Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4906 - Power Siting Board
Chapter 4906-2 - Procedure in Cases before the Board
Section 4906-2-10 - Ex parte discussion of cases

Except as provided in section 4906.024, of the Revised Code after a case has been assigned a formal docket number, no board member or administrative law judge assigned to the case shall discuss the merits of the case with any party or intervenor to the proceeding, unless all parties and intervenors have been notified and have been given the opportunity of being present or a full disclosure of the communication insofar as it pertains to the subject matter of the case has been made.

When an ex parte discussion occurs, a representative of the party or parties at the discussion shall prepare a document listing the parties in attendance and providing a full disclosure of the communications made. Within two business days of the occurrence of the ex parte discussion, the document shall be provided to the chairperson or board member or to an administrative law judge present at the discussion for review. Upon completion of the review, the final document shall be filed with the board's docketing division and served upon the parties to the case within two business days and the filer shall serve a copy upon the parties to the case and to each participant in the discussion. The document filed and served shall include the following language: Any participant in the discussion who believes that any representation made in this document is inaccurate or that the communications made during the discussion have not been fully disclosed shall prepare a letter explaining the participant's disagreement with the document and shall file the letter with the board and serve the letter upon all parties and participants in the discussion within two business days of receipt of this document.