Or. Admin. R. 860-100-0140

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 860-100-0140 - Notice and Hearing on Proposed Orders and Assessments

(1) The Commission will provide written notice of the proposed order or proposed assessment to the telecommunications provider and allow the telecommunications provider an opportunity to request a hearing before the Commission.

(2) Within 30 days after service of the notice of proposed order or proposed assessment, a telecommunications provider may petition the Commission in writing for a hearing. If a petition is not filed within the 30-day period, the Commission will enter a final order or assessment based upon information in the Commission's files. If a petition is filed within the 30-day period, the Commission will grant the telecommunications provider a hearing and give the telecommunications provider at least 10 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing.

(3) The telecommunications provider must specify in its petition all reasons it disputes the proposed order or the proposed assessment. The Commission shall conduct a hearing on the telecommunications provider's petition under its rules governing hearings and proceedings. Unless the telecommunications provider has filed an amended contribution report, the amount shown on the contribution report is not subject to challenge by the telecommunications provider.

(4) A Commission order deciding the petition becomes final after service of the Commission's order upon the petitioning telecommunications provider.

(5) A proposed assessment made by the Commission under these rules is due and payable on the 10th day after the Commission's order becomes final.

Or. Admin. R. 860-100-0140

Renumbered from 860-032-0650, PUC 5-2016, f. & cert. ef. 11/22/2016; PUC 8-2020, amend filed 12/30/2020, effective 1/1/2021

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, ORS 192, ORS 756 & ORS 759

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 756.040, ORS 759.015 & ORS 759.425