52 Pa. Code § 5.572. Petitions for relief.

§ 5.572. Petitions for relief.

(a)  Petitions for rehearing, reargument, reconsideration, clarification, rescission, amendment, supersedeas or the like must be in writing and specify, in numbered paragraphs, the findings or orders involved, and the points relied upon by petitioner, with appropriate record references and specific requests for the findings or orders desired.
(b)  A copy of every petition covered by subsection (a) shall be served upon each party to the proceeding.
(c)  Petitions for reconsideration, rehearing, reargument, clarification, supersedeas or others shall be filed within 15 days after the Commission order involved is entered or otherwise becomes final.
(d)  Petitions for rescission or amendment may be filed at any time according to the requirements of section 703(g) of the act (relating to fixing of hearings).
(e)  Answers to a petition covered by subsection (a) shall be filed and served within 10 days after service of a petition.
(f)  Subsections (a)—(e) supersede 1 Pa. Code §  35.241 (relating to application for rehearing or reconsideration).

Authority

   The provisions of this §  5.572 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § §  501, 504—506, 1301 and 1501.

Source

   The provisions of this §  5.572 adopted October 14, 1984, effective January 1, 1985, 14 Pa.B. 3819; amended January 24, 1997, effective January 25, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 414; amended April 28, 2006, effective April 29, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 2097. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (275287) to (275288).

Notes of Decisions

   Petition for Reconsideration
   Where the petitioners failed to raise new or novel arguments not previously considered by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in the petition for reconsideration, they did not meet the established standard to warrant that the Commission reopen the proceeding. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. PECO Energy Co., M-00960820, P.U.R. 4th, Slip Opinion, (February 12, 1999).

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