions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General standards.
All gas company transactions with a CSC shall
			 be by master service agreement. All other affiliate transactions involving
			 non-tariffed goods or services shall be recorded in writing by means of such
			 instruments as service agreements, contracts, billing invoices, vouchers, or
			 work orders. All such written instruments shall contain adequate descriptions
			 of the goods or services to be provided. An executed written contract or
			 agreement is required of any affiliate transaction, including a transaction
			 with a CSC, that:
(1) is over $100,000;
(2) involves any cost allocation
			 between a gas company and any affiliate; or
(3) materially impacts the operation of a gas
			 company, provided, however, that such executed written contract or agreement is
			 not required of any transaction with a CSC which is already covered under a
			 master service agreement. Such contract or agreement shall be filed with the
			 Department no later than 10 days after the execution of the contract or
			 agreement, and shall be voidable on order of the Department, but may be
			 enforced as between the parties unless disapproved. There shall be an arms
			 length relationship between the parties representing a gas company and its
			 affiliates on both sides of any affiliated transaction, contract or
			 agreement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-9 - Record keeping requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Separate
			 books and records.
A gas company shall maintain its books of account and
			 records completely separate and apart from those of its affiliates in a manner
			 that will allow clear and easy affiliate identification on an ongoing
			 basis.
(b)
Cost Allocation
			 Manual (CAM).
(1) Each gas company
			 shall maintain a CAM which shall govern the assignment and allocation of
			 direct, indirect, and other costs associated with goods and services provided
			 by a gas company to its affiliates, or provided by an affiliate to a gas
			 company, or shared between a gas company and any of its affiliates as permitted
			 under section
			 16-47a-5
			 of this Gas Code of Conduct. Each CAM shall include, at minimum, the following:
(A) An organization chart of the holding
			 company, depicting all affiliates and regulated entities;
(B) A description of all assets, goods and
			 services (or classes relating thereto) provided to and from, or shared between,
			 the gas company and each of its affiliates; and
(C) A description of the cost allocators and
			 methods used by the gas company and by its affiliates related to all assets,
			 goods or services transferred or shared between the gas company and its
			 affiliates;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-10 - Written procedure and employee training

