Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-7.10

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, September 4, 2024

Rule 199-7.10 - Prefiled testimony and exhibits

(1) The commission or presiding officer may order the parties to file prefiled testimony and exhibits prior to the hearing. The use of prefiled testimony is the standard method for providing testimony in commission contested case and other proceedings. Parties shall file the prefiled testimony and exhibits according to the schedule in the procedural order.

(2) Prefiled testimony contains all statements that a witness intends to give under oath at the hearing, set forth in question and answer form. If possible, each line should be separately numbered. When a witness who has submitted prefiled testimony takes the stand, the witness does not ordinarily repeat the written testimony or give new testimony. Instead, the witness is cross-examined by the other parties concerning the statements already made in writing. However, the witness may be permitted to correct or update prefiled testimony on the stand and, in appropriate circumstances and with the approval of the commission or presiding officer, may give a summary of the prefiled testimony. If the witness has more than three corrections to make to the prefiled testimony or exhibits, then the corrected testimony or exhibits should be filed in the appropriate docket in the commission's electronic filing system at least three days prior to the hearing. The prefiled testimony and any exhibits shall be marked and identified in conformance with the commission's approved naming convention provided on the commission's electronic filing system website or as directed in a commission order.

(3) Parties who wish to present a witness or other evidence in a proceeding shall comply with the commission's or presiding officer's order concerning prefiled testimony and exhibits, unless otherwise ordered, or unless otherwise provided by statute or other provision of law.

(4) Prefiled testimony and exhibits must be accompanied by an affidavit in substantially the following form: "I, [person's name], being first duly sworn on oath, state that I am the same [person's name] identified in the testimony being filed with this affidavit, that I have caused the testimony [and exhibits] to be prepared and am familiar with its contents, and that the testimony [and exhibits] is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief as of the date of this affidavit."

(5) Prefiled testimony and exhibits shall be filed in the commission's electronic filing system in conformance with subrule 7.10(2), and any supporting documents shall be filed as follows:

a. All supporting workpapers.

(1) Electronic workpapers in native electronic formats shall comply with the commission's standards for electronic information, which are available on the commission's website or from the commission's customer service center.

(2) Workpapers' underlying analyses and data presented in exhibits shall be explicitly referenced within the exhibit, including the name and other identifiers (e.g., cell coordinates) for electronic workpapers, and volume, tab, and page numbers for other workpapers.

(3) The source of any number used in a workpaper that was not generated by that workpaper shall be identified.

b. The derivation or source of all numbers used in either testimony or exhibits that were not generated by workpapers.

c. Copies of any specific studies or financial literature relied upon or complete citations for them if publicly available.

d. Electronic copies, in native electronic format, of all computer-generated exhibits that comply with the commission's standards for electronic information, which are available on the commission's website or from the commission's customer service center.

(6) Any prefiled testimony and exhibits shall comply with the commission's standards for electronic information, which are available on the commission's website or in the commission's customer service center, and the electronic filing rules in 199-Chapter 14.

(7) If a party has filed part or all of its prefiled testimony and exhibits as confidential and then later withdraws the claim of confidentiality for part or all of the testimony and exhibits, or if the commission denies the request to hold the testimony and exhibits confidential, the party shall refile the testimony and exhibits with the information made public.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-7.10

Amended by IAB January 29, 2020/Volume XLII, Number 16, effective 3/4/2020

Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/24/2024