New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 15 - OIL AND GAS
Part 3 - RULEMAKING
Section 19.15.3.11 - RULEMAKING HEARING PARTICIPATION

(1) A person may testify or make an un-sworn statement at the rulemaking hearing. A person does not need to file prior notification with the commission clerk to present non-technical testimony at the hearing.

(2) A person may also offer exhibits with the testimony, so long as the exhibits are relevant to the proposed rule change and do not unduly repeat the testimony. A person offering exhibits shall file exhibits prior to the scheduled hearing date or submit them at the hearing.

(3) Members of the public who wish to present non-technical testimony should indicate their intent on a sign-in sheet at the hearing.

(1) A person, including the division, who intends to present technical testimony or cross-examine witnesses at the hearing or to submit modifications to a proposed rule shall, no later than 10 business days before the scheduled hearing date, file six sets of a pre-hearing statement with the commission clerk. Corporations, partnerships, governmental agencies, political subdivisions, unincorporated associations and other collective entities shall appear only through an attorney or through a duly authorized officer or member.

(2) The pre-hearing statement shall include the person or entity's name and its attorney's name; the names of all witnesses the person or entity will call to testify at the hearing; a concise statement of each witnesses' testimony; all technical witnesses' qualifications including a description of the witnesses' education and experience; and the approximate time the person or entity will need to present its testimony ; and any proposed modifications to the proposed rule change with reasons for adopting the modifications . The person or entity shall attach to the pre-hearing statement any exhibits it plans to offer as evidence at the hearing. A corporation or other entity not represented by an attorney shall identify in its pre-hearing statement the person who will conduct its presentation and shall attach a sworn and notarized statement from the corporation's or entity's governing body or chief executive officer attesting that it authorizes that person to represent the corporation or entity.

(3) The commission may exclude any expert witnesses or technical exhibits not identified in or attached to the pre-hearing statement unless the testimony or exhibit is offered solely for rebuttal or the person or entity offering the testimony or exhibits demonstrates good cause for omitting the witness or exhibit from its pre-hearing statement.

(4) The division shall post copies of pre-hearing statements filed with the commission clerk on the division's website as soon as practicable after they are filed. A person may review pre-hearing statements filed with the commission clerk at the division's Santa Fe office.