4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-1-1200

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 4 CCR 723-1-1200 - Parties, Amicus Curiae, Non-Parties

(a) Parties shall include any person who:

(I) initiates action through the filing of a complaint, application, or petition, except petitions for rulemaking;

(II) appeals an emergency decision in a pipeline safety matter concerning public safety, health, or welfare;

(III) has filed a tariff, price list, or time schedule, which tariff, price list, or time schedule the Commission has suspended and set for hearing;

(IV) is served as a respondent under rule 1302;

(V) intervenes as of right or is granted permissive intervention under rule 1401; or

(VI) is joined as a party to any Commission proceeding by Commission decision.

(b) Persons participating solely through public, academic, or policy comments are not parties.

(c) A non-party who desires to present legal argument to assist the Commission in arriving at a just and reasonable determination of a proceeding may move to participate as an amicus curiae. The motion shall identify why the non-party has an interest in the proceeding, shall identify the issues that the non-party will address through argument, and shall explain why the legal argument may be useful to the Commission. An amicus curiae is not a party, and may present a legal argument only, as permitted by the Commission. The arguments of amicus curiae shall not be considered as evidence in the proceeding and shall not become part of the evidentiary record. All requests for amicus curiae status may be accepted or declined at the Commission's discretion. Unless ordered otherwise, the filing deadlines governing amicus curiae shall correspond to the deadlines applicable to the parties' opening statements of position, legal briefs or responses to motions.

(d) Persons participating in certain non-adjudicatory proceedings, e.g., rulemaking proceedings and administrative proceedings, are not parties. For ease of reference, such persons shall be referred to as "participants". Participants are generally subject to the same rules regulating confidentiality as are parties.

4 CCR 723-1-1200

38 CR 02, January 25, 2015, effective 2/14/2015

38 CR 20, October 25, 2015, effective 11/14/2015

43 CR 13, July 10, 2020, effective 7/30/2020

45 CR 07, April 10, 2022, effective 4/30/2022