Each public utility, competitive electric supplier, competitive natural gas supplier, and competitive local exchange carrier ("CLEC") shall be assessed according to D.C. Official Code § 34-912(b) (2016 Supp.) for the reimbursable budgets of the Commission and the Office of the People's Counsel in the following manner:
By March 1st of each year the Commission shall send to each public utility, competitive electric supplier, competitive natural gas supplier, and CLEC an Annual Survey for assessment purposes. Each public utility, competitive electric supplier, competitive natural gas supplier, and CLEC shall file its responses to the Annual Survey with the Commission and certify to the accuracy of the responses by April 1st. Each response shall include a report of the responder's gross jurisdictional revenues for the preceding calendar year ending December 31st.
Failure to respond to the Commission issued Annual Survey by April 1st shall result in a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each day that the filing is late.
Responders who under-report their gross jurisdictional revenues in their Annual Survey, shall be subject to a penalty equal to twice the correct assessment amount, up to but not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), in addition to paying the correct assessment amount.
Responders who file incomplete or incorrect information in their Annual Survey shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Responders shall receive notice of any penalty that the Commission intends to impose and shall be given an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to D.C. Official Code §§ 34-706(c), 34-1508(a), 34-1671.11(a), or 34-2002(h-1).
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 15, r. 15-1301