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Each gas company shall create, maintain and update annually written procedures
			 which ensure compliance with the Gas Code of Conduct. Said written procedures
			 shall be first filed with the Department no later than September 1, 2011, and
			 any material amendments to said procedures shall be filed with the Department
			 by the next March 31 immediately following the respective dates of each said
			 amendments. Such written procedures shall include, at minimum:
(1) All internal rules, practices, financial
			 record keeping requirements, and other policies governing affiliate
			 transactions among or between the gas company and its affiliates;
(2) The names and addresses of all the gas
			 company's affiliates that participate in affiliate transactions with the gas
			 company;
(3) An organizational
			 chart depicting the ownership relationships between the gas company and its
			 affiliates; and
(4) A description
			 of the types of assets, goods and services provided in any existing affiliate
			 transaction lasting more than one year.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-11 - Waiver and variance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Department
			 may, upon its own motion or upon the request of any gas company, waive, for a
			 specified period of time or event, any of the requirements of this Gas Code of
			 Conduct that are not required by statute upon a finding of good cause and that
			 the waiver would not be inconsistent with the purpose of section
			 16-47a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes or this Gas Code of Conduct.
(b) A gas company may request a variance from
			 any standard in the Gas Code of Conduct from the Department. The granting of an
			 exception to one gas company does not constitute a waiver respecting or
			 otherwise affect the required compliance of any other gas companies to comply
			 with the standards. The scope of the exception will be determined based on the
			 facts and circumstances surrounding each request.
(c) A gas company may engage in an affiliate
			 transaction not in compliance with the standards set out in the Gas Code of
			 Conduct when, to its best knowledge and belief, compliance with the standards
			 would not be in the best interests of its ratepayers, provided such gas
			 company:
(1) Complies with all reports and
			 record retention requirements for each affiliate transaction; and
(2) Files notice of the noncomplying
			 affiliate transaction with the Department no later than 10 days of the
			 occurrence of the noncomplying affiliate transaction. The notice shall provide
			 a detailed explanation of why the affiliate transaction should be exempted from
			 the requirements of the Gas Code of Conduct, and shall provide a detailed
			 explanation of how the affiliate transaction was in the best interests of the
			 ratepayers. Within thirty (30) days of the notice of the noncomplying affiliate
			 transaction, any party shall have the right to request a hearing regarding the
			 noncomplying affiliate transaction. The Department may grant or deny the
			 request for hearing at that time. If the Department denies a request for
			 hearing, the denial shall not in any way prejudice a party's ability to
			 challenge the affiliate transaction at the time of the annual CAM filing. At
			 the time of the filing of a gas company's annual CAM filing a gas company shall
			 provide the Department a listing of all noncomplying affiliate transactions
			 which occurred between the period of the last filing and the current filing.
			 Any affiliate transaction submitted pursuant to this section shall remain
			 interim, subject to a final Department determination on whether the
			 noncomplying affiliate transaction had an adverse impact on the costs or
			 revenues of the gas company.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 47a - Gas Code of Conduct › Section 16-47a-12 - Dispute resolution and complaint procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 gas company shall establish and file with the Department a dispute resolution
			 procedure to address complaints alleging violations of the Gas Code of Conduct
			 and to resolve potential complaints that arise due to the relationship between
			 a gas company and its affiliates. Such procedure shall designate an employee of
			 the company as "hearing officer" to conduct an investigation of the complaint,
			 require that such person communicate the results of the investigation to the
			 claimant in writing within thirty (30) days after the complaint is received,
			 and require that such communication describe any action taken and notify the
			 complainant of his or her right to complain to the Department if not satisfied
			 with the result of the investigation.
(b) Any dispute resolution and complaint
			 procedure implemented pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not
			 affect a complainant's right to file a formal complaint or otherwise address
			 questions to the Department.
(c)
Violation Complaints or Disputes Log.
A gas company shall maintain
			 a log of all new, resolved and pending complaints alleging violations of the
			 Gas Code of Conduct. The log shall be subject to review by the Department and
			 shall include, at minimum, the following information:
(1) the date the complaint was received by
			 the gas company or the date the gas company became aware of the complaint;
(2) the complainant's name and
			 contact information, subject to any applicable whistle-blower federal or state
			 laws;
(3) a brief description of
			 the complaint;
(4) a description of
			 how the complaint has been resolved; and
(5) if the complaint has not been resolved by
			 the gas company within thirty (30) days, an explanation for the
			 delay.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 1 - Scope and Construction of Rules › Section 16-50j-1 - Description of organization

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
					 Course of Operations.
The Connecticut Siting Council (Council), formerly known
						as the Power Facility Evaluation Council, was established in the executive
						branch of the state government by
						Public Act
						575 of the 1971 General Assembly. The Public
						Utility Environmental Standards Act (PUESA), Title 16, Chapter 277a of the
						Connecticut General Statutes, governs the operation of the Council.
The Council is charged with:
(1) balancing the need for adequate and
					 reliable public utility services at the lowest reasonable cost to consumers
					 with the need to protect the environment and ecology of the state and to
					 minimize damage to scenic, historic, and recreational values;
(2) providing environmental quality standards
					 and criteria for the location, design, construction and operation of facilities
					 for the furnishing of public utility services at least as stringent as the
					 federal environmental quality standards and criteria, and technically
					 sufficient to assure the welfare and protection of the people of the
					 state;
(3) encouraging research to
					 develop new and improved methods of generating, storing, and transmitting
					 electricity and fuel and of transmitting and receiving television and
					 telecommunications signals with minimal damage to the environment;
(4) promoting energy security;
(5) promoting the sharing of towers for fair
					 consideration wherever technically, legally, environmentally and economically
					 feasible to avoid the unnecessary proliferation of towers in the
					 state;
(6) requiring annual
					 forecasts of the demand for electric power, together with identification and
					 advance planning of the facilities needed to supply that demand; and
(7) facilitating local, regional, state-wide
					 and interstate planning.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 1 - Scope and Construction of Rules › Section 16-50j-1a - Procedure governed

