Section 3 AAC 48.290 - Response to public notice(a) Comments may be filed either electronically, including by electronic mail, or on paper. Any person desiring to submit a comment in response to a tariff filing may be asked to do so not later than 20 days after the date the commission received the tariff filings unless a longer period, not in excess of 30 days, is granted by public notice, or by notice in writing. Every notice to the public by hand, United States mail, or a similar delivery service or by means of a paid legal advertisement in any news media shall specify the deadline date for comments.(b) Comments must be submitted with a copy to the utility or pipeline carrier, must be signed by the interested person or the person's authorized representative, and must contain at least the following information: (1) reference to the applicable docket number, tariff advice letter number, or file reference specified in the notice;(2) the name, mailing address, and if applicable, electronic mail address of the person filing, regardless of whether the person is a customer of the utility or a shipper with the pipeline carrier; and if the person is a customer or shipper, the physical address of the place or places where service is taken, or the place or places where shipment is received by the carrier;(3) the reason for filing, if not a customer or shipper, together with any supporting factual data;(4) whether or not the comment is made on behalf of the interested person or on behalf of other named persons, including an organized group, association, or company;(5) the person's comment in the noticed matter with reasonable particularity, and as concisely as possible; and(6) a statement that a true copy of the same comment has been served on the utility or pipeline carrier that made the tariff filing, together with the date it was either electronically mailed or delivered by hand, United States mail, or similar delivery service to the utility or pipeline carrier.(c) A customer of a utility, or a shipper with a pipeline carrier, has unquestioned standing to file a timely comment on a filing by that utility or pipeline carrier. The standing of others to file comments depends upon the nature of their interest, the merit of their position, the extent to which their comments are supported by accurate factual data, and other factors that the commission considers pertinent. Comments may be summarily dismissed, or ignored, if the commission finds the comment is based upon erroneous assumptions or appears to be motivated mainly by a desire to harass or embarrass the utility or pipeline carrier or to protect the economic interests of the competitors of the utility or pipeline carrier. A person who is denied standing may file a motion asking the commission to reconsider its decision and indicating the reason the motion should be granted.Eff. 11/16/73, Register 48; am 6/29/84, Register 90; am 11/6/2016, Register 220, January 2017; am 10/27/2017,Register 224, January 2018Authority:AS 42.05.141
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