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1701.4
. (a) If the commission pursuant to Section 1701.1 has
determined that a quasi-legislative case requires a hearing, the
procedures prescribed by this section shall be applicable. The
assigned administrative law judge shall act as an assistant to the
assigned commissioner in quasi-legislative cases. The assigned
commissioner shall be present for formal hearings. The assigned
commissioner shall prepare the proposed rule or order with the
assistance of the administrative law judge. The assigned commissioner
shall present the proposed rule or order to the full commission in a
public meeting. The report shall include the number of days of
hearing and the number of days that the commissioner was present.
(b) Ex parte communications shall be permitted without any
restrictions.
(c) Any party has the right to present a final oral argument of
its case before the commission. Those requests shall be scheduled in
a timely manner. A quorum of the commission shall be present for the
final oral arguments.
(d) The commission may, in issuing its rule or order, adopt,
modify, or set aside the proposed decision or any part of the rule or
order. The final rule or order of the commission shall be issued not
later than 60 days after the issuance of the proposed rule or order.
Under extraordinary circumstances the commission may extend this
date for a reasonable period. The 60-day period shall be extended for
30 days if any alternate rule or order is proposed pursuant to
Section 311.