Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 2.7 - Application and other forms(a) Application forms will be available, insofar as possible, from adjudicative officers. The form will also be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin as a notice. The application must be completed by the prevailing party and submitted to the adjudicative officer as prescribed in the act. The prevailing party, at the same time, shall send an additional copy of the application to the chief counsel of the Commonwealth agency that initiated the proceeding. The form shall be signed by the applicant attesting to his eligibility to submit an application.(b) A statement of net worth must be attached to the application. The applicant may also include any other documents that the applicant wishes the adjudicative officer to consider in determining whether and in what amount an award should be made.(c) Upon determination of an award the adjudicative officer must complete an Award of Adjudicative Fees and Expenses form and submit it to the agency's chief counsel. A copy of this form will be forwarded to the applicant as notification of the finding of the adjudicative officer.(d) The Award of Adjudicative Fees and Expenses form must be signed by the applicant and returned to the chief counsel of the agency as notification of acceptance or nonacceptance of the award.(e) Upon receipt of an Award of Adjudicative Fees and Expenses form signed by the applicant accepting an award, or upon completion of an appeal resulting in an award, the chief counsel shall sign and forward the acceptance form to the agency fiscal officer for submission to the agency comptroller for encumbrance and payment. This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 2.11 (relating to statements of policy).