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections
						16-50j-1
						to
						16-50z-4,
						inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies govern practice and
						procedure before the Connecticut Siting Council under the applicable laws of
						the state of Connecticut and except where by statute otherwise provided.
						Additional regulations pertaining to hazardous waste proceedings and pertaining
						to low-level radioactive waste management proceedings appear in Title 22a of
						the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 1 - Scope and Construction of Rules › Section 16-50j-2a - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections
						16-50j-1
						to
						16-50z-4,
						inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, except as
						otherwise required by the context:
(1)
					 "Associated equipment" includes, but is not limited to:
(A) any building, structure, fuel tank,
					 backup generator, antenna, satellite dish, or technological equipment,
					 including equipment intended for sending or receiving radio frequency signals
					 that is a necessary component for the operation of a community antenna
					 television tower or telecommunications tower; or
(B) any building, structure, fuel tank,
					 backup generator, transformer, circuit breaker, disconnect switch, control
					 house, cooling tower, pole, line, cable, conductor or emissions equipment that
					 is a necessary component for the operation of an electric transmission line
					 facility, fuel transmission facility, electric generating or storage facility,
					 or electric substation or switchyard.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 1 - Scope and Construction of Rules › Section 16-50j-3 - Waiver of rules

Current through July 10, 2024
Where good cause appears, the council may permit
						deviation from these rules, except where precluded by
						statute.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 1 - Scope and Construction of Rules › Section 16-50j-4 - Construction and amendment

Current through July 10, 2024
These rules shall be so construed by the council as to
						secure just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of the issues presented
						hereunder. Amendments and additions to these rules may be adopted by the
						council in accordance with the authority delegated to the council by
						law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 1 - Scope and Construction of Rules › Section 16-50j-5 - Computation of time

Current through July 10, 2024
Computation of any period of time referred to in these
						rules begins with the first day following that on which the act which initiates
						such period of time occurs. The last day of the period so computed is to be
						included unless it is a day on which the office of the Council is closed, in
						which event the period shall run until the end of the next following business
						day. When such period of time, with intervening Saturdays, Sundays and legal
						holidays counted, is five days or less, said Saturdays, Sundays and legal
						holidays shall be excluded from the computation; otherwise such days shall be
						included in the computation. The Council shall follow the state holiday
						calendar for such computations of time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 1 - Scope and Construction of Rules › Section 16-50j-6 - Extensions of time

Current through July 10, 2024
In the discretion of the council, for good cause shown,
						any time limit prescribed or allowed by these rules may be extended insofar as
						such extension is not precluded by statute. All requests for extensions of time
						shall be made before the expiration of the period originally prescribed or as
						previously extended. All parties shall be notified of the council's action upon
						such motion.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 2 - Filing Requirements › Section 16-50j-8 - Office

Current through July 10, 2024
The principal office of the Council is located at 10
						Franklin Square, New Britain, Connecticut 06051. The office of the Council is
						open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each weekday except Saturdays, Sundays, and
						legal holidays.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 2 - Filing Requirements › Section 16-50j-9 - Date of filing

Current through July 10, 2024
All orders, decisions, findings of fact, correspondence,
						motions, petitions, applications, and any other documents governed by these
						rules shall be deemed to have been filed or received on the date on which they
						are issued or received by the council at its principal office
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 2 - Filing Requirements › Section 16-50j-10 - Identification of communications

Current through July 10, 2024
Communications should embrace only one matter, and should
						contain the name and address of the communicator and the appropriate proceeding
						reference, if any there be, pertaining to the subject of the communication.
						When the subject matter pertains to a pending proceeding, the title of the
						proceeding and the docket or petition number should be given.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article I - General Provisions › Part 2 - Filing Requirements › Section 16-50j-11 - Signatures

Current through July 10, 2024
Every application, notice, motion, petition, complaint,
						brief, and memorandum shall be signed by the filing person or by one or more
						attorneys in their individual names on behalf of the filing
						person.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 1 - Parties, Limited Appearances, and Intervenors › Section 16-50j-13 - Designation of parties

