Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 703 - Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
PRACTICE BEFORE COMMISSION
Parties and Commenters
Section 703.491 - Commenters: Conditions and scope of participation in proceedings

1. A person who is not a party to a contested case may participate in the contested case as a commenter if the person desires to file written comments concerning issues in the contested case.

2. To participate in the contested case as a commenter, the person must file with the Commission written comments before the scheduled hearing on the contested case and identify the person as a "commenter" in all written comments that the person files. If the person files such written comments before the scheduled hearing, the Commission will place the commenter on the service list maintained for that contested case by the Commission, and the commenter will receive notifications of Commission-issued notices and orders thereafter.

3. The written comments of a commenter will be made part of the record of the contested case, but the written comments will not be treated as evidence.

4. A commenter is not a party of record to the contested case, and a commenter shall not take any action that only a party of record may take, including, without limitation, presenting or cross-examining witnesses, conducting discovery, filing a petition for reconsideration or rehearing or seeking judicial review of a decision of the Commission.

5. If, during the pendency of the contested case, a commenter claims to have a direct and substantial interest in the contested case and desires to participate in the contested case as an intervener, the commenter may file a petition for leave to intervene with the Commission pursuant to NAC 703.578 to 703.600, inclusive. If the petition for leave to intervene is filed with the Commission after the applicable period set forth in NAC 703.590, the petition must state a substantial reason for the delay as required by that section.