Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.01.01.274
Settlements must be reviewed under this rule. When a settlement, be it active or passive, is presented to the Commission, the Commission will prescribe procedures appropriate to the nature of the settlement to consider the settlement. For example, the Commission may summarily accept settlement of an essentially private dispute that has no significant implications for regulatory law or policy or for other utilities or customers upon the written request of the affected parties. On the other hand, when one (1) or more parties to a proceeding is not party to the settlement or when the settlement presents issues of significant implication for other utilities, other customers or the public interest, the Commission may convene an evidentiary hearing to consider the reasonableness of the settlement and whether acceptance of the settlement is just, fair, and reasonable, in the public interest, or otherwise in accordance with law or regulatory policy.
Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.01.01.274