Current through July 10, 2024
In issuing the notice of hearing, the Council shall name
						as parties those persons enumerated in and qualifying under Section
						16-50n(a),
						subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes. In the
						event of a hazardous waste facility proceeding, the Council shall name as
						parties those persons enumerated in and qualifying under Section
						22a-120(a)
						of the Connecticut General Statutes. Any person named as a party may decline or
						withdraw such status upon notifying the Council in writing of their intent not
						to participate as a party.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 1 - Parties, Limited Appearances, and Intervenors › Section 16-50j-14 - Application to be designated a party

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Filing of
					 petition.
Any person who proposes to be named or admitted as a
						party to any proceeding pursuant to Section
						4-177a
						of the Connecticut General Statutes may file a written petition to be so
						designated at least five days before the hearing. The five day filing
						requirement may be waived upon a showing of good cause.
(b)
Contents of petition.
The petition shall state the name and address of the
						petitioner. It shall state facts that demonstrate that the petitioner's legal
						rights, duties or privileges shall be specifically affected by the Council's
						decision in the proceeding pursuant to Section
						4-177a
						of the Connecticut General Statutes. It shall state the contention of the
						petitioner concerning the issue of the proceeding, the relief sought by the
						petitioner, and the statutory or other authority therefor, and the nature of
						the evidence, if any, that the petitioner intends to present in the event that
						the petition is granted.
(c)
Designation as party.
The Council shall consider all such petitions and shall
						name or admit as a party any person who is required by law to be a party and
						any other person whose legal rights, duties, or privileges shall be
						specifically affected by the Council's decision in the proceeding. Any person
						named or admitted as a party may decline or withdraw such status at any time
						upon notifying the Council in writing of his or her intent not to participate
						as a party.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 1 - Parties, Limited Appearances, and Intervenors › Section 16-50j-15 - Application to be designated an intervenor

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Filing of petition.
Any person who proposes to be named or admitted as an
						intervenor in any proceeding pursuant to Section
						4-177a
						of the Connecticut General Statutes may file a written petition to be so
						designated at least five days before the date of the hearing. The five day
						filing requirement may be waived upon a showing of good cause.
(b)
Contents of
					 petition.
The petition shall state the name and address of the
						petitioner. It shall state facts that demonstrate the petitioner's
						participation shall furnish assistance to the Council in resolving the issues
						in the proceeding, is in the interests of justice and will not impair the
						orderly conduct of the proceedings pursuant to Section
						4-177a
						of the Connecticut General Statutes. The petition shall provide a summary of
						the petitioner's contentions concerning the issues in the proceeding; the
						relief sought by the petitioner in the proceeding and the legal authority
						therefor; and the nature of the evidence, if any, that the petitioner intends
						to present in the event that the petition is granted.
(d)
Designation as intervenor.
The Council shall determine the proposed intervenor's
						participation in the proceeding, taking into account whether such participation
						will furnish assistance to the Council in resolving the issues of the case, is
						in the interests of justice, and will not impair the orderly conduct of the
						proceedings. Any person named or admitted as an intervenor may decline or
						withdraw such status at any time upon notifying the Council in writing of his
						or her intent not to participate as an intervenor.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 1 - Parties, Limited Appearances, and Intervenors › Section 16-50j-15a - Participation by intervenor

