Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart A - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
Subchapter A - PLEADINGS AND OTHER PRELIMINARY MATTERS
FORMAL COMPLAINTS
Section 5.24 - Satisfaction of formal complaints

Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 5.24

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) If the respondent satisfies a formal complaint either before or after a hearing, the complainant shall file with the Commission a certified statement to that effect. The certified statement must set forth that the complaint is satisfied and that the complaint docket should be marked closed. The presiding officer is not required to render a decision upon submission of the certified statement concerning the satisfaction of a complaint unless the parties request one for good cause.

(b) In lieu of the certified statement required by subsection (a), the respondent may provide a certified writing to the Commission that it has addressed the complaint and at least one of the following:

(1) That the complainant has acknowledged satisfaction to the respondent.

(2) That the complainant has acknowledged to the respondent that the complainant no longer wishes to pursue the complaint.

(c) In the case of certification of satisfaction under subsection (b), the respondent shall simultaneously serve a copy of the respondent's certified writing, including a statement informing the complainant of the complainant's right to object in writing within 10 days, upon the complainant. Unless the complainant objects, in writing, to the certification within 10 days of its filing, the complaint docket will be marked closed.

(d) Subsections (a)-(c) supersede 1 Pa. Code §35.41 (relating to satisfaction of complaints).

The provisions of this §5.24 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504-506, 1301 and 1501.

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 30.52 (relating to commencement of complaints).

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