Section PSC 2.09 - Notices(1) HOW ISSUED. A docket is opened when the commission issues a notice of investigation, a notice of proceeding, or such other notice sufficient to identify the basis and nature of the docket. A notice is issued when the secretary of the commission signs it.(2) PROCEEDINGS. (a) A notice of proceeding shall state all of the following:1. Whether the proceeding is being initiated on the commission's own motion or upon request.2. The purpose of the proceeding.3. The legal basis for the proceeding.4. The names of the parties.5. Whether the proceeding is a contested case and, if so, what class of contested case or, if the proceeding is not a contested case, what procedures will govern the proceeding.(b) A notice of proceeding may contain any of the following: 1. A statement of the issues for decision.2. A date for a prehearing conference or hearing.3. A notice of assessment pursuant to s. PSC 5.09.4. Any other information pertinent to the proceeding.(d) If a notice of proceeding schedules a contested case hearing, the notice shall comply with ss. 227.44(1) and (2), Stats.(3) INVESTIGATIONS. (a) A notice of investigation shall state the matter to be investigated and the legal basis for the investigation.(b) A notice of investigation may contain any of the following:1. An order or request for comments.2. An order for a public hearing.3. A notice of assessment pursuant to s. PSC 5.09.4. Any other information pertinent to the investigation.(4) OTHER DOCKETS. In dockets other than proceedings or investigations, the commission's notice may include any information pertinent to the docket.Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission § PSC 2.09
CR 00-187: CR Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02.Commission dockets are usually either proceedings or investigations. Rules provide for an "other dockets" category to cover the possibility that a matter will not properly constitute either a proceeding or investigation.
The issuance of a notice initiates a docket. In a proceeding, a notice of proceeding will contain the name or names of the parties. Usually, there will be only one party named in the notice, the person who requested the commission to conduct the proceeding. Other persons desiring to become parties will file requests to intervene, pursuant to s. PSC 2.21.