Current through July 10, 2024
The Council may limit the intervenor's participation
						pursuant to Section
						4-177a
						of the Connecticut General Statutes, to designated issues in which the
						intervenor has a particular interest; to defined categories of records,
						physical evidence, papers and documents; to introduce evidence; and to cross
						examine on designated issues. The presiding officer may further limit the
						participation of an intervenor in the proceedings so as to promote the orderly
						conduct of the proceedings.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 1 - Parties, Limited Appearances, and Intervenors › Section 16-50j-15b - Limited appearance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Status of
					 Limited Appearance.
Pursuant to Section
						4-177
						and Section
						16-50n
						of the Connecticut General Statutes, prior to, during or not later than 30 days
						after the close of a hearing, any person may make a limited appearance. All
						oral and written limited appearance statements shall become part of the record.
						No person making a limited appearance shall be a party or intervenor, or shall
						have the right to cross-examine witnesses, parties or intervenors. No party or
						intervenor shall have a right to cross-examine a person making a limited
						appearance. The Council may require a limited appearance statement to be given
						under oath.
(b)
Form
					 of Limited Appearance.
A limited appearance may be made in the following
						forms:
(1) a written statement
					 submitted to the Council prior to, during or after the close of a hearing;
					 or
(2) an oral statement made
					 during the public comment session of a hearing held after 6:30 PM pursuant to
					 Section
					 16-50m of
					 the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 1 - Parties, Limited Appearances, and Intervenors › Section 16-50j-16 - Procedure concerning added parties and intervenors

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
During proceeding.
In addition to the designation of parties and intervenors
						in the initial notice and in response to petition, the Council may add parties
						and intervenors at any time during the pendency of any proceeding.
(b)
Notice of
					 designation.
In the event that the Council shall name or admit any
						party or intervenor after service of the initial notice of hearing in a
						proceeding, the Council shall give written notice thereof to all parties or
						intervenors theretofore named or admitted. The form of the notice shall be a
						copy of the order of the Council naming or admitting such added party or
						intervenor and a copy of any petition filed by such added party or intervenor
						requesting designation as a party or intervenor. Service of such notice shall
						be in the manner provided in these rules.
(c)
Participation by added parties and
					 intervenors.
Any person granted party or intervenor status is
						responsible for obtaining and reviewing all materials for the proceeding,
						including, but not limited to, any notices, orders, filings, or other documents
						filed or issued in the proceeding prior to the Council's designation of the
						person as a party or intervenor.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 1 - Parties, Limited Appearances, and Intervenors › Section 16-50j-16a - Grouping of parties and intervenors

Current through July 10, 2024
Pursuant to Section
						16-50n
						of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Council may, in its discretion,
						provide for the grouping of parties and intervenors with the same interests.
						Any party or intervenor who has been included in a group may elect not to be a
						member of the group by submission of written notice to the
						Council.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 1 - Parties, Limited Appearances, and Intervenors › Section 16-50j-17 - Status of party and of intervenor

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Party as
					 party in interest.
By its decision in a proceeding, the council shall
					 dispose of the legal rights, duties, and privileges of each party named or
					 admitted to the proceeding. Each such party is deemed to be a party in interest
					 who may be aggrieved by any final decision, order, or ruling of the
					 council.
(b)
Status of
					 intervenor.
No grant of leave to participate as an intervenor shall be
					 deemed to be an expression by the council that the person permitted to
					 intervene is a party in interest who may be aggrieved by any final decision,
					 order, or ruling of the council unless such grant of leave explicitly so
					 states.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 2 - Hearing, General Provisions › Section 16-50j-18 - Grant of hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
A hearing shall be held, where required by law, on all
						applications submitted pursuant to sections
						16-50
l
to 16-50q, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes,
						upon appeal as provided for in Section
						16-50x(d)
						of the Connecticut General Statutes, on any petition for a declaratory ruling
						that the Council orders to be set for specified proceedings pursuant to Section
						4-176
						of the Connecticut General Statutes, and on any petition for a declaratory
						ruling for a wind turbine facility submitted pursuant to Section
						16-50k
						of the Connecticut General Statutes. In the event of a hazardous waste facility
						proceeding, a hearing shall be held on all applications submitted pursuant to
						Sections
						22a-117
						to
						22a-122,
						inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 2 - CONTESTED CASES › Part 2 - Hearing, General Provisions › Section 16-50j-19 - Calendar of hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
A docket of all proceedings of the council shall be
						maintained. In addition a hearing calendar of all proceedings that are to
						receive a hearing shall be maintained. Proceedings shall be placed on the
						hearing calendar in the order in which the proceedings are listed on the docket
						of the council, unless otherwise directed by the council.