Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 20, § 6.3 - (Rule 6.3) Petition for Rulemaking
(a) Pursuant to this rule, any person may
petition the Commission under Public Utilities Code Section
1708.5
to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation. The proposed regulation must apply to
an entire class of entities or activities over which the Commission has
jurisdiction and must apply to future conduct.
(b) Form and Content. A petition must
concisely state the justification for the requested relief, and if adoption or
amendment of a regulation is sought, the petition must include specific
proposed wording for that regulation. In addition, a petition must state
whether the issues raised in the petition have, to the petitioner's knowledge,
ever ben litigated before the Commission, and if so, when and how the
Commission resolved the issues, including the name and case number of the
proceeding (if known). A petition that contains factual assertions must be
verified. Unverified factual assertions will be given only the weight of
argument. The caption of a petition must contain the following wording:
"Petition to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation pursuant to Pub. Util. Code
§
1708.5."
(c) Service and Filing. Petitions must be
served upon Executive Director, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Director of the
appropriate industry division, and Public Advisor. Prior to filing, petitioners
must consult with the Public Advisor to identify any additional persons upon
whom to serve the petition. If a petition would result in the modification of a
prior Commission order or decision, then the petition must also be served on
all parties to the proceeding or proceedings in which the decision that would
be modified was issued. The assigned Administrative Law Judge may direct the
petitioner to serve the petition on additional persons.
(d) Responses and Replies. Responses to a
petition must be filed and served on all persons who were served with the
petition within 30 days of the date that the petition was served, unless the
assigned Administrative Law Judge sets a different date. The petitioner and any
other person may reply to responses to the petition. Replies must be filed and
served within 10 days of the last day for filing responses, unless the
Administrative Law Judge sets a different date.
(e) The requirements of Article 8 regarding
communications with decisionmakers and Commissioners' advisors do not apply to
petitions for rulemaking.
(f) The
Commission will not entertain a petition for rulemaking on an issue that the
Commission has acted on or decided not to act on within the preceding 12
months.
Notes
2. Renumbering of former section 6.3 to section 7.3 and renumbering of former section 14.7 to new section 6.3, including amendment of section heading and section filed 9-13-2006; operative 9-13-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11351(a) (Register 2006, No. 37).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 1-30-2018; operative 4-1-2018. Submitted to OAL for limited review pursuant to Government Code section 11351 and Public Utilities Code section 311(h) (Register 2018, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1701 and 1708.5, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section 1708.5, Public Utilities Code.
2. Renumbering of former section 6.3 to section 7.3 and renumbering of former section 14.7 to new section 6.3, including amendment of section heading and section filed 9-13-2006; operative 9-13-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11351(a) (Register 2006, No. 37).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 1-30-2018; operative
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