Wisconsin Administrative Code › Public Service Commission › Chapter PSC 3 - Intervenor compensation › Section PSC 3.03 - Applications for compensation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any person may
			 apply to the commission for intervenor compensation under this chapter.
			 Applications for intervenor compensation relating to a particular proceeding
			 shall be received by the commission not more than 15 days after the prehearing
			 conference, or if there is no prehearing conference, 30 days before the
			 hearing. The commission may extend these time limits for good cause shown or on
			 its own motion.
(2) The application
			 for compensation shall be on a form supplied by the commission upon request and
			 shall contain the following information:
(a)
			 The applicant's name and address. For an organization, the names, addresses and
			 titles of the members of the governing body, and a description of the
			 organization's general purposes, size and structure are required.
(b) The proceeding for which the compensation
			 is requested.
(c) Specific
			 information about the purpose of the intervention, including a discussion of
			 the issues the applicant plans to address and how they affect the applicant's
			 interest in the proceeding. An explanation is required of the ideas or
			 viewpoints the applicant believes are substantive, novel or significant, and
			 why their presentation contributes to a full and fair determination of the
			 issues involved in the proceeding.
(d) A statement of the amount of funds
			 requested, including an itemized statement of the services and expenses to be
			 covered by the requested funds.
(e)
			 Financial status of the applicant, including:
1. A revenue and expense summary by program
			 activity, including fund raising, education, research, and lobbying, for the
			 previous and current fiscal years.
2. A list of current assets and liabilities,
			 including any uncommitted funds.
3.
			 The applicant's official budget for the current fiscal year and a showing of
			 which part of the intervenor's budget will cover expenses related to the
			 proceeding for which compensation has been requested. An explanation why more
			 of the applicant's funds cannot be devoted to the proceeding is required in
			 order to show that participation would cause a significant financial hardship
			 to the applicant.
4. The value of
			 non-cash contributions, if any, made by the applicant to further the goals of
			 the intervention.
5. For an
			 organization with gross annual revenues of at least $30,000, a description of
			 duties of paid and unpaid staff in relation to program activities of the
			 organization. The commission shall adjust this dollar figure biennially by the
			 Consumer Price Index, as defined in s.
			 16.004(8)
			 (e) 1, Stats., in 1995 or thereafter, to
			 account for inflation or deflation. The commission shall include a statement
			 showing the current dollar figure with its application forms.
(f) A demonstration that the
			 applicant has the ability to represent the interests it espouses, through the
			 expertise of its consultant, its attorney, or itself, in the matter at issue in
			 the proceeding.
(g) A list of the
			 other formal commission proceedings in which the applicant plans to participate
			 in the current fiscal year, including the source of funds which will support
			 participation in each proceeding.