(1) Any person may
apply to the commission for intervenor compensation under this chapter.
Applications for intervenor compensation relating to a particular proceeding
shall be received by the commission not more than 15 days after the prehearing
conference, or if there is no prehearing conference, 30 days before the
hearing. The commission may extend these time limits for good cause shown or on
its own motion.
(2) The application
for compensation shall be on a form supplied by the commission upon request and
shall contain the following information:
(a)
The applicant's name and address. For an organization, the names, addresses and
titles of the members of the governing body, and a description of the
organization's general purposes, size and structure are required.
(b) The proceeding for which the compensation
is requested.
(c) Specific
information about the purpose of the intervention, including a discussion of
the issues the applicant plans to address and how they affect the applicant's
interest in the proceeding. An explanation is required of the ideas or
viewpoints the applicant believes are substantive, novel or significant, and
why their presentation contributes to a full and fair determination of the
issues involved in the proceeding.
(d) A statement of the amount of funds
requested, including an itemized statement of the services and expenses to be
covered by the requested funds.
(e)
Financial status of the applicant, including:
1. A revenue and expense summary by program
activity, including fund raising, education, research, and lobbying, for the
previous and current fiscal years.
2. A list of current assets and liabilities,
including any uncommitted funds.
3.
The applicant's official budget for the current fiscal year and a showing of
which part of the intervenor's budget will cover expenses related to the
proceeding for which compensation has been requested. An explanation why more
of the applicant's funds cannot be devoted to the proceeding is required in
order to show that participation would cause a significant financial hardship
to the applicant.
4. The value of
non-cash contributions, if any, made by the applicant to further the goals of
the intervention.
5. For an
organization with gross annual revenues of at least $30,000, a description of
duties of paid and unpaid staff in relation to program activities of the
organization. The commission shall adjust this dollar figure biennially by the
Consumer Price Index, as defined in s.
16.004(8) (e) 1, Stats., in 1995 or thereafter, to
account for inflation or deflation. The commission shall include a statement
showing the current dollar figure with its application forms.
(f) A demonstration that the
applicant has the ability to represent the interests it espouses, through the
expertise of its consultant, its attorney, or itself, in the matter at issue in
the proceeding.
(g) A list of the
other formal commission proceedings in which the applicant plans to participate
in the current fiscal year, including the source of funds which will support
participation in each proceeding.
(3) The applicant shall file an original and
5 copies of the application with the commission and shall serve one copy on
each utility involved in the proceeding.
The application for compensation [Form PSC DAS-212 (9-91)] is
available from the division of administrative services at the
commission.
Note: The treatment of ch. PSC 3 first applies to intervenor
compensation applications the commission receives on June 1,
1995.
