Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 288 - UTILITY RATE CASE EXPENSE AND CONSUMER INTERVENOR COMPENSATION FUND › Subpart C - CONSUMER INTERVENOR COMPENSATION › Section 288.220 - Request for Consumer Intervenor Compensation After Conclusion of the Proceeding

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A Consumer
				Interest Representative must submit a verified request for funding from the
				Fund to the Administrator within 30 days after the later of the Commission's
				final order in the proceeding or after the Commission's denial of rehearing, if
				any. The CIR shall serve copies of this verified request on all parties to the
				proceeding.
b) A verified request
				for funding from the Fund by a Consumer Interest Representative submitted to
				the Administrator must include:
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 eligibility as a CIR;
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 CIR addressed expenses, investments, rate design, rate impact, or other
				matters affecting the pricing, rates, costs or other charges associated with
				utility service and that the final Commission Order or Order on Rehearing
				adopted a material recommendation, in whole, in part, or with modification,
				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 (b)(6), including that the
				final Commission Order included a discussion of the CIR's evidence or
				recommendations related to that issue;
8) Information demonstrating that the costs
				incurred from participation in the Commission docket identified in subsection
				(b)(6) caused 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; and
13) Other information that the Administrator
				requires to make a recommendation regarding compensation.