Illinois Administrative Code › Title 2 - GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION › Part 1700 - PUBLIC INFORMATION, RULEMAKING AND ORGANIZATION › Subpart A - PUBLIC ACCESS › Section 1700.20 - Public Comment through the Commission's Website and by Telephone

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any Illinois
				resident may comment regarding any matter under the auspices of the Commission
				or before the Commission through the Commission's website
				(www.icc.illinois.gov) or through a toll-free telephone number. All persons
				making comments must provide their name and the city, village, or other
				locality in Illinois in which they reside. In addition, persons commenting
				through the Commission's website must provide their e-mail address for
				verification purposes, although the e-mail address will not be posted publicly.
				Comments made on the Commission's website, or transcribed comments made by
				phone, may not be longer than 5,000 characters.
b) Comments received through the Commission
				website will be reviewed to ensure that their content does not contain links to
				website addresses and is not obscene, profane, defamatory, or otherwise
				inappropriate for public posting. A person whose comment is rejected because it
				contains links to other website addresses shall be given the opportunity to
				recast the comment so that it can be posted. All comments regarding formal
				proceedings before the Commission will be publicly posted in the section of
				e-Docket designed to display public comments, along with the name and locality
				of residence of the person making the comment.
c) Comments received through the Commission's
				toll-free telephone number will be transcribed, and will not be publicly posted
				if their content contains links to website addresses or is obscene, profane,
				defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate for public posting. A person whose
				comment is rejected because it contains links to other website addresses shall
				be given the opportunity to recast the comment so that it can be posted.
				Comments regarding formal proceedings before the Commission will be publicly
				posted in the section of e-Docket designed to display public comments, along
				with the name and locality of residence of the person making the
				comment.
d) In formal proceedings
				before the Commission in which public comments have been posted on e-Docket,
				the Administrative Law Judge in the case or another Commission employee
				designated by the Executive Director will report the comments that have been
				posted to the full Commission, before the Commission votes on the matter.
				Parties to a formal proceeding before the Commission may respond to public
				comments by filing their own comments in the same section of
				e-Docket.
e) Public comments
				received through the Commission's website or toll-free number that pertain to a
				matter that is before the Commission other than as a formal docketed proceeding
				will be forwarded to the Commission Staff member or members responsible for
				presenting the matter to the Commission, who will report the comments to the
				full Commission before the Commission votes on the matter.