Section 407-840-3 - PETITION FOR PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITYA.Preliminary Determination. An intervenor in a Commission proceeding may petition the Commission to make a preliminary determination of eligibility for intervenor funding. The petition must include the information specified below and be served on all parties to the case.B.Contents of Petition. Any petition for preliminary determination of eligibility for intervenor funding shall include:1 All facts known to the intervenor demonstrating that but for the award of compensation, participation in the proceeding will work a substantial financial hardship on the intervenor. This showing shall include certified balance sheets and income and expense statements for the last three fiscal years, in all cases where such information is available, together with all other relevant financial information that will aid the Commission in ascertaining the intervenor's financial condition and resources of finances;2 A statement describing the position that the intervenor intends to advocate on each issue together with a summary of the evidence that the intervenor intends to present on that issue.3 If the intervenor plans to hire an attorney or expert witness, for each issue the intervenor intends to advocate an estimate of the amount of attorney's fees, expert witness fees, and other reasonable expenses to be incurred by the intervenor preparing and advocating that position;4 In the event that the intervenor is acting as an agent of or on behalf of others, documentation that the intervenor is the authorized representative of those represented;5 A statement about the appropriateness or inappropriateness of consolidating the presentation with that of other intervenors who will advocate the same or similar position with respect to that issue or issues; and6 Any additional relevant information at the request of the Commission.65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 840, § 3