On receipt of application in proper form the commission will set a time and place for the holding of a hearing thereon and will send a copy of such notice to the applicant and a copy of the notice and of the petition and exhibits to the other party in the proceedings, together with an invitation to such party to file an answer if it so desires.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 603.7