Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 179.71 - Reopening of record(a)Petition to reopen. At any time after the record is closed, but before a final decision is issued, a party may file a petition with the Commission or the presiding officer for the purpose of taking additional evidence. A petition to reopen must set forth clearly the fact claimed to constitute grounds requiring reopening of the proceeding, including material changes of fact or of law alleged to have occurred since the conclusion of the hearing.(b)Responses. Within 10 days following the service of the petition, another party may file an answer thereto.(c)Action of petition. As soon as practicable after the filing or responses to the petition, the presiding officer or the Commission shall grant or deny the petition based upon a review of the averments set forth in the petition.(d) The Commission may, at any time, in its discretion and upon its own motion reopen a hearing upon due notice to the parties.(e) Subsections (a)-(d) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §35.231-35.233 (relating to reopening of record).